| Current
report - Wednesday June 17, 2009
- Birds Mentioned
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accounts for many of these birds
White-faced Ibis (NJ)+
Mississippi Kite (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)
Cory's Shearwater
Greater Shearwater
Northern Gannet
Brown Pelican
Least Bittern
Little Blue Heron
Cattle Egret
Black-crowned Night-heron
Turkey Vulture
Snow Goose
Mississippi Kite
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Bobwhite
Common Moorhen
Sandhill Crane
Piping Plover
Black-necked Stilt
White-rumped Sandpiper
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Nelson's Gull (Glaucous X Herring Hybrid)
Gull-billed Tern
Royal Tern
Least Tern
Black Skimmer
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Chuck-will's-widow
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Common Raven
Cliff Swallow
Brown Creeper
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Brewster's Warbler
Northern Parula
Prothonotary Warbler
Ovenbird
Kentucky Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Vesper Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Blue Grosbeak
Dickcissel
Bobolink
White-winged Crossbill
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 CORY'S SHEARWATERS,
GREATER SHEARWATER, WHITE-FACED IBIS and MISSISSIPPI KITES in Cape May
County, NJ and MISSISSIPPI KITE in Berks 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.
On June 16, strong east winds brought shearwaters
and NORTHERN GANNETS offshore of Cape May. That day, over 25 CORY'S
SHEARWATERS were spotted from Cape May Point, with birds seen from the
Cape May Convention Center and the St Mary's jetty. A GREATER SHEARWATER
and 5 CORY'S SHEARWATERS were seen from the beach at The Nature Conservancy
(TNC) Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge, and a CORY'S SHEARWATER and 54
NORTHERN GANNETS were spotted from the 8th St Jetty in Avalon. On June
14, a nonbreeding-plumaged WHITE-FACED IBIS was at a small pond off
Bayberry Rd and a marshy area past the first produce stand on Stone
Harbor Blvd. On June 13 & 14, a MISSISSIPPI KITE was at the Rea
Farm, with other sightings from the Rea Farm including BLUE GROSBEAKS.
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was over Cape May Point on June 15. On June 13, five
MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen at Mount Zion Cemetery off Shunpike Rd in
West Cape May.
Three LEAST BITTERNS were at TNC Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge on June
15, and another LEAST BITTERN was there on June 12. Two COMMON MOORHENS
were mating at the refuge's east pool on the evening of June 16, and
a NELSON'S GULL (GLAUCOUS X HERRING GULL) and 1-4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULLS have been on the beach at the TNC property through June 16. Other
birds at the refuge included PIPING PLOVERS, CLIFF SWALLOW, YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT and BLUE GROSBEAKS. Four BROWN PELICANS were well offshore of Cape
May Point State Park on June 17, and the park had BLUE GROSBEAK and
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. The Villas WMA had LITTLE BLUE HERON, PROTHONOTARY
WARBLERS and BLUE GROSBEAKS. Reed's Beach had a BROWN PELICAN on June
13-14, and a CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW called from the forest edge at Reed's
Beach on the evening of June 15. PIPING PLOVERS were at Stone Harbor
Point. Stone Harbor had a flyby BROWN PELICAN and a lingering WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER was there on June 13.
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.
Recent sightings from Heislerville WMA included GULL-BILLED
TERN, SUMMER TANAGERS and PROTHONOTARY WARBLER.
Atlantic County:
Click
Here for Atlantic County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The Brigantine Division of Edwin B Forsythe had a
SNOW GOOSE.
Monmouth County:
Click
Here for Monmouth County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No Reports
Burlington County:
Click
Here for Burlington County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On June 15, a BROWN CREEPER was singing at the Shinns
Branch cedar grove of Brendan T Byrne State Forest.
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.
A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was reportedly at
Mashipacong Bogs Preserve on June 13.
Salem County:
Click
Here for Salem County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On June 14, five LEAST BITTERNS were at Mannington
Marsh, and a COMMON MOORHEN called from the middle bridge. Featherbed
Lane had BOBOLINKS.
Gloucester County:
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Here for Gloucester County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Hunterdon County:
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Here for Hunterdon County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Middlesex County:
On June 10, a nearly completely white RED-TAILED HAWK
was at the Busch Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick.
Mercer County:
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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.
No reports
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
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.
On June 12, a KENTUCKY WARBLER was near the most
northeastern parking lot Iron Hill Park in Newark. This KENTUCKY WARBLER
was between the two paths going north into the woods. Other birds at
Iron Hill Park included ACADIAN FLYCATCHER and HOODED WARBLER. The Thousand
Acre Marsh had BLACK SKIMMERS on June 15.
Kent County:
Click
Here for Kent County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On June 12, Hunting Quarter Rd had 2 male DICKCISSELS
around house #413. A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was heard from the Upper Blackbird
Creek Component of the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve
(DNERR) on June 12. Sightings from Bombay Hook NWR included NORTHERN
BOBWHITES, BLACK-NECKED STILTS with chicks, BLACK SKIMMERS, ACADIAN
FLYCATCHERS, BLUE GROSBEAKS, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, NORTHERN PARULA and
OVENBIRDS. Port Mahon Wildlife Area had ROYAL TERNS. Ted Harvey WA had
OVENBIRDS, BLUE GROSBEAK and LEAST TERNS.
Sussex County:
Click
Here for Sussex County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On June 12, three DICKCISSELS, a VESPER SPARROW, GRASSHOPPER
SPARROWS and BLUE GROSBEAKS were in the field at Clendaniel Pond Rd
and Fleatown Rd, which is south of Milford. A DICKCISSEL was reported
from Woodland Ferry Rd, one mile south of Reliance at an organic cow
farm with lush pasture.
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.
The Upper Wissahickon Valley had ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS.
Delaware County:
Click Here
for Delaware County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No reports
No Reports
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.No Reports
On June 12, Prophecy Creek in Whitpain Twp had WILLOW
FLYCATCHER and BLUE GROSBEAK.
Bucks County:
Click
Here for Bucks County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
PINE SISKINS were at feeders in Doylestown and Kintnersville.
A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was at the Churchville Nature Center on
June 11.
Northampton County:
Click
Here for Northampton County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On June 12-13, a male BLUE GROSBEAK was at a new development
along Benders Church Rd. A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was also in that area.
A KENTUCKY WARBLER was at Jacobsburg State Park on June 13.
Lehigh County:
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Here for Lehigh County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On June 13, four WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS and a BLUE-HEADED
VIREO were at a field edge at the southwest corner of SGL 205.
Schuylkill County:
Click
Here for Schuylkill County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Berks County:
Click
Here for Berks County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No reports
On June 10, a MISSISSIPPI KITE was spotted from SGL
106. Other birds at SGL 106 that day included ALDER FLYCATCHER, KENTUCKY
WARBLER, BREWSTER'S WARBLER and YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS. On June 12, two
CATTLE EGRETS were at a temporary pond outside of Topton off Topton
Rd.
Lancaster County:
Click
Here for Lancaster County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A partially leucistic TURKEY VULTURE was over the
Susquehanna River on June 12, seen from Chickies Rock and the Breezyview
Point Overlook.
Lebanon County:
Click
Here for Lebanon County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On June 15, a SANDHILL CRANE was at Lake Duffy in
SGL 145.
Carbon County:
No reports
Monroe County:
No reports
Pike County:
The Pocono Environmental Education Center had COMMON
RAVENS.
Wayne County:
No reports
PA Extralimitals:
No reports.
Extralimital Reports
No reports
Announcements
On July 18, Lynn
Jackson will lead a DVOC field trip to Bombay Hook NWR. Please contact
Lynn for additional details if you plan on attending. Additional information
and contact information for the trip leader are on the DVOC website: http://www.dvoc.org
While there is construction going on at the new visitor
center of the Brigantine Division of Edwin B Forsythe NWR, access to the
Wildlife Drive is available near the side exit with the tire spikes. A
gate has been opened allowing entrance into the refuge via a drive behind
the Akers area, which is usually closed but can be a productive area for
songbirds.
The next meeting of the DVOC
is on July 2, 2009. This is an informal meeting at the Palmyra Cove Nature
Center, featuring short programs by Frank
Windfelder and Debbie Beer.
Details are on the website; nonmembers and guests are always welcome.
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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