| Current
report - Wednesday August 26, 2009
- Birds Mentioned
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White-faced Storm-petrel (NJ)+
Roseate Spoonbill (NJ)+
Red-necked Stint (NJ)+
Little Stint (NJ)+
Curlew Sandpiper (DE)+
Painted Bunting (DE)+
(NJ)+ (Details requested by
New Jersey Birds
Records Committee)
(PA)+ (Details requested by Pennsylvania
Ornthological Records Committee)
(DE)+ (Details requested by Delaware
Records Committee)
Brown Pelican
Least Bittern
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Glossy Ibis
Snow Goose
Osprey
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Ruffed Grouse
Northern Bobwhite
Sora
Common Moorhen
Sandhill Crane
American Golden-plover
Piping Plover
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Western Willet
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Sanderling
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Parasitic Jaeger
Laughing Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Royal Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Black Tern
Common Nighthawk
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Common Raven
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Winter Wren
Lawrence's Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Lark Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Blue Grosbeak
Bobolink
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.
I'm Steve Kacir your guide for birding in the Greater Philadelphia Region.
This week, we highlight reports of WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL off Cape May
County, NJ; ROSEATE SPOONBILL and RED-NECKED STINT in Atlantic County,
NJ; LITTLE STINT in Salem County, NJ; CURLEW SANDPIPER in Kent County,
DE and PAINTED BUNTING in Sussex County, DE. Remember to check out our
website for additional content and information: http://www.dvoc.org/RBA/Current/Active/Index.htm
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.
A LARK SPARROW, ALDER FLYCATCHER and 2 CERULEAN WARBLERS
were noted at the Higbee Beach WMA Morning Flight Project on Aug 25.
Two AMERICAN AVOCETS made appearances at Higbee’s dike on Aug
23 & 24. On Aug 23, Higbee had 3 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS, YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER, ALDER FLYCATCHER, CERULEAN WARBLER and MOURNING WARBLER.
Other sightings from Higbee included WHIMBRELS, LEAST FLYCATCHERS, YELLOW-THROATED
VIREO, TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER, PROTHONOTARY
WARBLERS, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, CANADA WARBLERS and BLUE GROSBEAKS.
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge had a juvenile
MARBLED GODWIT on Aug 20 and a SORA was there on Aug 19. On Aug 23,
the TNC refuge had at least 8 BLACK TERNS. On Aug 24, the refuge had
CATTLE EGRET, LEAST BITTERN, COMMON MOORHEN, 6 BLACK TERNS and LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL. On Aug 20, Stone Harbor Point had 2 RED KNOTS, a
PIPING PLOVER and WESTERN WILLETS. A TRICOLORED HERON and YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS were on Nummy Island on Aug 20. That day, another TRICOLORED
HERON and a WHIMBREL were at the Wetlands Institute. A LARK SPARROW
was on the west side of the lake at the Villas WMA on Aug 25. An OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER was at the Villas WMA on Aug 23. Other sightings from the
Villas included WORM-EATING WARBLERS, CANADA WARBLERS and YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT. On Aug 19, a WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL was spotted near the canyon
shelf about 60 miles off Cape May.
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.
No reports
Atlantic County:
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Here for Atlantic County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Aug 23, a RED-NECKED STINT was past the dogleg
at the west pool of the Brigantine Division of Edwin B Forsythe NWR.
The STINT was seen from the North Dike. Other birds at that location
on Sunday included WILSON’S PHALAROPE and AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER.
The ROSEATE SPOONBILL was at the refuge through Aug 25, noted from the
area of Danzenbaker Pool and seen from the North Dike and the area of
the dogleg. The southwest pool had 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS, MARBLED GODWIT
and HUDSONIAN GODWIT on Aug 25. Two RED KNOTS and a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER
were also seen at Brigantine that day. On Aug 24, Brigantine had an
AMERICAN AVOCET and 2 WILSON’S PHALAROPES just past the dogleg,
while 2 MARBLED GODWITS and 50 WHIMBREL were at the southwest pool near
the cross dike. Two AMERICAN AVOCETS, an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, a WILSON’S
PHALAROPE and 2 ROYAL TERNS were at the refuge on Aug 22. Other reports
from Brigantine featured BROWN PELICANS, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON,
RED KNOTS, WESTERN SANDPIPERS, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, STILT SANDPIPERS,
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, BLACK TERNS and SALTMARSH SHARP-TAILED SPARROWS.
A BROWN PELICAN flew over Little Egg Inlet on Aug 23.
Monmouth County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was reported from Wreck Pond
on Aug 22.
Burlington County:
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Here for Burlington County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Camden County:
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Here for Camden County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Ocean County:
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Here for Ocean County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Salem County:
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Here for Salem County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Aug 23, two LITTLE STINTS were reported from a
flooded field off Marshalltown Rd near Sunset Rd, which is not far from
Mannington Marsh. Johnson Sod Farm had 2 UPLAND SANDPIPERS on Aug 25.
Gloucester County:
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Here for Gloucester County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
BOBOLINKS flew over the National Park dredge spoils
area.
Hunterdon County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Middlesex County:
No reports
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:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Reports from the Raccoon Ridge Hawk Watch included
COMMON RAVEN and Five-lined Skink.
Somerset County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Morris County:
No reports
Union County:
No Reports
Bergen 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.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO and SUMMER TANAGER were at White
Clay Creek State Park on Aug 23. Two PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were there
on Aug 25. On Aug 22, White Clay Creek had NASHVILLE WARBLER. That day,
a WILSON’S WARBLER was at Middle Run Natural Area. On Aug 22,
the Thousand Acre Marsh had 6 MARBLED GODWITS and 9 AMERICAN AVOCETS
at the pond by the south side of the Reedy Point Bridge. The Thousand
Acre Marsh also had 10 BLACK TERNS, CASPIAN TERN and STILT SANDPIPER
that day. On Aug 25, the Thousand Acre Marsh had 5 BLACK TERNS, 2 CASPIAN
TERNS, 10 LITTLE BLUE HERONS and BOBOLINKS. On Aug 25, Lums Pond State
Park had KENTUCKY WARBLER and CANADA WARBLERS. On Aug 21, Ashland Nature
Center had BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS. The final Evening Heron Survey for
Pea Patch Heron took place on Aug 25, tallying 257 LITTLE BLUE HERONS,
169 CATTLE EGRETS and 2 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS along with 10 CASPIAN
TERNS, 2 BLACK TERNS, 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, BANK SWALLOWS and hundreds
of BOBOLINKS.
Kent County:
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with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A molting adult male CURLEW SANDPIPER and some WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPERS were in a flock of peeps at Port Mahon on Aug 23. That day,
a field on the south side of Port Mahon Rd had a large puddle that attracted
STILT SANDPIPERS and 4 HUDSONIAN GODWITS. On Aug 23, puddles at Cartanza
Rd attracted 4 BLACK-NECKED STILTS, STILT SANDPIPERS and WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPERS along with more common shorebird species. On Aug 22, Cartanza
Rd had at least 2 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS. Cartanza Rd had 2 BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPERS and an UPLAND SANDPIPER on Aug 20. Three UPLAND SANDPIPERS
were at Cartanza Rd on Aug 25. Cartanza has also attracted BLUE GROSBEAKS
and BOBOLINKS. On Aug 23, Wick’s Potato Farm also hosted a decent
diversity of shorebirds as well as OSPREY and CASPIAN TERNS. Bombay
Hook NWR had CATTLE EGRET, AMERICAN AVOCETS, BLACK-NECKED STILTS, HUDSONIAN
GODWITS, STILT SANDPIPER, WESTERN SANDPIPER, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER and
NORTHERN BOBWHITE. A WILSON’S SNIPE was at Armstrong Farm in Smyrna
on Aug 25.
Sussex County:
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Here for Sussex County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Aug 22, a first year PAINTED BUNTING was near the
cemetery at the boardwalk trail of Prime Hook NWR. The boardwalk trail
had a LEAST FLYCATCHER, WINTER WREN and PROTHONOTARY WARBLER on Aug
25. That day, shorebirds at Broadkill Rd included 5 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS
and a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER. Mispillion Harbor had RED KNOTS and ROYAL
TERNS on Aug 25. The Zoar Rd & Route 30 area of Georgetown had BLUE
GROSBEAK and GRASSHOPPER SPARROW.
For Pennsylvania: Click
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Philadelphia County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Aug 22, a WHIMBREL was on the ball fields at Pennypack
on the Delaware. That day, the John Heinz NWR at Tinicum had 2 BLACK
TERNS, FORSTER’S TERNS and PRAIRIE WARBLER.
Delaware County:
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for Delaware County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No reports
No reports
Chester County:
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for Chester County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Bucktoe Creek Preserve had BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLER and CANADA WARBLERS on Aug 23. On Aug 24, a kayak trip on Chambers
Lake revealed WILSON’S WARBLER and CANADA WARBLER, and another
trip on Aug 25 noted GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER and CANADA WARBLER. A feeder
in Willistown attracted a BLUE GROSBEAK on Aug 24.
Montgomery County:
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Here for Montgomery County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No Reports
Over 1700 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were counted from the
Militia Hill Hawk Watch at Fort Washington State Park on Aug 23, and
over 110 NIGHTHAWKS were noted there on Aug 24. The nighthawk watch
at Haverford College noted 718 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS on Aug 23, 80 NIGHTHAWKS
on Aug 22 and 177 NIGHTHAWKS on Aug 24. A MERLIN was at the Walt Rd
area of Green Lane Reservoir on Aug 21. A MOURNING WARBLER was on private
property in Elkins Park on Aug 24.
Bucks County:
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with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Aug 22, Peace Valley Park had 3 CASPIAN TERNS and
6 BLACK TERNS. Three LITTLE BLUE HERONS were at Core Creek Park on Aug
20, and one was there on Aug 24. On Aug 24, Playwicki Park had a LEAST
FLYCATCHER and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER.
Northampton County:
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Here for Northampton County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Aug 24, Kirkridge had a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER. On
Aug 23, the Monocacy Nature Center had a LAWRENCE’S WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLER and CANADA WARBLER. COMMON NIGHTHAWKS migrated past the Koch
Property this week. A WILSON’S WARBLER was on private property
in Bath on Aug 22.
Lehigh County:
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Here for Lehigh County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Aug 23, flocks of shorebirds, including one flock
of 50-100 DOWITCHERS and five other flocks with 100-200 shorebirds each,
flew past Bake Oven Knob. Other sightings from Bake Oven Knob included
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, MERLINS, COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO
and COMMON RAVENS.
Schuylkill County:
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Here for Schuylkill County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Berks County:
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Here for Berks County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No reports
Six CAPE MAY WARBLERS, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, 2
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER were seen at Hawk
Mountain Sanctuary on Aug 25. Other sightings from Hawk Mountain included
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, MERLINS, PEREGRINE FALCON, BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, COMMON
RAVENS, WILSON’S WARBLER, CANADA WARBLERS, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS
and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER. A RUFFED GROUSE was at the Route 183 area
of SGL-110 on Aug 26. Other sightings from that area included LEAST
FLYCATCHER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, BLACKPOLL WARBLER and CANADA WARBLER.
Lancaster County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A probable PARASITIC JAEGER and a WESTERN SANDPIPER
were spotted at the Conejohela Flats on Aug 22. Two RED KNOTS were on
Gull Island on Aug 23. A juvenile GLOSSY IBIS has been at the Conejohela
Flats on Aug 20-25, seen with a juvenile BAIRD’S SANDPIPER at
Avocet Point on Aug 20-21. The flats had RUDDY TURNSTONES on Aug 20-25,
with a flock of 11 TURNSTONES noted on Aug 22. A SORA was just behind
the bird blind on Aug 20. Good numbers of BLACK TERNS have been at the
Conejohela Flats Aug 21-25, with over 30 BLACK TERNS on Aug 23. A SANDERLING
was at the flats on Aug 22-25, seen on Gull Island on Aug 24. Other
highlights from the Conejohela Flats included LITTLE BLUE HERON, LAUGHING
GULL, FORSTER’S TERNS, COMMON TERN, CASPIAN TERNS, MERLIN, PHILADELPHIA
VIREO, BANK SWALLOWS, CLIFF SWALLOW, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER and YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT. A NORTHERN BOBWHITE was found on Forest Rd on Aug 23, but it was
probably a released bird. Middle Creek WMA had SNOW GOOSE and BOBOLINK.
Lebanon County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The SANDHILL CRANE was at Lake Duffy in SGL 145 on
Aug 24. Sightings from the Second Mountain Hawk Watch included BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS, RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, MERLINS and PRAIRIE WARBLER.
Carbon County:
No reports
Monroe County:
No reports
Pike County:
Sightings from the Milford area included CANADA WARBLER,
PRAIRIE WARBLER and COMMON NIGHTHAWKS.
Wayne County:
No reports
PA Extralimitals:
No reports.
Extralimital Reports
MARYLAND:
A SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER has been seen a mile south of the intersection
of Route 300 and Route 313 in Sudlersville, Queen Anne’s County,
MD. The SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER has been perched on power lines near
a small produce stand around 1421 Millington Rd (Millington Rd is MD
Route 313). The bird was photographed on Aug 22, and seen as recently
as Aug 26. Homeowners reported that the bird has been there about three
weeks.
Announcements
The Aug 30 DVOC field trip to Green Lane Reservoir in
Montgomery County, PA has been cancelled due to high water levels. Steve
Kacir will lead a DVOC field trip to Johnson Sod Farm in Salem County,
NJ on Sep 5. Please note the change of date. The trip will meet at 7:30AM
at the Pole Tavern Circle Wawa, which is at the intersection of US-40
and Route 77. On Sep 6, Frank Windfelder will lead a DVOC field trip to
Palmyra Cove Nature Park in Burlington County, NJ. This trip will meet
at the parking lot at 6:45AM. On Sep 8, Mike Fritz will lead a field trip
to Higbee Beach WMA for fall warblers and other migrants. This trip will
meet at the main lot for Higbee Beach WMA at 7:30AM. Please contact the
trip leader if you plan on attending any of these trips. Additional information
about these 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 is an informal meeting
at John Heinz NWR at Tinicum on Sep 3 at 7:30pm. The meeting will feature
short presentations by DVOC-sponsored Academy of Natural Sciences intern
Aaron Reichlin as well as Judith Keller and Bert Filemyr. Details are
on the website, and guests are always welcome.
Bob Friederman is requesting all the help he can get
at the Lake Nockamixon Hawk Watch from Sep 13-22 from 9:00AM to 5:00PM.
The hawk watch takes place at the marina parking lot.
See Life Paulagics is running two overnight pelagic
trips out of Lewes, DE one runs Aug 20-21 and the other runs Aug 23-24.
These trips offer great opportunities to search for White-faced Storm-petrel.
More information can be found at http://www.paulagics.com/site/
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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