Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania RBA
March 8, 2010
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RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE03.08.10
Highlights:
COMMON LOON
HARLEQUIN DUCK (Erie County)
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
AMERICAN WIGEON
CANVASBACK
REDHEAD
NORTHERN PINTAIL
GADWALL
GYRFALCON (Butler County)
MERLIN
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
SANDHILL CRANE
BONAPARTE'S GULL
ICELAND GULL (Erie County)
THAYER'S/KUMLIEN'S GULL (Allegheny County)
GLAUCOUS GULL (Erie County)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Erie County)
SNOWY OWL (Crawford County)
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
AMERICAN PIPIT
OVENBIRD
Contributors: Carole Borek, Terry Bronson, Scott Brown, Shawn Collins, Ben
Coulter, Marcy Cunkelman, Karyn Delaney, Larry Durgin, Cris Hamilton, Amy
Henrici, Paul Hess, Scott Kinzey, Tom Lace, Geoff Malosh, Jerry
McWilliams, Clare Nicolls, Richard Nugent, Kate St. John, Randy Stringer,
Shannon Thompson, Mark Vass, Timothy Vechter, Dave Wilton, Dan Yagusic.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Monday, 1 March 2010 through Monday, 8 March 2010
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NOTE: "FOS" means "first of season" and normally refers to a common bird
that probably will not be mentioned again after the "FOS" sighting.
Transcript-
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
On 3/2-3/3 and 3/5-3/6 at Point State Park in Pittsburgh, 1 first-cycle
THAYER'S/KUMLIEN'S GULL remained present among the ~3,000 GULLS (BC with
Dan Yagusic, SK, GM, DW). In Pittsburgh at Pitt on 3/2, 2 PEREGRINE
FALCONS (KSJ). On 3/8 near Pittsburgh International Airport, 2 TURKEY
VULTURES (FOS) (KD).
On 3/3 on the Allegheny River below Six Mile Island, 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL
(DY). Along the Allegheny River on 3/7, sightings included many
BUFFLEHEADS, many LESSER SCAUP, 68 flyover TUNDRA SWANS, 3 drake GREEN-
WINGED TEAL, many AMERICAN WIGEON, 75 REDHEADS, 1 KILLDEER (FOS), and
others (DY).
At Boyce-Mayview Park on 3/4, 4 flyover AMERICAN PIPITS (SC), 1 TURKEY
VULTURE (FOS) (DW).
On 3/4 at the Latodami Nature Center in North Park, 1 OVENBIRD was seen
foraging (reported to DW by Meg Scanlon).
Over Etna on 3/4, 3 TURKEY VULTURES (FOS); on 3/6, 3 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 1
BUFFLEHEAD; on 3/7, 6 COMMON GOLDENEYES (DY).
On 3/6 at Tarentum Bridge, sightings included 1 BUFFLEHEAD (AH), 1
CANVASBACK, 3 more BUFFLEHEADS (DY); on 3/7, 1 COMMON GOLDENEYE, 8
AMERICAN WIGEON, 8 BUFFLEHEADS (DY).
At Duck Hollow on 3/6, COMMON LOON, 6 CANVASBACKS (DW).
On 3/6 in Harmar, 4 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 3 BUFFLEHEADS; on 3/7, 17 AMERICAN
WIGEON, 4 GADWALL, 12 LESSER SCAUP, 1 drake REDHEAD, 2 BUFFLEHEADS (DY).
On 3/6 in Lawrenceville, sightings included 9 AMERICAN WIGEON (CB).
On 3/7 along the Ohio River, sightings included 9 REDHEADS, 35
BUFFLEHEADS, 8 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 1 TURKEY VULTURE (FOS), 2 GADWALL, 8
AMERICAN WIGEON, 1 LESSER SCAUP, 4 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, and others (MVas).
Along Route 376 on 3/7, 4 TURKEY VULTURES (FOS) (SC).
On 3/7 in the Imperial Bald Knob area, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 7 HORNED
LARKS, 1 REDHEAD (SC).
In McKees Rocks on 3/7, 3 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS and others (SC).
On 3/8 at the Moody Road pond in Clinton, 1 REDHEAD (KD).
In Natrona Heights on 3/8, 1 flyover MERLIN (PH).
BEAVER COUNTY:
On 3/2 at the riverfront near Beaver, 1 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, 3 AMERICAN
WIGEON (SB).
In Rochester on 3/2, 5 CANVASBACKS, 1 GREATER SCAUP, 1 drake GREEN-WINGED
TEAL X MALLARD HYBRID (MVas); on 3/3, GREATER SCAUP, 1 drake GREEN-WINGED
TEAL X MALLARD HYBRID (SB). On 3/6 at Rochester's Riverfront Park,
sightings included 9 CANVASBACKS, 5 REDHEADS, 1 GREATER SCAUP, 1 LESSER
SCAUP, 2 BUFFLEHEADS, 1 COMMON GOLDENEYE, 2 GADWALL, 2 AMERICAN WIGEON, 5
AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS (MVas); on 3/7 in Rochester, 1 REDHEAD, 6 COMMON
GOLDENEYES, 5 LESSER SCAUP, 3 BUFFLEHEADS, 1 GADWALL, 10 AMERICAN BLACK
DUCKS, 1 PEREGRINE FALCON (MVas), KILLDEER (FOS) (SC).
BUTLER COUNTY:
On 3/3 near Slippery Rock, 1 GYRFALCON was spotted flying west (RS).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
Daily at a farm in Springboro from 3/2 through 3/6, 1 SNOWY OWL continued
its presence (CN). Also in that area on 3/6, HORNED LARKS, BALD EAGLE
(DW); on 3/7, 8 HORNED LARKS, 1 TURKEY VULTURE (RN).
On 3/7 at Pymatuning Lake, AMERICAN WIGEON (SK).
ERIE COUNTY:
On 3/1 at Lake View Landfill, 1 first-cycle ICELAND GULL (JM).
Daily this week at Presque Isle, 1 HARLEQUIN DUCK continued its presence,
among hundreds of COMMON GOLDENEYES (JM, DW, RN); also on 3/4, 1 adult
GLAUCOUS GULL (JM); also on 3/6, CANVASBACKS, NORTHERN PINTAIL, GADWALL, 1
first-cycle ICELAND GULL, 1 first-cycle GLAUCOUS GULL (DW); also on 3/7, 4
GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 3 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 75 CANVASBACKS, 30 REDHEADS, 10
GREATER SCAUP, 5 LESSER SCAUP, 6 BUFFLEHEADS, 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS
(RN), 4 SANDHILL CRANES, 7 TURKEY VULTURES (FOS) (JM). On 3/8 at Presque
Isle, sightings included 1 RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 1 MERLIN (JM).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
From last week: during the day of 2/27 in Farmington next to Nemacolin, 1
AMERICAN WOODCOCK (LD).
On 3/2 in the Cheat River area, 5 AMERICAN WIGEON, 5 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 2
AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, and others (TB).
INDIANA COUNTY:
On 3/2 in Center Township, 19 HORNED LARKS (MC).
In Conemaugh Township on 3/2, 1 RING-NECKED PHEASANT, 4 HORNED LARKS (MC).
On 3/2 in Young Township, ~102 HORNED LARKS (MC).
In Clarksburg on 3/7, 1 KILLDEER (FOS) (MC).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
On 3/5 in an unspecified location, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, HORNED LARKS
(CH with Bobby Greene); on 3/7, sightings included 20 REDHEADS, 2 AMERICAN
WIGEON, 5 SANDHILL CRANES, 5 KILLDEER (FOS), 1 EASTERN MEADOWLARK, 1 RED-
HEADED WOODPECKER, and others (AH with Pat McShea).
MERCER COUNTY:
On 3/4 in an unspecified location, 1 TURKEY VULTURE (FOS) (RS).
On 3/7 at Lake Wilhelm, BALD EAGLE, ~45 flyover TUNDRA SWANS (SK).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
On 3/5 and 3/6 at the Washington Cemetery, 1 MERLIN (ST, CH with Bobby
Greene).
On 3/6 near Taylorstown, 5 TURKEY VULTURES (FOS) (CH with Bobby Greene).
At the Hahn Road AMD Pond on 3/8, 1 RUDDY DUCK, 1 REDHEAD, and others
(MVas).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
From last week: near Laughlintown on 2/21, 1 COMMON RAVEN (TV).
On 3/5 at Loyalhanna Lake, 4 BALD EAGLES; on 3/6, 1 BALD EAGLE, ~25
possible TUNDRA SWANS; on 3/7, 2 BALD EAGLES (TL).
On 3/6 in Ligonier, TURKEY VULTURE (FOS) (TV).
At Laurel Summit on 3/6, 1 COMMON RAVEN (TV).
End transcript-
Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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