Eastern Pennsylvania RBA
April 24, 2008
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- RBA
* Pennsylvania
* Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
* April 24, 2008
* PAEA0804.24
- Birds mentioned
WHIP-POOR-WILL
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
NORTHERN GOSHAWK
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline
Date: April 24th at 10:00 PM
Phone Number: (610) 252-3455
To Report by Phone: Call (610) 252-3455, press the (*) key and leave your
message.
To Report by E-Mail: Send to becard@rcn.com with "Birdline" in subject
heading.
Compiler: Dave DeReamus
My reporting area includes all of Lehigh and Northampton Counties with the
northern edge of the area reaching Beltzville State Park and the southern
edge reaching Peace Valley Park in Bucks County. Updates are typically done
every Thursday, more often when necessary.
You can visit the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society Website at
http://www.lehigh.edu/~bcm0/lvas.html.
You can visit my 'Eastern PA Birding' Website for photos and information at
http://users.rcn.com/becard/home.html.
This is Dave DeReamus, for the Eastern PA Birdline, sponsored by the Lehigh
Valley Audubon Society, recorded on April 24th at 10:00 PM.
There will be a field trip to Sand Island on April 26th. Meet at the Sears
parking lot on Route 191, just south of Route 22 at 5:00 PM. Trip leader
will be Karen Dolan.
There will also be a field trip to the Bethlehem Boat Club area of the
Lehigh Canal on April 27th. Meet at the Park & Ride lot at the William Penn
Highway exit of Route 33, just south of Route 22 at 7:30 AM. I will be
leading this trip.
Next week's field trip is to Jacobsburg State Park on May 4th. Details will
be in next week's update.
Directions to many of the sites in this report can be found in the area's
birding guidebook, "Birds of the Lehigh Valley and Vicinity".
NOW FOR THE BIRDS!
Sightings from UPPER MOUNT BETHEL TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
Along National Park Drive:
WHIP-POOR-WILLS - 2 back on 4/13
Northern Waterthrushes - 2 back on 4/14
Northern Parula - 1 on 4/20.
Sightings from the MARTINS CREEK area, Northampton County included:
Spotted Sandpipers - 2 on 4/20
Bank Swallow - 1 on 4/20
Yellow Warbler - 1 on 4/20.
Sightings from the BETHLEHEM area, Northampton County included:
Eastern Kingbird - 1 on 4/20 (along the Monocacy Creek).
Sightings from MORGAN HILL, Northampton County included:
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1 on 4/19.
Sightings from the BETHLEHEM BOAT CLUB area, Northampton County included:
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER - 1 continues through this past week.
Sightings from the GREEN POND area, Northampton County included:
Green Heron - 1 on 4/19
Spotted Sandpiper - 1 on 4/23
Lesser Black-backed Gulls - 68 on 4/21; 69 on 4/22; 27 on 4/23; 22 on 4/24.
Sightings from the MONOCACY NATURE CENTER, Northampton County included:
White-eyed Vireo - 1 on 4/20.
Sightings from the HANOVERVILLE ROAD RETENTION PONDS, Northampton County
included:
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER - 1 on 4/21 (late date; in nonbreeding plumage)
Least Sandpipers - 5 on 4/21.
Sightings from the SMITH GAP area, Northampton County included:
Black-and-white Warbler - 1 on 4/20.
Sightings from LITTLE GAP, Northampton County included:
Ruffed Grouse - 1 on 4/20.
Sightings from BAKE OVEN KNOB, Lehigh County included:
Osprey - 23 on 4/19
NORTHERN GOSHAWKS - 3 on 4/19
Broad-winged Hawks - 164 on 4/19.
Sightings from WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, Lehigh County included:
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1 on 4/19.
Sightings from the JORDAN CREEK PARKWAY, Lehigh County included:
Black-and-white Warbler - 1 on 4/19.
Sightings from the WHITEHALL PARKWAY, Lehigh County included:
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 on 4/19.
Sightings from the ALLENTOWN area, Lehigh County included:
Great Egret - 1 on 4/22 (at Trout Creek Park).
Peregrine Falcon - 1 on 4/20 (at the wastewater treatment facility).
Also Bald Eagle.
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County included:
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS - 3 on 4/19
Double-crested Cormorants - ~200 on 4/19
Snow Goose - 1 on 4/17
Common Yellowthroat - 1 on 4/19
Also Bald Eagle, Greater Yellowlegs, Wilson's Snipe, Bonaparte's Gull,
Lesser Black-backed Gull, White-eyed Vireo, Winter Wren, and Gray Catbird.
Chimney Swift, Northern Rough-winged and Barn Swallow, House Wren, Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher, Blue-headed Vireo, and Pine, Palm, and Yellow-rumped Warbler
were noted at several sites this past week.
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