Eastern Pennsylvania RBA
March 19, 2010
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] Eastern PA Birdline: 3/19/2010
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- RBA
* Pennsylvania
* Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
* March 19, 2010
* PAEA1003.19
- Birds mentioned
LONG-TAILED DUCK
REDHEAD
CLAY COLORED SPARROW
ROSS'S GOOSE
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline
Date: March 19th at 1:00 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/lvas.
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 March 19th at 1:00 PM.
There will be a field trip to Green Lane Reservoir on March 27th. Meet at
the Tilghman Square parking lot, near the Red Robin restaurant, just west of
Route 309 at 8:30 AM. Trip leader will be Mark Boyd.
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 the PORTLAND area, Northampton County included:
Bald Eagle.
Sightings from ECHO LAKE, Northampton County included:
Eastern Phoebe.
Sightings from LAKE MINSI, Northampton County included:
Red-breasted Merganser - 1 on 3/17.
Also Bald Eagle.
Sightings from BEAR SWAMP, Northampton County included:
Winter Wren and Hermit Thrush.
Sightings from FORKS TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
Bald Eagle.
Sightings from the NAZARETH QUARRY, Northampton County included:
LONG-TAILED DUCK - 1 on 3/17
REDHEAD - 1 on 3/17.
Sightings from WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP, Northampton County included:
CLAY COLORED SPARROW - 1 to at least 3/14.
Sightings from the HECKTOWN area, Northampton County included:
ROSS'S GOOSE - 1 on 3/13 (among 2000 Snow Geese).
Sightings from the ALLENTOWN area, Lehigh County included:
Peregrine Falcon - 1 on 3/16 (at the 8th Street bridge).
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County included:
Common Mergansers - 830 back on 3/9
Lesser Black-backed Gulls - 37 back on 3/9.
Also Bald Eagle and Fox Sparrow.
American Woodcock were displaying in several areas this past week while
Killdeer and Tree Swallow were also reported from several sites.
- End transcript
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