| Current
report - Wednesday October 22, 2008
- Birds Mentioned
Click Here for species
accounts for many of these birds
Eared Grebe ++
Brown Booby +
Anhinga ++
Swainson's Hawk +
Swainson's Hawk ++
Wilson's Plover +++
Franklin's Gull (MD)
Broad-billed Hummingbird (MA)
Say's Phoebe (NY)
Harris's Sparrow +++
+ (Details requested by New
Jersey Birds Records Committee)
++ (Details requested by Pennsylvania
Ornthological Records Committee)
+++ (Details requested by Delaware
Records Committee)
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Northern Gannet
Brown Pelican
Great Cormorant
American Bittern
Snowy Egret
Tricolored Heron
Snow Goose
Cackling Goose
Brant
King Eider
Common Eider
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Bald Eagle
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Common Moorhen
American Golden-plover
Piping Plover
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Red Knot
Purple Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Ruff
Wilson's Phalarope
Parasitic Jaeger
Laughing Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Short-eared Owl
Selasphorus Hummingbird Sp.
Red-headed Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Western Kingbird
Loggerhead Shrike
Common Raven
Purple Martin
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Marsh Wren
Bicknell's Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
American Pipit
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Clay-colored Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Snow Bunting
Dickcissel
Bobolink
Rusty Blackbird
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
Hotline: Delaware Valley Rare Bird Alert
Email reports to:
Compilers: Steve Kacir and Win Shafer - Delaware
Valley Ornithological Club
Phone: (215) 240-7547
URL: http://www.dvoc.org/RBA/Current/Active/Index.htm
Welcome to the Delaware Valley Rare Bird Alert, a service
provided by the joint efforts of the Academy
of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the Delaware
Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC), covering the Delaware
Valley Regions of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
This week, we highlight reports of EARED GREBE in Lancaster
County, PA; ANHINGA in Lebanon County, PA; a probable BROWN BOOBY in Monmouth
County, NJ; SWAINSON’S HAWKS in Cape May County, NJ & Sussex
County, DE; possible WILSON’S PLOVER in Kent County, DE and HARRIS’S
SPARROW in New Castle County, DE.
For New Jersey: Click
Here for the New Jersey Birding List
Cape May County:
Click
Here for Cape May County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Oct 19, a subadult male KING EIDER was seen off
the St Peter’s Jetty and Pearl Ave Jetty in Cape May. A SWAINSON’S
HAWK was seen from Higbee Beach WMA on Oct 17, and 5 VESPER SPARROWS
were in Higbee’s first tower field that morning. A CLAY-COLORED
SPARROW was at Higbee that day as well. DICKCISSELS were at Higbee Oct
16-18, with a high count of three on Oct 16. On Oct 18, Higbee had LINCOLN’S
& VESPER SPARROW. ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS were reported there Oct
17-18. Other highlights from Higbee included GREAT CORMORANT, STILT
SANDPIPERS, AMERICAN PIPITS, RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, PINE SISKINS and PURPLE
FINCHES. A PURPLE SANDPIPER was on the St Mary’s Jetty on Oct
17. A WILSON’S PHALAROPE was at Cape May Point State Park’s
Bunker Pond on Oct 15, and was seen at The Nature Conservancy’s
Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge Oct 15-16. A HUDSONIAN GODWIT flew past
the Cape May Point State Park Hawk Watch on Oct 17. The hawk watch spotted
a SWAINSON’S HAWK on Oct 18, and GOLDEN EAGLES made the count
Oct 18-19. On Oct 18, migrating seabirds included a mix of 10,000-20,000
BLACK and SURF SCOTERS, 1,000 NORTHERN GANNETS and 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS.
A WILSON’S WARBLER was at the State Park that day. Additional
highlights from the State Park were BRANT, MERLINS, PEREGRINE FALCONS,
RED-SHOULDERED and BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, AMERICAN PIPITS, RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES, PINE SISKINS and PURPLE FINCHES. The Rea Farm had a BOBOLINK,
LINCOLN’S SPARROW and GOLDEN EAGLE on Oct 18, and an ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER and PURPLE FINCHES were there the next day. A LARK SPARROW was
behind the Cape Harbor Motor Inn on Oct 18. A NELSON’S SHARP-TAILED
SPARROW was at Two Mile Landing on Oct 19. On Oct 20, a PARASITIC JAEGER
was at the rips, and BROWN PELICANS were seen from the bayside jetties.
A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen near the Concrete Ship on Oct 21. AMERICAN
PIPITS were at Jake’s Landing that day.
On Oct 17, the mudflats west of the free bridge for
Nummy’s Island had a HUDSONIAN GODWIT with 2 MARBLED GODWITS.
On Oct 22, Nummy’s Island had GREAT CORMORANT, BROWN PELICAN,
AMERICAN BITTERN, over 100 RED KNOTS, PIPING PLOVER, 2 MARBLED GODWITS,
10 SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS and 17 NELSON’S SHARP-TAILED
SPARROWS, including 2 of the nelsoni subspecies. On Oct 21, Stone Harbor
Point had BRANT, PIPING PLOVER, RED KNOTS and SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED
SPARROW. A KING EIDER and over 100 PINE SISKINS flew past the Avalon
Sea Watch on Oct 18. Two COMMON EIDERS flew past the sea watch on Oct
19. Other highlights for the Avalon Sea Watch were RED-THROATED LOONS,
NORTHERN GANNETS, GREAT CORMORANTS, BROWN PELICANS, BRANTS, BLACK and
SURF SCOTERS, WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, PARASITIC JAEGERS and BONAPARTE’S
GULLS.
Click
here for Karl and Judy Lukens's website where there are pictures
of various interesting birds that have been seen in Cape May County
and in New Jersey.
Cumberland County:
Click
Here for Cumberland County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A BICKNELL’S THRUSH was at East Point Lighthouse
on Oct 17. Heislerville WMA had 5 MARBLED GODWITS in the southernmost
impoundment that day.
Atlantic County:
Click
Here for Atlantic County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Oct 19, the Brigantine Division of Edwin B Forsythe
NWR had an AMERICAN BITTERN near the Gull Tower, a TRICOLORED HERON
in the East Pool, MERLIN, 3 MARBLED GODWITS, CASPIAN TERNS and SALTMARSH
SHARP-TAILED SPARROW. That day, a SHORT-EARED OWL crossed Brigantine’s
north dike midway between the northeast turn and the dogleg before hiding
in the grass. On Oct 20, Tuckerton WMA’s Great Bay Blvd area had
an AMERICAN BITTERN.
Monmouth County:
Click
Here for Monmouth County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A probable BROWN BOOBY flew over Sandy Hook’s
Plum Island on Oct 16, and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was at G-Lot that
day. On Oct 17, a NELSON’S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW was in the grasses
at K-Lot, and a PURPLE FINCH flew over the area. A DICKCISSEL flew over
the Officer’s Row that morning. Six AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS flew
over the Boy Scout Camp area. A PIPING PLOVER was at the north end of
SANDY HOOK. Other highlights from Sandy Hook on Oct 17 were GREAT CORMORANT,
100 BRANT, 6 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, AMERICAN PIPIT, NASHVILLE WARBLER
and 8 PINE SISKINS. On Oct 18, a SHORT-EARED OWL was at the North End
of Sandy Hook, and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen south of Guardian
Park. That day, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was at the end of Fisherman’s
Trail. Two juvenile COMMON MOORHENS were at Sandy Hook’s North
Pond through Oct 17. Other Sandy Hook sightings this week included RED-THROATED
LOONS, NORTHERN GANNETS, SURF and BLACK SCOTERS, MERLINS and PEREGRINE
FALCONS.
Burlington County:
Click
Here for Burlington County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Camden County:
Click
Here for Camden County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Ocean County:
Click
Here for Ocean County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Salem County:
Click
Here for Salem County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Gloucester County:
Click
Here for Gloucester County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Click
Here for information on DVOC member Sandra
Keller's Gloucester County Big Year.
The National Park Dredge Spoils area had 2 LINCOLN’S
SPARROWS on Oct 18.
Hunterdon County:
Click
Here for Hunterdon County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
PURPLE FINCHES and PINE SISKINS were in the Tewksbury/Califon
area.
Middlesex County:
A CACKLING GOOSE was in Monroe Twp on Oct 16. On Oct
20, South Amboy had 4 RED-THROATED LOONS and BRANT.
Mercer County:
Click
Here for Mercer County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Warren County:
Click
Here for Warren County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Oct 17, two NORTHERN GOSHAWKS flew past Raccoon
Ridge, and two more flew by on Oct 22. On Oct 19, two SNOW BUNTINGS
were seen from the hawk watch. Two hundred BRANT and 200 PINE SISKINS
were noted at Raccoon Ridge on Oct 22. Other notable sightings at Raccoon
Ridge included COMMON LOONS, PEREGRINE FALCON and COMMON RAVEN. A NORTHERN
GOSHAWK flew past the Scott’s Mountain Hawk Watch on Oct 21, and
other sightings from Scott’s Mountain this week included COMMON
LOONS, RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, MERLINS, PEREGRINE FALCON and COMMON RAVENS.
Somerset County:
Click
Here for Somerset County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Morris County:
No reports
NJ Extralimitals:
No reports
For Delaware: Click
Here for the Delaware Birding List
New Castle County
Click
Here for New Castle County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The adult HARRIS’S SPARROW was at Brandywine
Creek State Park through Oct 19. To get to where the HARRIS’S
SPARROW was seen, go to the main park entrance off Addams Dam Road.
Just past the entrance booth, the road makes a sharp left and a long
driveway goes up the hill to a farmhouse. The HARRIS’S SPARROW
has been seen at the rock wall on the left side of the driveway as well
as in brush across the road and downhill from that location. LINCOLN’S
SPARROWS were also in that area on Oct 18-19,
and a DICKCISSEL was there on Oct 16.
The Ashland Nature Center Hawk Watch spotted
GOLDEN EAGLES on Oct 18 & 20. A total of 37 PINE SISKINS flew past
the hawk watch on Oct 19. On Oct 17, a PINE SISKIN flew past the hawk
watch, and a FOX SPARROW was spotted on Oct 21. Other highlights from
Ashland this week included SNOW GEESE, RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, MERLINS
and PURPLE FINCHES.
Kent County:
Click
Here for Kent County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Oct 17, Bombay Hook NWR had AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS.
An unconfirmed report of WILSON’S PLOVER came from Bombay Hook
last week. On Oct 16, Killens Pond State Park had PILEATED WOODPECKER,
SWAINSON’S THRUSH, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and NASHVILLE WARBLER.
Sussex County:
Click
Here for Sussex County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A SWAINSON’S HAWK and NORTHERN GOSHAWK flew
past the Cape Henlopen State Park Hawk Watch on Oct 17, and a CAPE MAY
WARBLER was seen in the area of Fort Miles and Great Dune that day.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was at the Fort Miles area on Oct 16. On Oct
18, the hawk watch noted a GOLDEN EAGLE along with 6,000-8,000 SCOTERS
and 21 RED-THROATED LOONS. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen from the
hawk watch platform on Oct 16. A PARASITIC JAEGER, GREAT CORMORANT and
at least 28 PINE SISKINS were seen from the hawk watch platform on Oct
20. Other sightings from Cape Henlopen this week included NORTHERN GANNETS,
BROWN PELICANS, BRANT, RED-SHOULDERED and BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, PEREGRINE
FALCONS, MERLINS, BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES, AMERICAN PIPITS, RUSTY BLACKBIRDS
and PINE SISKINS.
Trap Pond State Park had a PILEATED WOODPECKER
on Oct 16. Oak Grove in Seaford had at least 15 PINE SISKINS on Oct
20, and a DICKCISSEL and 3 LINCOLN’S SPARROWS were on the Maryland
side of the property on Oct 12.
For Pennsylvania: Click
Here for the Pennsylvania Birding List
Philadelphia County:
Click
Here for Philadelphia County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Delaware County:
Click Here
for Delaware County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A PURPLE MARTIN was seen near the Commodore
Barry exit of I-95 northbound. A GOLDEN EAGLE flew past the Rose Tree
Park Hawk Watch on Oct 21. Other highlights from Rose Tree Park were
BALD EAGLES, RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS and PILEATED WOODPECKER this week.
Chester County:
Click Here
for Chester County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Montgomery County:
Click
Here for Montgomery County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Click
Here for information on DVOC member Steve
Kacir's Montgomery County Big Year.
On Oct 18, Norristown Farm Park hosted a CACKLING
GOOSE, MARSH WREN, AMERICAN PIPITS and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW. The next
day, the Farm Park had AMERICAN PIPITS and 2 VESPER SPARROWS. The VESPER
SPARROWS were in a field near the composting area of the park. This
week, Fort Washington State Park’s Militia Hill Hawk Watch noted
COMMON LOONS, BROAD-WINGED and RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS.
Bucks County:
Click
Here for Bucks County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Oct 17, a SURF SCOTER was across from the boat
launch on Lake Towhee at Towhee County Park. Three CACKLING GEESE were
at the Chapman Rd bridge at Peace Valley Park on Oct 18. Other recent
sightings from Peace Valley included SNOWY EGRETS, LINCOLN’S SPARROWS,
RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and PURPLE FINCHES. Churchville Nature Center had LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS this week.
Northampton County:
Click
Here for Northampton County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Eight CACKLING GEESE flew over Little Gap on Oct 17.
A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was at the marshy area at the intersection
of Hillside and Valley View Roads. The National Park Dr area had PURPLE
FINCHES on Oct 20 and PINE SISKINS on Oct 19-20, with a high count of
70 SISKINS on Oct 19. Recent sightings from the Koch Property included
VESPER SPARROWS, LINCOLN’S SPARROWS, PINE SISKINS and PURPLE FINCHES.
Lehigh County:
Click
Here for Lehigh County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Two GOLDEN EAGLES flew past the Bake Oven Knob Hawk
Watch on Oct 16. Four GOLDEN EAGLES were seen on Oct 18, and six were
seen on Oct 22. A single GOLDEN EAGLE was noted at Bake Oven on Oct
21. On Oct 20-22, single NORTHERN GOSHAWKS flew past the hawk watch.
Counts of PINE SISKINS at Bake Oven included 125 on Oct 20 and 370 on
Oct 21, but the high count was 895 PINE SISKINS on Oct 22. That day,
150 BRANTS also flew past Bake Oven Knob. Other highlights from Bake
Oven Knob this week were RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, MERLINS, PEREGRINE FALCON,
COMMON RAVENS and PURPLE FINCHES.
Schuykill County:
Click
Here for Schuykill County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A flock of 15 PINE SISKINS were at Owl Creek on Oct
19.
Berks County:
Click
Here for Berks County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No reports
Eighty PINE SISKINS flew over SGL-110 on Oct
19, and other sightings from SGL-110 included PILEATED WOODPECKER, RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCH and 2 PURPLE FINCHES. The Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hawk Watch
noted GOLDEN EAGLES on Oct 16-19 & Oct 21-22, with 4 GOLDEN EAGLES
making the count on Oct 22. NORTHERN GOSHAWKS were seen there Oct 16-17
& Oct 21-22. PINE SISKINS flew by Hawk Mountain Oct 17-21, with over
200 SISKINS on Oct 17, 243 on Oct 19, 238 on Oct 22 and the week’s
high count of 591 SISKINS on Oct 21. Other highlights from Hawk Mountain
this week were COMMON LOON, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, PEREGRINE FALCON, MERLINS
and PURPLE FINCHES.
Lancaster County:
Click
Here for Lancaster County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The previously reported two EARED GREBES were found
at the Conejohela Flats on Oct 19. The GREBES were in an area west of
Sharp-tailed and Gull Islands, only accessible by boat. Other birds
in the area that day included RED-THROATED LOON, LAUGHING GULL and BONAPARTE’S
GULL. On Oct 19, the Greenfield Estates Pond off Greenfield Rd in East
Lampeter Twp had a BRANT and 3 CACKLING GEESE. On Oct 16, two NASHVILLE
WARBLERS and 40 PINE SISKINS were seen at the 1.5 mile power line cut
off Pinch Rd. Sixty PINE SISKINS were there on Oct 21, and 573 were
found the next day.
Lebanon County:
Click
Here for Lebanon County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The Lebanon County side of the Pinch Rd power line
cut had 4,645 PINE SISKINS on Oct 21. The Second Mountain Hawk Watch
noted an ANHINGA and 8 BRANT on Oct 17. GOLDEN EAGLES were reported
there Oct 16-20 & Oct 22. PINE SISKINS were noted Oct 15, 18 &
20-22, with 275 PINE SISKINS on Oct 20. Other sightings from Second
Mountain included COMMON LOONS, RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, PEREGRINE FALCON,
MERLINS, COMMON RAVENS and PURPLE FINCH.
Carbon County:
On Oct 19, PURPLE FINCHES and 32 PINE SISKINS were
at Beltzville State Park.
Monroe County:
No reports
Pike County:
No reports
PA Extralimitals:
A SELASPHORUS HUMMINGBIRD appeared at a private residence
in South Hanover Twp, Dauphin County Oct 16-19. On Oct 19, a LOGGERHEAD
SHRIKE was in a cattle pasture on Kohler Rd in Chambersburg, Franklin
County.
Extralimital Reports
MARYLAND:
On Oct 16, a WESTERN KINGBIRD was at Assateague/State Park South in
Worcester County. A REEVE (female RUFF) was in a plowed field by Handy
Point Rd and Fairlee Rd in Northern Kent County on Oct 18. On Oct 18,
an immature FRANKLIN’S GULL was at the Tydings Memorial Park Marina
in Havre de Grace, Harford County.
VIRGINIA:
The BROWN BOOBY at Claytor Lake State Park in Pulaski County was reported
as recently as Oct 20.
NEW YORK:
On Oct 22, a SAY’S PHOEBE and 3 EARED GREBES were at the Batavia
Waste Water Treatment Plant in Genesee County.
MASSACHUSETTS:
The Cape Cod BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD that has been visiting feeders
at 65 Grassy Pond Drive in Dennis, Barnstable County was still being
reported as recently as Oct 20.
RHODE ISLAND:
On Oct 16, an EARED GREBE was at Trustom Pond, South Kingstown, Washington
County.
Announcements
On Nov 1 or Nov 2 (exact date to be determined), Frank
Windfelder, Bill Murphy and Chris Walters will lead a DVOC field trip
to Bake Oven Knob in Lehigh County, PA for migrating raptors. This is
a good time of year for migrating Golden Eagles and Northern Goshawks.
The trip will meet at the Bake Oven Knob Parking Lot at 8:30AM, and
attendees should bring a packed lunch. Please contact Frank Windfelder
if you plan on attending the field trip.
Additional information, including trip reports from previous trips and
contact information for the trip leaders can be found on the DVOC website:
http://www.dvoc.org
The next meeting of the DVOC will begin at 7:30pm
on Thursday Nov 6 at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia,
PA. The main program of the meeting features a presentation by Adrian
Binns entitled "Watching East Africa’s Unique Wildlife.”
Details are on the website, and guests are always welcome.
The DVOC Annual Banquet will take place on Thursday
November 20.
Please set aside November 20 for the Annual Banquet, which is always
a great time. Speakers Clay & Pat Sutton will present "Birds
& Birding at Cape May (a Bird Walk Through Time)," and book
signing. The evening begins with a cash bar at 6PM, and dinner is served
at 7pm. The cost is $46 per person. Menu choices, prices, and more information
including the reservation form can be found on-line at: http://www.dvoc.org/Banquet/Banquet.htm
At 7:30PM on Nov 21, the Wyncote Audubon Society will
meet at the Plymouth Meeting House located at the intersection of Germantown
and Butler Pikes in Plymouth Meeting, when Cliff Hence will present
"Birding Spain and England." The program is free and open
to the public. Jeff Gordon will present "The Delaware Birding Trail:
a Birder's View of the First State" at the Wyncote Audubon Annual
Dinner on Sunday Dec 7. For more information and registration contact
Marlene Morano at 215-342-7996 or email Jane Henderson at: [email protected]
The Delaware Valley Rare Bird Alert is a weekly report
on birding in the Delaware Valley Region including
Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey. To report birds or significant
upcoming birding events and planned pelagic trips, please email
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