Schuylkill County RBA
April 5, 2003
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 22:15:50 -0500
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From: Dave Kruel <accip@POTTSVILLE.INFI.NET>
Subject: [BIRDEAST] Schuylkill County, PA Bird Report - 4/05/03
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-RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Schuylkill County
*April 5, 2003
*PASC0304.05
-HIGHLIGHTS-
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Double-crested Cormorant
Snow Goose
Tundra Swan
American Wigeon
Blue-winged Teal
Green-winged Teal
CANVASBACK
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw)
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Common Snipe
American Woodcock
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Eastern Phoebe
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Rusty Blackbird
date: April 5, 2003
compiler: Dave Kruel
coverage: Schuylkill County, PA
A really nice fallout of waterfowl occurred at Sweet Arrow Lake on 3/29,
including 20 OLDSQUAWS and 8 CANVASBACKS. One CANVASBACK remained on
3/30, along with 4 BUFFLEHEADS, COMMON MERGANSER, 25 RING-NECKED DUCKS,
6 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, and 3 PIED-BILLED GREBES. A dozen LESSER SCAUP and
2 COMMON LOONS were here on 4/5. An OSPREY was seen here on 3/23, and
an EASTERN TOWHEE on 3/27. On 4/1 there were 3 BUFFLEHEADS, 2 AMERICAN
WIGEONS, 2 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, 4 BLUE-WINGED TEALS, COMMON
MERGANSER, HOODED MERGANSER, FOX SPARROWS, PIED-BILLED GREBE, and SWAMP
SPARROW. A COMMON RAVEN was here n 3/29.
RED-TAILED HAWK, 2 PILEATED WOODPECKERS, and CAROLINA WRENS were seen
this week in the Lewistown Valley.
The Hidden Valley held a female NORTHERN HARRIER on 4/2 and a male on
4/3. A BLACK VULTURE was seen here on 3/28. Other sightings were
RED-TAILED HAWK, COOPER'S HAWK, AMERICAN KESTREL, TREE SWALLOW, CHIPPING
SPARROW, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, 3 FOX SPARROWS, KILLDEER, SNOW GEESE,
HOODED MERGANSER, GREAT BLUE HERON, RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, NORTHERN
FLICKER, WILD TURKEY, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD, COMMON
GRACKLE, RUFFED GROUSE, EASTERN PHOEBE, and EASTERN BLUEBIRDS.
AMERICAN WOODCOCKS were seen displaying at SGL-286 near Schuylkill Haven
on 4/2. On 4/4 there were 3 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, 9 NORTHERN
FLICKERS, 4 EASTERN PHOEBES, 2 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, and 2 EASTERN
BLUEBIRDS.
On 4/3, Frog Hollow held AMERICAN KESTREL, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 6
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, 3 BROWN CREEPERS, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, and
CHIPPING SPARROW.
The Swatara State Park had 2 HOODED MERGANSERS, 2 WOOD DUCKS, 6 GREAT
BLUE HERONS, 2 NORTHERN FLICKERS, and PILEATED & RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
on 3/30. A COMMON SNIPE and a singing SWAMP SPARROW were here on 4/4.
Four HORNED GREBES were at the Landingville Dam on 3/29, and 2 were here
on 3/30 along with 2 BARN SWALLOWS, 3 ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS, and 2
COMMON LOONS. Some WILD TURKEYS were heard gobbling here on 4/3, and a
BUFFLEHEAD on the same day. CHIPPING SPARROW was here on 4/3. On 4/5
there were PALM WARBLERS, BROWN CREEPER, 3 RING-NECKED DUCKS, and a
great sighting of an OSPREY harassing a BALD EAGLE. Other birds here
were RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, EASTERN PHOEBES, 4
GREEN-WINGED TEAL, RING-NECKED DUCKS, HOODED MERGANSERS, COMMON
MERGANSERS, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, and EASTERN
SCREECH-OWL.
Five COMMON LOONS and 4 HOODED MERGANSERS were seen in the Hometown area
on 4/5.
On 4/5, the Owl Creek area had COMMON LOON, HOODED MERGANSER, TUNDRA
SWAN, 2 PINE WARBLERS, 3 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 10 GOLDEN-CROWNED
KINGLETS, 6 FOX SPARROWS, 25 TREE SWALLOWS, 2 ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS, and
HAIRY & PILEATED WOODPECKERS.
The Lebanon Reservoir had 2 COMMON LOONS, 3 HOODED MERGANSERS, 6 COMMON
MERGANSERS, 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, COMMON GOLDENEYE, 2 PILEATED
WOODPECKERS, a few GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, WINTER
WREN, and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER.
Enjoy you birding.
Dave Kruel
Pottsville
accip@pottsville.infi.net
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