| Current
report - Wednesday January 28, 2009
- Birds Mentioned
Click Here for species
accounts for many of these birds
Eared Grebe (NJ)+
Western Grebe (NJ)+
Black-bellied Whistling-duck (DE)+
Barnacle Goose (NJ)+
Rufous Hummingbird (NJ)+
Selasphorus Hummingbird Sp. (DE)+
Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler (PA)+
Green-tailed Towhee (NJ)+
Le Conte's Sparrow (PA)+
(NJ)+ (Details requested
by New Jersey
Birds Records Committee)
(PA)+ (Details requested by Pennsylvania
Ornthological Records Committee)
(DE)+ (Details requested by Delaware
Records Committee)
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
American Bittern
Tricolored Heron
Greater White-fronted Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose X Canada Goose
Tundra Swan
Eurasian Wigeon
Redhead
King Eider
Common Eider
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Sandhill Crane X Common Crane
Common Crane
Purple Sandpiper
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Snowy Owl
Short-eared Owl
Red-headed Woodpecker
Horned Lark
Red-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Marsh Wren
American Pipit
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Ipswich Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
Snow Bunting
Dickcissel
Rusty Blackbird
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Pine Siskin
Hotline: Delaware Valley Rare Bird Alert
Email reports to:
Compiler: Steve Kacir, Delaware
Valley Ornithological Club
Phone: (215) 240-7547
Voice of the Delaware Valley RBA: Cindy Ahern and Win Shafer
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 GREBES in
Cape May and Hunterdon Counties, NJ; WESTERN GREBE in Monmouth County,
NJ; BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK in Sussex County, DE; BARNACLE GOOSE
in Hunterdon County, NJ; RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD in Cape May County, NJ; AUDUBON’S
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER in Lehigh County, PA; GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE in Camden
County, NJ and LE CONTE’S SPARROW in Delaware County, PA
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.
The Stone Harbor Point EARED GREBE was spotted from
the municipal lot at 80th St and Ocean Ave on Jan 22. That day, the
8th St Jetty in Avalon had a KING EIDER and COMMON EIDERS. One or two
SNOWY OWLS have been sitting on top of lights on the bridge from Stone
Harbor Point to Nummy’s Island, with the most recent report from
Jan 25. The two hours surrounding sunset have proved the best time to
find these SNOWY OWLS. On Jan 35, three IPSWICH SPARROWS were at Stone
Harbor Point, and 2 TRICOLORED HERONS were at Nummy’s Island.
At least one RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was still being seen at 711 New England
Rd through Jan 28. On Jan 23, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS flew over Cape
Island Preserve and Lincoln Ave and Cape Ave near St Mary’s Church.
Ten WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS flew over St Peter’s Church on Jan
25. Two WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS flew over the Cape May Bird Observatory
Center for Research and Education in Goshen on Jan 26. The hen EURASIAN
WIGEON was at the Villas WMA through Jan 27, along with a drake REDHEAD,
a juvenile RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, CHIPPING SPARROWS
and a PINE WARBLER. Two COMMON REDPOLLS were at the Villas on Jan 24,
and a WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL was in pines just to the left of the Villas
parking lot on Jan 27. An AMERICAN BITTERN and MARSH WRENS were at Jake’s
Landing on Jan 25. Jake’s Landing had 4-5 SHORT-EARED OWLS through
Jan 27, and a dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK perched in a cedar at Jake’s
on Jan 25 & 27. Reed’s Beach had a PINE SISKIN on Jan 25.
A GLAUCOUS GULL was at the Ocean Dr fisheries plant on Jan 24. On Jan
25, an ALCID and HORNED GREBE were seen at Poverty Beach. That day,
20 SNOW BUNTINGS were on the beach at Cape May Point State Park, and
a REDHEAD was on Lily Lake. A HOUSE WREN was at Harvard Ave at Cape
May Point on Jan 27.
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.
Up to 16 CRANES including SANDHILL CRANES, 1 COMMON
CRANE and SANDHILL CRANE X COMMON CRANE hybrids were spotted at Husted
Landing through Jan 25. On Jan 27, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen at Baypoint
Rd and at the end of Back Neck Rd in Dix WMA.
Atlantic County:
Click
Here for Atlantic County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No Reports
Monmouth County:
Click
Here for Monmouth County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A WESTERN GREBE was spotted from Manasquan Inlet on
Jan 23. On Jan 26, the WESTERN GREBE was seen from both Phillips Ave
and Roosevelt Ave in Deal. The GREBE was in the ocean off Neptune on
Jan 27. A BLACK BRANT was in a BRANT flock on the lawns adjacent to
Phillips Ave on Jan 25. On Jan 22, a female COMMON EIDER was spotted
off Phillips Ave. A COMMON REDPOLL was in a stand of cottonwoods at
the end of Sandy Hook’s fisherman’s trail on Jan 25. A RED-NECKED
GREBE and 2 large ALCIDS were spotted from the deck opposite the Cultural
Center at Monmouth Beach on Jan 25. A RED-NECKED GREBE and Harbor Seal
were seen from the boardwalk in Allenhurst on Jan 25. On Jan 23, Shark
River Inlet had 19 SNOW BUNTINGS and a COMMON REDPOLL. This week, sightings
of LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS came from Deal Lake, Belmar’s Sylvan
Lake and the rocks off Clem Conover Blvd. The EURASIAN WIGEON was seen
at Silver Lake in Belmar on Jan 23-24. Other species seen at the northern
north shore included WHITE-WINGED SCOTER and HORNED GREBE.
Burlington County:
Click
Here for Burlington County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A pair of LONG-TAILED DUCKS and 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULLS were seen on the Delaware River from Palmyra Cove Nature Center
on Jan 25. That day, another LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on the
Delaware from Riverton. Medford WMA had a flyby WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL
on Jan 25. That day, Franklin Parker Preserve had a dark phase ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWK, 3 PALM WARBLERS and 5 PINE WARBLERS.
Camden County:
Click
Here for Camden County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE has been visiting a backyard
feeder at 1147 Mansion Ave, Collingswood, NJ 08108, which is off of
Cuthbert Blvd. The GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE and has been reported as recently
as Jan 25. Homeowners, John and Peggy McDevit, welcome birders to come
and see the TOWHEE, and request that birders knock on the door, upon
arrival. If there is no answer, you can proceed softly and quietly along
the driveway to view the backyard feeders. The TOWHEE has also been
feeding under shrubs on the left side of the yard. Thank-you John and
Peggy for your hospitality and generosity.
Ocean County:
Click
Here for Ocean County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Jan 27, a SNOWY OWL and 3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were
seen from the bridge to nowhere at the end of Stafford Ave, at Manahawkin
Marsh. Highlights from Barnegat Lighthouse State Park included HARLEQUIN
DUCKS and PURPLE SANDPIPERS. A Mink hunted from the park’s jetty
on Jan 22.
Salem County:
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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.
No Reports
Hunterdon County:
Click
Here for Hunterdon County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The EARED GREBE at Round Valley Reservoir was seen
off the north spillway on Jan 22. The EARED GREBE was near the main
boat launch area on Jan 23, and the most recent report of the GREBE
came from Jan 26. The Califon BARNACLE GOOSE was north of town in a
field off Route 513 and across from Maple Lane on Jan 25. Califon had
WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS on Jan 28, seen between the Califon bridge and
the next bridge on River Rd. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were spotted in
Annandale.
Middlesex County:
A PINE SISKIN was seen at the Labor Education Center
of Rutgers University on Jan 23.
Mercer County:
Click
Here for Mercer County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Jan 22, the pole farm at Mercer County Park NW
had 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS.
Warren County:
Click
Here for Warren County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Jan 21, the fields along Oberly Rd at the Alpha
Grasslands attracted over 50 SNOW BUNTINGS and 5 LAPLAND LONGSPURS.
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS and SNOW BUNTINGS were seen there through Jan 24,
and LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen at Alpha through Jan 23. On Jan 23,
PINE SISKINS, 14 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and COMMON REDPOLLS were reported
near the Richline House at Merrill Creek Reservoir, which is at Fox
Farm Rd and Richline Rd. The WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were still in that
area on Jan 25, and PINE SISKINS were there through Jan 24.
Somerset County:
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Here for Somerset County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Two SANDHILL CRANES have been frequenting a field
bounded by Mettlers Rd and Weston Rd, about 100 yards north of Somerset
County Colonial Park. The SANDHILL CRANES have been seen from Schoolhouse
Rd and Randolph Rd as well, and were reported as recently as Jan 27.
Schermann-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary’s feeders attracted 50-60
PINE SISKINS on Jan 27.
Morris County:
No reports
Union 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.
Over 20 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen at an undisclosed
location in New Castle County on Jan 21. A PALM WARBLER was at the southern
spoils area south of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal on Jan 25.
Kent County:
Click
Here for Kent County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A SELASPHORUS HUMMINGBIRD has been frequenting a feeder
in Dover through Jan 21. SNOW BUNTINGS and LAPLAND LONGSPURS continued
to be found in the HORNED LARK flock that has been frequenting the fields
along Whitehall Neck Rd, the entrance road to Bombay Hook NWR. A GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE and two likely GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE X CANADA
GOOSE hybrids were at Bombay Hook’s Shearness Pool on Jan 26.
Other highlights from Bombay Hook this week included TUNDRA SWANS, AMERICAN
PIPIT and AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS. Killens Pond State Park had a RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCH on Jan 23. On Jan 22, Little Creek WA had a RED-SHOULDERED
HAWK.
Sussex County:
Click
Here for Sussex County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK was at Silver Lake
in Rehoboth through Jan 25.
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.
On Jan 27, ten WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS flew over the
West Mount Airy section of Philadelphia, about a block from Carpenter’s
Woods. Those birds were heading towards the Kitchens Lane access to
Fairmount Park. A pair of WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS has been seen regularly
at Pennypack on the Delaware.
Delaware County:
Click Here
for Delaware County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No reports
On Jan 25-27, a LE CONTE’S SPARROW was
discovered at the Darlington Tract near Wawa. To get to the Darlington
Tract from the intersection of Route 1 and Route 452, go south on Route
1 for about 2 miles, and turn right onto Darlington Rd. Continue down
Darlington Rd for a quarter mile to the bridge over the creek and park
in the parking area just past the bridge. Head north on the trail from
the parking area and follow that trail until it goes under a railroad
bridge. At that point, the trail turns right and a there is a little opening
in the weeds on the left. At that site, walk the field edge farthest from
the road to look for the LE CONTE’S SPARROW. On Jan 26, the LE CONTE’S
SPARROW was east of the green nestbox and up to and around the high hedge
of multifora rose. On Jan 27, the LE CONTE’S SPARROW was closer
to the road, associating with SWAMP SPARROWS in the southern area of the
frozen marsh. A RED CROSSBILL flew over the Darlington Tract on Jan 26.
A flock of 26 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were at the Glen Mills Golf Course
and Glen Mills School in Glen Mills.
Chester County:
Click Here
for Chester County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Three WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS fed on
hemlock cones near the pond below the Chimes Tower at Longwood Gardens
on Jan 23. On Jan 26, Longwood Gardens had 50 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS
in pines on the right side of the walkway that runs from the visitor
center to the conservatory; this area is near the theatre area. On Jan
24, three SNOW BUNTINGS were in a HORNED LARK flock at Homestead Rd
near Struble Lake, and 2 REDHEADS were on Chambers Lake at Hibernia
County Park. Over 300 PINE SISKINS have been visiting feeders in Chadds
Ford.
Montgomery County:
Click
Here for Montgomery County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No Reports
Two COMMON REDPOLLS appeared at a feeder in
Upper Pottsgrove on Jan 24. The WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS at Valley Forge
National Historical Park were still frequenting hemlock trees in the cemetery
behind Washington Memorial Chapel through Jan 23, with a high count of
20 CROSSBILLS on Jan 22. PINE SISKINS have also been seen at the cemetery.
On Jan 27, five WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS fed at the top of a Norway spruce
at the south end of Webb walk at Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust,
and PINE SISKINS were nearby. Two CHIPPING SPARROWS were at the pond at
Pennypack’s main entrance that day. On Jan 27, twenty-five WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS were found at Fort Washington State Park, at an area of Wissahickon
Creek that is just south of the railroad trestle. There is a church on
Bethlehem Pike near this area that has conifers, and the CROSSBILLS may
have come from that area. On Jan 26, four WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were
in red cedars near the stone bridge at Crosswicks Audubon Sanctuary in
Abington Twp. On Jan 26, four WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen in conifers
behind the house at the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, and PINE
SISKINS have visited the feeders there with some regularity. A dead WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILL was discovered north of Clemmers Mill on the Perkiomen Creek.
On Jan 23, two ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS were seen from Church Rd at Green Lane
Reservoir. Two SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen in the northeast corner of the
county on Jan 23. PINE SISKINS have been visiting the feeders of the Briar
Bush Nature Center in Abington Twp through Jan 27.
Bucks County:
Click
Here for Bucks County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Peace Valley Park had a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
and an ICELAND GULL on Jan 18, and 3-8 birds that may have been RED
CROSSBILLS were found there on Jan 19. Other highlights from Peace Valley
included LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, PINE SISKINS. Both PINE SISKINS
and WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS still foraged in the red spruces at the
intersection of Church View Dr and Harrisburg School Rd. Harrisburg
School Rd is the road leading to the Nockamixon State Park Marina, and
spruces are across the street from a yard with many spruce plantings
on the right side of the road as you head towards the marina. The most
recent report of these birds was on Jan 21. Shady Brook Farm, located
at the Newtown Bypass and Stony Hill Rd, continued to host HORNED LARKS,
AMERICAN PIPITS, SNOW BUNTINGS and LAPLAND LONGSPURS. These birds are
best viewed by parking at Newtown Twp Silver Lake Park, walking across
Campus Dr behind the bank and standing at the field’s edge looking
toward the pumpkin patch. On Jan 24, a flock of 20 HORNED LARKS was
at Franklin Lot 5 south of Ann’s Choice and Warminster Community
Park. Churchville Nature Center had LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, PURPLE
FINCH and PINE SISKINS this week. On Jan 23, Lower Makefield Memorial
Park had PINE SISKINS at the Garden of Reflection. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK
was spotted in Hulmeville during a Winter Raptor Survey on Jan 25. A
flock of 20 AMERICAN PIPITS was at the newly created wetland area of
Core Creek Park on Jan 28.
Northampton County:
Click
Here for Northampton County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Jan 24, WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were near the little
pond at Graver’s Arboretum. A flock of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS
and PINE SISKINS fed in white spruces along the driveway at the Koch
Property on Jan 24. The fields along Arrowhead Rd in East Allen Twp
had over 200 SNOW BUNTINGS through Jan 23. On Jan 23, ten LAPLAND LONGSPURS
were counted at that site, and 12 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were there on Jan
22. An AMERICAN PIPIT was at Arrowhead Rd Jan 22-23. A ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWK hunted near the intersection of Airport Rd and Route 329 on Jan
22. On Jan 27, the Bethlehem Landfill below Freemansburg had 25 LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS and an ICELAND GULL. There were 150 PINE SISKINS
at feeders in Seemsville.
Lehigh County:
Click
Here for Lehigh County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The AUDUBON’S YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER was still
at Dorney Pond near 3018 Dorney Park Rd through Jan 25. The AUDUBON’S
WARBLER also spent some time in the yard of 3801 Dorney Park Rd this
week. The GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was at Dorney Pond on Jan 25.
On Jan 25, eleven WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were at a conifer patch just
off Schierer Rd between Poplar Rd and Spooner Rd in SGL 205. The hen
SURF SCOTER was still at Wissler Run on Jan 24. A ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
was at Smith Lane in Alburtis on Jan 22. PINE SISKINS were at Rodale
Park in Trexlertown on Jan 22.
Schuylkill County:
Click
Here for Schuylkill County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Jan 26, twelve SNOW BUNTINGS were spotted in the
Flat Hill Area near Pine Grove, and 90 SNOW BUNTINGS were at Pitman.
That day, a SHORT-EARED OWL was at Mabel.
Berks County:
Click
Here for Berks County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No reports
On Jan 22, four WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen
from Elverson Rd. On Jan 26, ten WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and PINE SISKINS
fed in Norway spruce and Colorado blue spruce at Group Tenting Areas
12-16 on Fire Tower Rd in French Creek State Park; this area is near
the Boone Trail. On Jan 22, CROSSBILLS, PINE SISKINS and a possible
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK were seen between Lake Ontelaunee and the pull-off
at Kindt Corner and West Shore Dr. On Jan 27, a flock of 27 WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS was at SGL 180 in Blue Marsh. Three hundred PINE SISKINS
were at feeders in Leesport. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were also reported
from Leesport.
Lancaster County:
Click
Here for Lancaster County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Tom Amico has extended an invitation for birders interested
in seeing his visiting DICKCISSEL to visit his property at 1023 Penny
Rd in Holtwood, PA 17532. Tom asks that interested birders come up the
driveway and park behind his camper to view the feeders and nearby spruce
tree that the DICKCISSEL has favored. The DICKCISSEL was reported as
recently as Jan 23. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and PINE SISKINS were at
the spruce and pine grove at the Reservoir Rd clearing through Jan 23.
Reservoir Rd is off Route 897 southeast of New Holland, near the New
Holland Reservoir. This is a Pennsylvania Game Commission Propagation
Area, and all birding must be done near the road. Through Jan 25, WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS were seen at the Nature Trail or near the red barn at Conestoga
Pines Park off Pitney Rd, and PINE SISKINS have been in the area as
well. A high count of nearly 100 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS was noted at
Conestoga Pines Park on Jan 25. A dozen WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were
on the Conestoga River side of the intersection of River Rd and Powerhouse
Rd in Safe Harbor. A small flock of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS flew in
to a spruce tree at the 2100 block of Oregon Pike, Lancaster. On Jan
25, a RED CROSSBILL and a WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL were both seen as flyby
birds at the trash dump area along City View Dr in Lancaster County
Central Park, and 12 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were seen from Golf Rd
near the Meadia Heights Golf Club buildings. A WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL
was seen in Ephrata. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS continue to be spotted in the
area around Voganville Rd, Wissler Rd and Snapper Dr. A SNOW BUNTING
was in the HORNED LARK flock at the intersection of Musser School Rd
and Zeltenreich Rd on Jan 25. A LAPLAND LONGSPUR and AMERICAN PIPITS
were at the intersection of School Lane Rd and Route 897 on Jan 28.
Lebanon County:
Click
Here for Lebanon County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Jan 23, there were 9 RED CROSSBILLS at SGL 145,
near Colebrook. The same day, Camp Kirchenwald had 18 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS;
the camp is across from SGL 145. Two WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were at
the post office in Ono on Jan 22.
Carbon County:
No Reports
Monroe County:
No reports
Pike County:
No reports
Wayne County:
No reports
PA Extralimitals:
No reports
Extralimital Reports
No reports
Announcements
On February 1, Debbie
Beer will lead a DVOC field trip to Roosevelt Park in Philadelphia
for winter waterfowl. The field trip will meet at the parking lot on
the south side of the main lake at 9:00AM. Dress warmly and bring scopes
and binoculars. There is no field trip fee, and non-members are welcome.
Please contact Debbie if you plan on attending. Directions and contact
information for the trip leader are on the DVOC website: http://www.dvoc.org
The next meeting of the DVOC will take place
at 7:30PM on Feb 5 at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia,
PA, the meeting will feature a program by Mary Gustafson entitled “Don’t
Just Blink: Look Twice - Texas Style.” Adrian Binns will also
present on Ornithological Study entitled, “Distribution of Eastern
Screech-owl Morphs.” More details are available online at http://www.dvoc.org
See Life Paulagics is running winter pelagic trips
in the Delaware Valley region. On the schedule are trips out of Lewes,
DE on Saturday Feb 7, out of Belmar, NJ on Sunday Feb 8. This is a prime
time of year for finding Dovekies, and there have already been multiple
sightings both from shore and inshore waters in the region this winter,
with 75 Dovekies spotted on the Jan 2 Pelagic Christmas Bird Count out
of Belmar, NJ. For more information, call 215-234-6805 or visit them
on the web at http://www.paulagics.com
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
. This is Steve Kacir, good
birding to you all and thanks for calling, surfing and reporting.
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