Central Pennsylvania RBA
February 11, 2010
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- RBA
* Pennsylvania
* Central Pennsylvania
* February 11, 2010
* PACE1002.11
Bird Highlights
CACKLING GOOSE (Lancaster Co.)
PRAIRIE FALCON (Cumberland Co.)
EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE (Franklin Co.)
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (Cumberland Co.)
EVENING GROSBEAK (Lancaster Co.)
- Transcript
Hotline: Central Pennsylvania Birdline
February 11, 2010
To Report: TimeTraveler50@comcast.net
Compiler: Mark A. McConaughy
Coverage: Central Pennsylvania, Susquehanna River Drainage System
Transcriber: Mark A. McConaughy
Welcome to Pennsylvania Audubon's and the Patriot-News' Birdline. This Birdline
covers sightings made primarily during the week prior to Thursday, February 11,
2010.
ADAMS COUNTY:
A RUSTY BLACKBIRD visited a feeder in Gettysburg on February 10 (JM).
CARBON COUNTY:
Beltzville State Park produced an IMMATURE BALD EAGLE and 3 NORTHERN SAW-WHET
OWLS between February 4 and 7 (DH, MI).
CENTRE COUNTY:
A LAPLAND LONGSPUR was found along Williams Road on February 7 (JD).
An adult BALD EAGLE flew over Spearing Street in Howard on February 6 (BSn).
CUMBERLAND COUNTY:
The PRAIRIE FALCON continues to be seen through at least February 9 along Mud
Level Road between the Duncan and Britton Road intersections (MS, RF, PF).
Several LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen in a large flock of 500 HORNED LARKS along
Mud Level Road between February 7 and 9 (VG, BO, RF, PF).
A winter raptor survey run on February 4 in western Cumberland County located 1
BLACK VULTURE, 46 TURKEY VULTURES, 1 SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, 1 COOPER'S HAWK, 1
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 79 RED-TAILED HAWKS and 10 AMERICAN KESTRELS along with 1
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (RF, PF, CH, DG).
A winter raptor survey conducted on February 4 from Newville to Boiling Springs
found 2 BLACK VULTURES, 34 TURKEY VULTURES, 2 COOPER'S HAWKS, 1 RED-SHOULDERED
HAWK, 18 RED-TAILED HAWKS and 1 AMERICAN KESTREL (VG, SD).
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW visited a feeding station in the Franz's Newville yard
between February 6 and 8 (BF, VG, BO, DGe).
FRANKLIN COUNTY:
An immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was observed on February 4 flying over the
Chambersburg Food Lion parking lot (TD).
EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES were seen in Shady Grove last week (DGe).
JUNIATA COUNTY:
Three BALD EAGLES were observed near nest sites at unspecified location in the
county on February 5 (CK).
RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS are being seen on a regular basis in Oakland Mills (CK).
A LINCOLN'S SPARROW visited feeders at the Lost Creek Show Shop in Oakland Mills
on February 10 (AT).
LANCASTER COUNTY:
A MERLIN has been seen this last week in a trailer park near Gap (PFi).
A small flock of EVENING GROSBEAKS flew over a home located just south of the
Pennsylvania Turnpike off of Pinch Road near the Lebanon County border on
February 6 (RM, KM).
There were 4 or 5 LAPLAND LONGSPURS among several large flocks of HORNED LARKS
along S. Groffdale Road on February 7 (DB, JB).
An adult BALD EAGLE was seen along Peters Road on February 7 (DB, JB).
There was 1 MERLIN at the intersection of Nolt and Hollander Roads on February 7
(DB, JB).
There were 8 CACKLING GEESE among the over 2000 CANADA GEESE at the Greenfield
Estates Pond on February 9 (JB, DB).
LEBANON COUNTY:
The SANDHILL CRANE has NOT been seen after February 1 at Lake Duffy in State
Game Lands 145 (RM).
MONTOUR COUNTY:
A winter raptor survey conducted on February 3 located 8 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 1
COOPER'S HAWK, 14 RED-TAILED HAWKS and 15 AMERICAN KESTRELS (JB, FG).
YORK COUNTY:
The PEREGRINE FALCON continues to be seen perched on the Judicial Center or
Trinity Church in the city of York through February 1 (AE).
A MERLIN was seen just south of the Pennsylvania border along I-81 on February 4
(AP).
CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS:TimeTraveler50@comcast.net If you miss the usual Thursday
postings of the Central PA Birdline on BIRDEAST and PABIRDS, I will also be
posting it on my page web site at:
http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/currentbl.htm
*PORC = Pennsylvania Ornithological Record Committee. Rare bird sightings should
be documented with written descriptions and photographs whenever possible and
sent to PORC for review. Send PORC reports to Nick Pulcinella, 613 Howard Road,
West Chester, PA 19380.
The following people have contributed to this birdline: Jon Beam (JB), Dustin
Bosler (DB), Justin Bosler (JB), Steve Dale (SD), Tom Dougherty (TD), Jim Dunn
(JD), Pam Fisher (PFi), Bill Franz (BF), Pat Freed (PF), Ron Freed (RF), Fred
Gast (FG), Vern Gauthier (VG), Dale Gearhart (DG), Dave Grove (DG), Dave Hawk
(DH), Craig Houston (CH), Matt Ioyko (MI), Chad Kauffman (CK), Jenny McClintock
(JM), Kate Miller (KM), Randy Miller (RM), Bill Oyler (BO), Ann Pettigrew (AP),
Matt Sabatine (MS), Bob Snyder (BSn) and Aden Troyer (AT). I apologize if I have
misspelled their names and I will also refrain from naming that person on
request.
-End Transcript
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Mark A. McConaughy TimeTraveler50@comcast.net
Bushy Run Battlefield
P.O. Box 486
Harrison City, PA 15636-0468 (724) 527-5585 x103
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