Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania RBA
April 14, 2008
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA western Pennsylvania, 14 April 2008
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RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE04.14.08
Highlights (SEE ANNOUNCEMENT BELOW):
AMERICAN BITTERN
TRUMPETER SWAN
HYBRID CINNAMON TEAL X BLUE-WINGED TEAL
MERLIN
SHORT-EARED OWL
SPOTTED SANDPIPER (FOS)
CASPIAN TERN
FORSTER'S TERN
LITTLE GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
FISH CROW (Allegheny County)
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW (FOS).
AMERICAN PIPIT
BLUE-HEADED VIREO (FOS)
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER (FOS)
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (FOS)
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (Beaver County)
NORTHERN PARULA (FOS)
INDIGO BUNTING (FOS)
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
EVENING GROSBEAK
Contributors: Jim Barker, Karen DeSantis, Steve Gosser, Cris Hamilton, Amy
Henrici, Marjorie Howard, Geoff Malosh, Jerry McWilliams, Richard Nugent, Lee
Ann Reiners, Jack Solomon, Leo Stember, Randy Stringer, Jose Taracido, Ryan
Tomazin, Jim Valimont, Mark Vass, Timothy Vechter, Paul Weigman, Dave Wilton,
David Yeany.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Monday, 7 April 2008 through Monday, 14 April 2008
***This report is distributed by e-mail only. Compiler is not responsible for
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: In the interest of keeping a concise and true RBA,
western PA reports are now highlighting only the most noteworthy sightings, and
migrants that are seasonally common will be marked "FOS" for "first of season"
and reported only once.
Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
In Imperial on 4/8, sightings included 4 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 2 WILSON'S SNIPE, 5
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS (MV).
On 4/8 at the Moody Road pond, pair of BLUE-WINGED TEAL (MV).
On 4/9 in Harmar Township, 1 PURPLE FINCH, 1 BROAD-WINGED HAWK (JV).
At Dashields Dam on 4/9, COMMON LOON, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, 2 BONAPARTE'S
GULLS, 5 CASPIAN TERNS (DW); on 4/10, 118 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 4 CASPIAN TERNS, 1
OSPREY, 1 COMMON LOON, 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 5 LESSER SCAUP, 3 RED-BREASTED
MERGANSERS, and others; on 4/11, 161 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 37 CASPIAN TERNS, 13
FORSTER'S TERNS, 1 GREAT EGRET, 1 OSPREY, 17 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 1 SPOTTED
SANDPIPER (FOS), 1 FISH CROW, 3 COMMON LOONS, and others; on 4/12, 13
BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 3 CASPIAN TERNS, 3 FORSTER'S TERNS, 1 COMMON LOON, 1 GREAT
EGRET, 1 OSPREY, 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 1 SCAUP, 10+ BARN SWALLOWS (FOS), 1
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER (FOS); on 4/13, 31 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 11 CASPIAN TERNS
(GM).
On 4/10 at North Park, 1 OSPREY; on 4/13, WINTER WREN, HERMIT THRUSH (FOS),
BLUE-HEADED VIREO (FOS) (RN).
On 4/12 at Hampton Community Park, the highlight was a male NORTHERN PARULA;
also seen/heard were RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH (RN).
On 4/12 from Barking to Lock and Dam #3 along the Allegheny River, 38 SCAUP, 17
hen BUFFLEHEADS, 1 hen RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, 2 LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES,
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, and others (AH).
Near Carnegie on 4/12, 1 flyover PEREGRINE FALCON (RT).
At Frick Park on 4/13, BLUE-HEADED VIREO (FOS), 2 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS (JS).
On 4/13 in North Baldwin Borough, SAVANNAH SPARROW, WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, and
others (LS).
BEAVER COUNTY:
On 4/8 at Raccoon State Park, sights and sounds included YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
(FOS), LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, HERMIT THRUSHES (FOS), COMMON RAVEN, WINTER WREN
(JS).
In Greene Township on 4/12, sightings included BARN SWALLOWS, 8 BLUE-WINGED
TEAL, 2 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 WILSON'S SNIPE (MV).
On 4/12 in Potter Township, 29 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, pair of BLUE-WINGED TEAL (MV).
In Rochester on 4/12, highlights were 8 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 1 FORSTER'S TERN, 1
CASPIAN TERN, 13 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS, 1 BALD EAGLE, 1 PEREGRINE FALCON; on
4/13, 10 CASPIAN TERNS, 20 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 7 LESSER SCAUP, 1 COMMON RAVEN, 1
PEREGRINE FALCON, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, BARN SWALLOWS, TREE SWALLOWS, NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS (MV).
At the Ambridge Reservoir on 4/15, 1 PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (reported to MV by
Becky Smith).
BUTLER COUNTY:
On 4/7 at Lake Arthur, 1 OSPREY (JB).
In Mars on 4/10, 1 PINE WARBLER (JB).
On 4/12 at Glade Dam Lake, 3 FORSTER'S TERNS, COMMON LOON, RUDDY DUCK, WILSON'S
SNIPE, 3-4 BALD EAGLES, OSPREY, SWAMP SPARROW, BARN SWALLOW, TREE SWALLOW, BROWN
THRASHER, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and others (SG).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle State Park on 4/8, sightings included 3 OSPREYS, 9 NORTHERN
HARRIERS, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 1 MERLIN, 1 SHORT-EARED OWL, 3 TREE SWALLOWS
(FOS), 1 BARN SWALLOW (FOS); on 4/9, 10 OSPREYS, 3 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 2
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 1 COMMON LOON, 7 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 2 TREE SWALLOWS, 1
AMERICAN PIPIT, 1 INDIGO BUNTING, 1 LITTLE GULL (Presque Isle Bay); on 4/11, 2
OSPREYS, 3 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 3 MERLINS, 3 COMMON LOONS, 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL,
TREE SWALLOW, 1 AMERICAN PIPIT, 1 INDIGO BUNTING, 6 GREAT EGRETS, 1 NORTHERN
SAW-WHET OWL, 1 LITTLE GULL (JM). On 4/12 around the park, highlights were 5
GREAT EGRETS, 1 CASPIAN TERN, eighteen species of waterfowl, 1 MERLIN, 12 HERMIT
THRUSHES, 5 BROWNN THRASHERS, 52 FOX SPARROWS, 8 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS (RS), 2
AMERICAN BITTERNS at Niagara Pond, 1 GLAUCOUS GULL, PINE WARBLERS, BLUE-HEADED
VIREO (JM).
FOREST COUNTY:
From last week: on 4/6 in Marienville, 1 EVENING GROSBEAK (reported to DYe).
GREENE COUNTY:
This week in Waynesburg, BLUE-WINGED TEAL, GREAT EGRET, OSPREY, NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS (FOS), BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER (FOS), BROWN THRASHER (FOS)
(MHo).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
On 4/12 in Confluence, 2 OSPREYS (PW).
From 4/10-4/13 near New Centerville, NORTHERN HARRIER (PW).
WARREN COUNTY:
On 4/8 at Akeley Swamp, 1 RUSTY BLACKBIRD (LAR).
Near Althom on 4/8, 1 BALD EAGLE (LAR).
In Tidioute on 4/10, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN; on 4/13, 3 COMMON LOONS (LAR).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
At Canonsburg Lake on 4/7 and 4/8, the HYBRID CINNAMON TEAL X BLUE-WINGED TEAL
continues (MV, CH); also seen were BLUE-WINGED TEAL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, OSPREY
(MV).
On 4/8 at the "truck stop pond" near Imperial, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER (FOS), 1
LESSER YELLOWLEGS (MV).
On 4/13 in Coal Center, BROWN THRASHER (FOS) (JT).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
From last week: on 4/5 in Hutchinson, sightings included LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH,
TREE SWALLOWS (TV).
In Saltsburg on 4/10, TREE SWALLOWS, SAVANNAH SPARROW, PURPLE FINCH; on 4/13, 1
OSPREY, pair of PURPLE FINCHES (KD).
On 4/12 at Loyalhanna Gorge, 1 BLUE-HEADED VIREO (FOS) (TV).
On 4/13 at Twin Lakes County Park, 2 OSPREYS (TV).
End transcript-
Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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