Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania RBA
February 1, 2010
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RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE02.01.10
Highlights:
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
SANDHILL CRANE
LEAST SANDPIPER
BONAPARTE'S GULL
LITTLE GULL (Erie County)
SHORT-EARED OWL
SNOWY OWL (Crawford County)
NORTHERN SHRIKE
Contributors: Irene Frey, Steve Gosser, Chris Harlan, Margaret Higbee,
Craig Holt, Jay Kadane, Scott Kinzey, Jerry McWilliams, Thomas Moeller,
Clare Nicolls, Marjorie Van Tassel, Mark Vass, Dan Yagusic.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 26 January 2010 through Monday, 1 February 2010
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Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
On 1/28 at Schenley Park, 1 PEREGRINE FALCON (JK).
In Etna on 1/28, 1 adult BALD EAGLE (DY).
In the channel behind Brunot's Island on 1/28, sightings included 1
AMERICAN BLACK DUCK (TM).
At Dashields Lock & Dam on 1/29, 3 adult BALD EAGLES, 2 COMMON RAVENS, 2
SCAUP SP., 1 AMERICAN BLACK DUCK (MVas).
At Emsworth Lock & Dam on 1/29, 17 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 8 BUFFLEHEADS, 10
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and others (MVas).
On 1/30 in Pittsburgh along the Ohio River, 1 flyover BALD EAGLE (CHa).
ARMSTRONG COUNTY:
On 1/27 at Crooked Creek State Park, 1 immature BALD EAGLE; on 1/28, 1
BONAPARTE'S GULL, 3 BALD EAGLES; on 1/29, 4 BALD EAGLES (MVan).
At State Gamelands #247 on 1/27, 1 NORTHERN HARRIER (MVan).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
Daily this week on a farm east of Springboro, 1 SNOWY OWL continues its
presence (JM, CN, IF, SG, MVas, SK); also nearby on 1/27, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWKS (reported to CN by Russ States). Also on 1/31 in the Springboro
area, 1 adult BALD EAGLE, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 2 HORNED LARKS (CHo).
On 1/30 at the Linesville Fish Hatchery, 1 LEAST SANDPIPER, 1 BUFFLEHEAD,
2 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, and others (MVas). Elsewhere in Pymatuning on
1/30, 5 REDHEADS, 12 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 2 adult BALD
EAGLES, 8 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS (MVas); on 1/31, AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, 6
COMMON GOLDENEYES, adult BALD EAGLE, LEAST SANDPIPER (CHo).
ERIE COUNTY:
Through at least 1/27 in Franklin Center, 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE (JM).
At Presque Isle State Park on 1/28, ~3,000 adult BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 2
LITTLE GULLS, PEREGRINE FALCON, 3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS (JM).
INDIANA COUNTY:
On 1/30 along the Winter Raptor Survey route, sightings included 55 HORNED
LARKS (MH with Roger Higbee and Dennis Lauffer).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
Along Bonanni Road on 2/1, 6 SANDHILL CRANES, and along Tower Road that
day, ~37 SANDHILL CRANES (SK).
MERCER COUNTY:
At Shenango Reservoir on 1/27, sightings included 8 BALD EAGLES (CHo).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
On 1/29 at the Donaldson Road grassland in Robinson Township, sightings
included 4 SHORT-EARED OWLS, 3 NORTHERN HARRIERS (MVas).
End transcript-
Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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