Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania RBA
June 21, 2009
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RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE06.21.09
Highlights:
COMMON LOON
SNOW GOOSE (Mercer County)
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
FORSTER'S TERN
BLACK VULTURE (Fayette County)
SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER (Clarion County)
PURPLE MARTIN
CANADA WARBLER
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (Beaver County)
HENSLOW'S SPARROW
BOBOLINK
Contributors: Shawn Collins, Karyn Delaney, Craig Holt, Scott Kinzey, Dave
Krueger, Lukas Musher, Richard Nugent, Kate St. John, Mark Vass, Carole
Winslow.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Monday, 15 June 2009 through Sunday, 21 June 2009
***This report is distributed by e-mail only. Compiler is not responsible
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Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
On 6/16 at Knob Hill Park, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEES, KENTUCKY WARBLERS, and
others (KD).
On 6/16 and 6/19 at Dashields Dam, 1 COMMON LOON; also on 6/19, 5 adult
HERRING GULLS, 4 SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 1 YELLOW-THROATED VIREO (MVas).
In Sewickley on 6/21, COMMON NIGHTHAWK (MVas).
ARMSTRONG COUNTY:
On 6/21 at Crooked Creek Lake, sightings included 2 immature BALD EAGLES,
ACADIAN FLYCATCHER (KSJ).
BEAVER COUNTY:
At the Ambridge Reservoir on 6/19, BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, KENTUCKY
WARBLER, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (MVas).
On 6/19 at Montgomery Dam Road, 1 male PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (MVas).
On 6/21 at the northern end of State Gamelands #285, 5-6 HENSLOW'S
SPARROWS, GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, EASTERN KINGBIRD, KENTUCKY WARBLER, YELLOW-
BILLED CUCKOO, PRAIRIE WARBLER (MVas).
CLARION COUNTY:
On 6/21 at a farm near Lucinda, 1 SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was seen
perched on a wire (this bird has not been re-found since); also seen was 1
hen RING-NECKED PHEASANT (SC).
Near Sligo on 6/21, pair of KENTUCKY WARBLERS (reported to CW by Mike
Weible).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
On 6/15 in Pymatuning at the Fish Hatchery pond, 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER;
at Miller's Ponds, AMERICAN WIGEON, 2 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, BLUE-WINGED TEAL;
at the spillway, RUDDY DUCK (LM et al.).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
On 6/16 along Route 119 just south of Uniontown, 1 BLACK VULTURE (DK).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
On 6/20 in New Beaver at the Three Rivers gravel pond, 4 FORSTER'S TERNS,
4 PIED-BILLED GREBES (1 adult and 3 juveniles), HOODED MERGANSER (MVas).
At the Wampum-New Galilee Road marsh on 6/20, 1 COMMON MOORHEN (MVas).
On 6/21 at the Volant Strips area, highlights included 1 NORTHERN HARRIER,
BANK SWALLOWS, SAVANNAH SPARROWS, GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, 4 HENSLOW'S
SPARROWS, 30+ BOBOLINKS, and at the adjacent State Gamelands #284, 24 WOOD
DUCKS (2 hens with 22 young), OSPREY, EASTERN KINGBIRD, SWAMP SPARROW (CH).
In New Wilmington on 6/21, PURPLE MARTINS (CH).
On 6/21 in Pulaski and Mahoning Townships, EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE, ACADIAN
FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS, VEERY, HORNED LARK, and others (CH).
MERCER COUNTY:
This week at Lake Wilhelm, the CANADA GOOSE-blue phase SNOW GOOSE pair was
still present, but without the 2 young seen previously (SK).
VENANGO COUNTY:
At Oil Creek State Park on 6/16, sightings included WINTER WREN, CANADA
WARBLER, COMMON MERGANSER, VEERY (RN with Melissa Little).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
In California on 6/22, COMMON NIGHTHAWK (AT).
End transcript-
Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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