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Subject: [PABIRDS] red-headed woodpecker - Northampton County
From: Terry Master <TMaster(AT)PO-BOX.ESU.EDU>
Date: 12 Oct 2004 12:12pm
Hi Everyone:
My wife Sally was startled to see an adult Red-headed Woodpecker at our feeder
in Bushkill Township around 9:00 AM last Friday (10/8). I was lucky enough to
catch a few glimpses of the bird late in the afternoon on the same day. The bird
was foraging on sunflower seeds and unfortunately did not return the next day.
I would be interested to know if anyone else has seen this species at a feeder.
I know of one other instance in Bangor, Northampton County, where a single
adult was observed for about 1 week last spring. The nearest nesting group that
I know of is located in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
Terry Master
Terry Master
Professor of Biology
Department of Biological Sciences
East Stroudsburg University
200 Prospect Street
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
(570) 422-3709
(570) 422-3724 (fax)
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Birding Beechwood Farms, Allegheny County
From: Scheier Joanne P <scheier.jp(AT)MELLON.COM>
Date: 12 Oct 2004 12:20pm
Drawn out by the absolutely gorgeous weather, I impulsively birded the Audubon
Society's Beechwood Farms preserve, located north of Pittsburgh
(http://www.aswp.org/), from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. EST on Monday, October 11, 2004.
The sky was clear and blindingly blue, there was little wind, and the
temperature was about 69 degrees F. The trails were in terrific condition due
to the recent dry weather. I was after my first white-throated sparrow for the
season and was not disappointed. In the order of observation, I saw:
A large flock of American Goldfinches enjoying the thistle in the fields
American Crows
Blue Jays
Cardinals
Numerous Towhees scratching in the leaf rubble in the underbrush. They make a
lot of noise!
Aforementioned white-throated sparrows
House sparrows
Pileated Woodpecker
Carolina Chickadees
Tufted Titmouse
Unidentified Buteo (it floated out over the tree line and then back before I
could observe any identifiable features)
Eastern Phoebe
Joanne Scheier
Aspinwall, PA
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Subject: [PABIRDS] irruptive Black-capped Chickadees
From: Rudy Keller <rkeller(AT)TEMPLE.EDU>
Date: 12 Oct 2004 2:52pm
I think Bill and Bob are right. This is another irruption
year for Black-caps. As in 2001, the most recent irruption
year, some of us in Berks Co. have been seeing large Black-
caps coming to our feeders since late September. As in 2001,
these birds stand out from our resident Carolinas or hybrids
in being larger (the heads esp. look larger), having very
wide and prominent hockey stick shaped white markings on the
wings, having more richly colored and more extensive pinkish
brown on the flanks, and sometimes having very shaggy looking
bibs, some resembling patriarchal beards. This is a great
time to study them, as all chickadees should be in fresh
plumage. We in the SE PA Piedmont and in SW PA are especially
well situated to detect these irruptive birds because they
contrast so strongly with our resident small, dull Carolinas
and hybrids. Several people have told me that they are seeing
more chickadees than usual at their feeders. Please look at
them carefully. Your normal winter flock may have swelled
with northern Black-caps. Dean Kendall and I were watching
chickadees at his Leesport feeder on the weekend, and it was
quite easy to separate the Black-caps from the locals without
even raising binoculars. We're probably still in the influx
stage, so if you don't see any now, you might later.
Nick Bolgiano wrote an interesting, lucid history of Black-
cap irruptions in PA as reflected in CBC data, published in
the June-July, 2003 issue of our state journal, Pennsylvania
Birds. You can find subscription information on the PSO
website, <www.pabirds.org/>.
Rudy Keller
Boyertown, PA
Berks County
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Subject: Re: [PABIRDS] red-headed woodpecker - Northampton County
From: Rudy Keller <rkeller(AT)TEMPLE.EDU>
Date: 12 Oct 2004 4:09pm
This and other recent posts about Red-headed Woodpeckers
prompt me to point out that there is apparently a remarkably
large migration of this sp. going on this year. For instance,
Hawk Mt. tallied 38 or more over the course of 3 days
recently. The average number seen there PER YEAR, 1991-2002,
was 6.83, with a one day high count of 4 on 10/7/02. Hawk
Mt., to their great credit, tries to count all migrants
passing the lookout in a systematic fashion, not just
raptors, though they are the focus. I also noticed recently
that the Washington, DC area hotline noted that their
coverage area was inundated with Red-headed Woodpeckers. Did
the northern birds have a really successful breeding season?
This sp. has widely been regarded as being in decline in the
Northeast.
Rudy
---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:55:25 -0400
>From: Terry Master <TMaster(AT)PO-BOX.ESU.EDU>
>Subject: [PABIRDS] red-headed woodpecker - Northampton
County
>To: PABIRDS(AT)LIST.AUDUBON.ORG
>
>Hi Everyone:
>
>My wife Sally was startled to see an adult Red-headed
Woodpecker at our feeder in Bushkill Township around 9:00 AM
last Friday (10/8). I was lucky enough to catch a few
glimpses of the bird late in the afternoon on the same day.
The bird was foraging on sunflower seeds and unfortunately
did not return the next day. I would be interested to know if
anyone else has seen this species at a feeder. I know of one
other instance in Bangor, Northampton County, where a single
adult was observed for about 1 week last spring. The nearest
nesting group that I know of is located in the Delaware Water
Gap National Recreation Area.
>
>Terry Master
>
>Terry Master
>Professor of Biology
>Department of Biological Sciences
>East Stroudsburg University
>200 Prospect Street
>East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
>(570) 422-3709
>(570) 422-3724 (fax)
Rudy Keller
Boyertown, PA
Berks County
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Waggoner's Gap (12 Oct 2004) 514 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 12 Oct 2004 7:54pm
Waggoner's Gap Hawkwatch
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
BV 2 14 14
TV 52 343 343
OS 2 38 422
BE 2 18 126
NH 10 30 121
SS 280 1635 3406
CH 35 257 510
NG 1 4 5
RS 7 25 39
BW 0 24 4074
RT 111 392 608
RL 0 0 0
GE 1 9 9
AK 2 31 243
ML 3 13 24
PG 0 18 28
UR 6 47 97
Total: 514 2898 10069
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 10 hours
Official Counter: Dave Grove
Observers: Craig Houston, Dave Smith, Deb Gingrich, Gene Wagner,
Joe Lavella, Ron Freed
Visitors:
Janet Wright and PBS film crew(4). Charlie Albin, Shorty Lowe,Carl
Laughlin, John Shinskie, Pat Freed. 3
Weather:
Sunny with a gusty NW wind
Observations:
BE at 11:41 and 3:12. GE at 12:15
Monarchs 7.
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Report submitted by dave grove (waggap(AT)pa.net)
Waggoner's Gap Hawkwatch information may be found at:
http://user.pa.net/~waggap/
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Allegheny Front (12 Oct 2004) 122 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 12 Oct 2004 8:33pm
Allegheny Front Hawkwatch, Central City,
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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TV 14 144 144
BE 0 6 47
OS 2 6 145
NH 0 13 55
SS 8 395 712
CH 4 86 193
NG 0 2 5
RS 1 9 23
BW 0 1 5566
RT 85 363 668
RL 0 1 1
GE 1 6 6
AK 2 20 73
ML 1 12 20
PG 0 15 17
BV 0 21 47
UA 1 7 24
UB 3 7 32
UF 0 1 3
UE 0 0 2
UR 0 18 80
Total: 122 1133 7863
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Tom Dick
Observers: Charlie Voytko, Sally Dick, Tony Pegnato
Visitors:
15 Visitors
Weather:
WSPD 8 to 15mph
WFM West
TEMP 3 to 16C
CLCV 0
VISB Clear
Observations:
Immature Golden Eagle at 2:45
9 Monarchs
2 Black Saddlebag Dragonflies
Predictions:
lt. and variable winds, turning Southeast, chance of rain
in afternoon
========================================================================
Report submitted by Tom Dick ()
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Beaver Co. Birds
From: mark vass <mvas1(AT)ACCESS995.COM>
Date: 12 Oct 2004 9:04pm
I checked these locations in Beaver Co. after work today
Independence Marsh
1 D.c. Cormorant
2 Green-winged Teal
1 Belted Kingfisher
Ambridge Reservoir
1 Osprey
1 Wilson`s Snipe
4 Wood Duck
2 Great Blue Heron
Little Blue
1 Spotted Sandpiper
usual suspects
Mark Vass
Ambridge,Pa.
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Subject: [PABIRDS] HSR: Rose Tree Park (12 Oct 2004) 68 Raptors
From: reports(AT)HAWKCOUNT.ORG
Date: 12 Oct 2004 9:09pm
Rose Tree Park Hawkwatch, Media, PA
Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2004
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Turkey Vulture 11 77 86
Black Vulture 2 2 12
Osprey 0 23 176
Northern Harrier 0 8 35
Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 4 15 72
Sharp-shinned Hawk 38 317 881
Cooper's Hawk 9 62 159
Northern Goshawk 0 2 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 12 15
Broad-winged Hawk 0 34 3100
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 2 40 62
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 43 159
Merlin 0 1 24
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 7
Unknown 1 13 38
Total: 68 650 4828
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Larry Krutulis, Shirley Robbins
Observers: Charles Smith, Donna Dougherty, Gary Becker, Jim Lockyer,
John D'Amico, Skip Conant
Visitors:
Judy Mayer,Liz, Mark Binder, Kim & her two young children, Gerry, plus
three other nice folks.
Weather:
Zip for cloud cover today at our site. NNW/NW winds were blowing 13-17 mph.
Temps 50-65F.
Observations:
Four Bald Eagles today giving a nice spread of plumage variations:
Adult:9:20am
Juv:14:05
3rd year:15:44
2nd year:15:49
Six Double-crested Cormorants
865 Canada Geese
Two Pine Warblers
Predictions:
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Light and variable winds.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Holly Merker (HCYbelle(AT)aol.com)
Rose Tree Park Hawkwatch, Media, PA information may be found at:
www.jl-studio.com/RTP_HW
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Subject: [PABIRDS] Possible selasphorus - Berks County
From: Sdschmoyer(AT)AOL.COM
Date: 12 Oct 2004 10:20pm
A possible selasphorus hummingbird was seen this morning at my residence in
Berks County. The bird visited a feeder on the deck twice before I went to
work at 9:20, both times perching with its back to me so I could see the rufous
patch at the base its short tail. Arlene Koch kept vigil until about noon, but
it did not return during that time. Hopefully it will return tomorrow.
Sue Schmoyer
Berks County
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Subject: Re: [PABIRDS] red-headed woodpecker - Northampton County
From: Charlie Hoyer <charma(AT)NB.NET>
Date: 12 Oct 2004 11:42pm
A couple of years ago, I had a similar experience as you. A male red-headed
woodpecker scarfed down oil sunflower seeds at my feeder for what seemed to
be a half hour. Then, he left and never returned.
~ Charlie Hoyer
Brush Mtn., Blair Co.
----- Original Message -----
From: Terry Master
To: PABIRDS(AT)LIST.AUDUBON.ORG
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 11:55 AM
Subject: [PABIRDS] red-headed woodpecker - Northampton County
Hi Everyone:
My wife Sally was startled to see an adult Red-headed Woodpecker at our
feeder in Bushkill Township around 9:00 AM last Friday (10/8). I was lucky
enough to catch a few glimpses of the bird late in the afternoon on the same
day. The bird was foraging on sunflower seeds and unfortunately did not
return the next day. I would be interested to know if anyone else has seen
this species at a feeder. I know of one other instance in Bangor,
Northampton County, where a single adult was observed for about 1 week last
spring. The nearest nesting group that I know of is located in the Delaware
Water Gap National Recreation Area.
Terry Master
Terry Master
Professor of Biology
Department of Biological Sciences
East Stroudsburg University
200 Prospect Street
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
(570) 422-3709
(570) 422-3724 (fax)
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