Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania RBA
March 15, 2010
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RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE03.15.10
Highlights:
RED-NECKED GREBE (Mercer County)
HORNED GREBE
TUNDRA SWAN
ROSS'S GOOSE (Butler County)
RUDDY DUCK
HARLEQUIN DUCK (Erie County)
NORTHERN PINTAIL
GREEN-WINGED TEAL
BLUE-WINGED TEAL
REDHEAD
MERLIN
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
SANDHILL CRANE
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Mercer County)
GLAUCOUS GULL (Crawford County)
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
NORTHERN SHRIKE (unconfirmed)
FISH CROW (Indiana County)
TREE SWALLOW (FOS)
HERMIT THRUSH (FOS)
PINE WARBLER
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
Contributors: Carole Borek, Jeff Brinker, Jack Christman, Shawn Collins,
Marcy Cunkelman, Larry Durgin, Steve Gosser, Cris Hamilton, Margaret
Higbee, Scott and Sherry Kinzey, Jeff McDonald, Jerry McWilliams, Richard
Nugent, Steve Sanford, Jack Solomon, Kate St. John, Marge Van Tassel, Mark
Vass, Timothy Vechter, Carole Winslow.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Monday, 8 March 2010 through Monday, 15 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:
From last week: on 3/7 at Duck Hollow, COMMON LOON, 4 GADWALL (JS).
On 3/9 at Duck Hollow, sightings included 2 AMERICAN WIGEON, 1 hen SCAUP
SP.; on 3/10, 1 AMERICAN WIGEON (JS).
At Reed's Landing on 3/9, 5 SCAUP SP. and others (JS).
On 3/10 along the Allegheny River in Lawrenceville, sightings included 4
RUDDY DUCKS, PEREGRINE FALCON (CB).
On 3/10 at Boyce Mayview Park, pair of NORTHERN PINTAILS (JMcD).
In Pittsburgh on 3/14, 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS (RN).
On 3/14 at the Imperial Grasslands, 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE, pair of AMERICAN
BLACK DUCKS, 1 EASTERN MEADOWLARK (FOS) (MVas); on 3/15 at Bald Knob,
WILSON'S SNIPE (FOS), 1 AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, 1 NORTHERN PINTAIL, 20+
AMERICAN WOODCOCKS, and others (SC).
This week in Warrendale, AMERICAN WOODCOCKS (FOS) (SK).
On 3/15 at the Moody Road ponds, 1 AMERICAN WIGEON, 1 BLUE-WINGED TEAL
(SC).
ARMSTRONG COUNTY:
At Crooked Creek Lake on 3/9, sightings included 2 BALD EAGLES, 1 COMMON
RAVEN; on 3/13, 2 BALD EAGLES and others (MVan).
BEAVER COUNTY:
On 3/13 in Independence Township, 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS (MVas). On 3/14 at
Independence Marsh, 1 BLUE-WINGED TEAL and others (KSJ).
BUTLER COUNTY:
On 3/14 at Lake Arthur, 1 ROSS'S GOOSE, 1 BALD EAGLE (AH with Pat McShea);
on 3/15, BALD EAGLE (RN).
CLARION COUNTY:
In Sligo this week, TUNDRA SWANS, AMERICAN WOODCOCKS (FOS) (CW).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
On 3/9 along Geneva Marsh, ~50 flyover TUNDRA SWANS that headed for
Conneaut Lake (SK).
At Conneaut Lake on 3/9, ~40 TUNDRA SWANS (SK).
On 3/9 at Pymatuning, NORTHERN PINTAILS, TUNDRA SWANS, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK,
and others (SK); on 3/12, 11 TURKEY VULTURES (FOS) (JC); on 3/13 at the
Game Commission building, 1 TREE SWALLOW (FOS) (reported to MVas by Ron
Leberman); on 3/14 in Pymatuning, 1 GADWALL, 1 NORTHERN PINTAIL, 6
REDHEADS, 2 BALD EAGLES (SS); on 3/15, 1 adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 1
first-cycle GLAUCOUS GULL (SK).
ERIE COUNTY:
On 3/9 and 3/10 at Presque Isle State Park, sightings included 1 MERLIN;
on 3/12, 1 NORTHERN HARRIER; on 3/13 through 3/15, 1 HARLEQUIN DUCK (JMcW).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
On 3/14 at Deer Lake, NORTHERN PINTAIL and others (LD).
At Lake Paige (Nemacolin) on 3/14, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, 1 unconfirmed
NORTHERN SHRIKE (LD).
INDIANA COUNTY:
This week in Clarksburg, EASTERN TOWHEE (FOS), AMERICAN WOODCOCK (FOS)
(MC).
On 3/9 at Yellow Creek State Park, 162 flyover TUNDRA SWANS, 1 COMMON
RAVEN, 4-5 PURPLE FINCHES, and others (MVan with Margaret Higbee, Lee
Carnahan, Sue & Jenny Dickson); on 3/13, 12 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, 14 RUSTY
BLACKBIRDS, and more (MH with Roger Higbee and Lee Carnahan).
On 3/13 near Shelocta, 1 singing PINE WARBLER (MH).
At Creekside on 3/13, AMERICAN WOODCOCKS (reported to MH by Mary Assenat).
In Indiana on 3/14, 7+ FISH CROWS (MH with Roger Higbee).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
At Black Swamp on 3/10, GADWALL, NORTHERN PINTAILS, AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS,
GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 2 flyover SANDHILL CRANES, and more (SG); on 3/13, 33
NORTHERN PINTAILS, 12 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 4 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, 12
GADWALL, 6 AMERICAN WIGEON, and more (MVas). In Plain Grove on 3/13, 22
SANDHILL CRANES, NORTHERN HARRIER, 4 GADWALL, and others (MVas).
On 3/11 at Edinburg Lake, 5 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 2 AMERICAN WIGEON, 4
NORTHERN PINTAILS, 1 RUDDY DUCK, 1 BALD EAGLE, and more (MVas).
MERCER COUNTY:
At Shenango Lake on 3/9, sightings included CANVASBACKS, REDHEADS, 370
TUNDRA SWANS, NORTHERN PINTAILS, SCAUP SP. (SK); on 3/10, TUNDRA SWANS, 5
BALD EAGLES (SG), 1 HORNED GREBE, 5 GADWALL, 10 AMERICAN WIGEON, 10 RUDDY
DUCKS, and others (SS); on 3/11, 54 AMERICAN WIGEON, 44 NORTHERN PINTAILS,
4 GADWALL, 10 AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, 10 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 17 CANVASBACKS,
RUDDY DUCKS, and other divers, 2 BALD EAGLES (MVas); on 3/12, 1 NORTHERN
PINTAIL, ~10 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, AMERICAN WIGEON (SS); on 3/13, 1 BALD
EAGLE, 15-20 AMERICAN WIGEON, 6+ GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 33 NORTHERN PINTAILS,
and others (JB); on 3/14, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, CANVASBACKS,
AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS, GADWALL, NORTHERN PINTAIL, GREEN-WINGED TEAL,
AMERICAN WIGEON, several BALD EAGLES, and more (KSJ), 1 CHUKAR (SS), 1 RED-
NECKED GREBE, 1 MERLIN (reported to MVas by Dave & Debbie Darney). On
3/15, highlights were AMERICAN WIGEON, NORTHERN PINTAILS, 2 AMERICAN BLACK
DUCKS, BALD EAGLES (SK).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
At the AMD pond on 3/9 and 3/10, sightings included 1 REDHEAD; also on
3/10, 1 RUDDY DUCK (SC); on 3/15, 1 RUDDY DUCK and others (MVas).
On 3/11 at Canonsburg Lake, 1 HERMIT THRUSH (FOS), 1 RUDDY DUCK, 2
AMERICAN WIGEON, and others (SC).
On 3/11 along Donaldson Road in Robinson Township, 1 EASTERN PHOEBE (FOS),
1 EASTERN MEADOWLARK (FOS) (reported to MVas by Becky Smith and Shirley
Mutz).
At Washington Cemetery on 3/11 and 3/12, 1 MERLIN (CH, SG with CH).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
From last week: On 3/7 at Loyalhanna Lake, sightings included BALD EAGLE,
KILLDEER (FOS) (TV).
On 3/12 at Loyalhanna Lake, NORTHERN PINTAILS and others (SG).
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Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA
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