| Current
report - Wednesday September 23, 2009
- Birds Mentioned
Click Here for species
accounts for many of these birds
Roseate Spoonbill (NJ)+
probable Cinnamon Teal (NJ)+
Swainson's Hawk (DE)+
Long-tailed Jaeger (DE)+
Arctic Tern (DE)+
Northern Wheatear (NJ)+
Townsend's Solitaire (PA)+
Bicknell's Thrush (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)
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Northern Fulmar
Cory's Shearwater
Greater Shearwater
Audubon's Shearwater
White-faced Storm-petrel
Northern Gannet
Brown Pelican
Great Cormorant
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Little Blue Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Snow Goose
Brant
Surf Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Ruffed Grouse
Sora
Common Moorhen
Sandhill Crane
American Golden-plover
Piping Plover
American Avocet
Western Willet
Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Sanderling
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Red-necked Phalarope
Parasitic Jaeger
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Bridled Tern
Black Tern
Black-billed Cuckoo
Barred Owl
Short-eared Owl
Common Nighthawk
Red-headed Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Pileated Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Philadelphia Vireo
Common Raven
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
American Pipit
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Clay-colored Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Blue Grosbeak
Dickcissel
Bobolink
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Pine Siskin
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Compiler: Steve Kacir, Delaware
Valley Ornithological Club
Phone: (215) 240-7547
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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 ROSEATE SPOONBILL in Atlantic County,
NJ; probable CINNAMON TEAL in Cape May County, NJ; LONG-TAILED JAEGER,
ARCTIC TERN and SWAINSON’S HAWK in Sussex County, DE and TOWNSEND’S
SOLITAIRE and BICKNELL’S THRUSH in Berks County, PA. 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 probable juvenile drake CINNAMON TEAL was at The
Nature Conservancy (TNC) Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge Sep 16-19. The
CINNAMON TEAL has been reported from the refuge’s “Gull
Island” off the east path and from the area just after the bridge
in the impoundment on the left of the west path as you head towards
the beach from the parking lot. The TEAL also was seen in the Cape May
Point State Park plover pond closest to the TNC refuge. On Sep 19, the
Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge had LEAST BITTERN, AMERICAN BITTERN,
SORA, 3 COMMON MOORHENS and a juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER at the
south end of the west path. A PARASITIC JAEGER was seen off Cape May
Point State Park on Sep 20, and at least 7 PARASITIC JAEGERS were at
the rips on Sep 22. That day, a GREAT CORMORANT was spotted from Coral
Ave in Cape May.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was at the far dune crossover
at Cape May Point State Park on Sep 22. The Cape May Point State Park
Hawk Watch tallied 21 BALD EAGLES, 283 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 173 COOPER’S
HAWKS and 41 MERLINS on Sep 19. Other species spotted from the Hawk
Watch included RED-THROATED LOON, SNOW GEESE, PEREGRINE FALCON and WILSON’S
WARBLER. The Morning Flight Project at Higbee Beach WMA reported CAPE
MAY WARBLERS Sep 16 & Sep 19-20, BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS and CONNECTICUT
WARBLER on Sep 19, CLAY-COLORED SPARROW on Sep 19 and DICKCISSELS on
Sep 16 & Sep 21. The project counted 1,084 warblers on Sep 19; including
10 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, 9 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS. Other highlights from
the Morning Flight Project included LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, MARBLED GODWIT,
BANK SWALLOWS, CLIFF SWALLOWS, ALDER FLYCATCHER, AMERICAN PIPIT, TENNESSEE
WARBLERS, NASHVILLE WARBLERS, WILSON’S WARBLERS, CANADA WARBLERS,
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and BLUE GROSBEAKS. Four BRANT were in the back
bays of Cape May on Sep 22. On Sep 22, Stone Harbor Point and Nummy’s
Island had 28 PIPING PLOVERS, 4 MARBLED GODWITS and 72 WESTERN WILLETS.
On Sep 22, the Avalon Sea Watch reported COMMON LOON, 5 NORTHERN GANNETS,
4 BROWN PELICANS, 3 SURF SCOTERS, 35 BLACK SCOTERS, PEREGRINE FALCON
and WESTERN SANDPIPER
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 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was at East Point on Sep
19. Ten SORA were reported from a Cumberland County canoe trip.
Atlantic County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The ROSEATE SPOONBILL at the Brigantine Division of
Edwin B Forsythe NWR was reported through Sep 20, with sightings coming
from the Northwest Pool and Danzenbaker Pool (formerly known as the
East Pool). Three AMERICAN AVOCETS were at the Northwest Pool on Sep
17, and 2 AVOCETS were at the refuge on Sep 20. On Sep 22, a YELLOW-HEADED
BLACKBIRD was photographed at Brigantine. A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was at
Danzenbaker Pool on Sep 17, and a MARBLED GODWIT and HUDSONIAN GODWIT
were at Brigantine on Sep 20. An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was at Danzenbaker
Pool on Sep 20. That day, 2 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS were at the refuge.
Other sightings from Brigantine included such birds as AMERICAN BITTERN,
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, SNOW GEESE, WHIMBREL, WESTERN SANDPIPERS,
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, STILT SANDPIPERS, BLACK TERNS and LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHERS.
Monmouth County:
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Here for Monmouth County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Two LARK SPARROWS were in the grass at the north end
of Sandy Hook between the path and nine-gun battery adjacent K-Lot on
Sep 19, and a CONNECTICUT WARBLER was at the garden. That day, the area
of the tidal cut and nearby mudflats around the end of Fisherman’s
Trail and False Hook had PIPING PLOVER, 3 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER and 2 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS. On Sep 19, A YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER was at Raccoon Alley, and 2 CAPE MAY WARBLERS were near the
short footbridge adjacent to the scout camp. On Sep 22, a MOURNING WARBLER,
3 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS and 2 DICKCISSELS were spotted at Sandy Hook,
and a CONNECTICUT WARBLER was near the rusty barn. Other Sandy Hook
sightings included BLACK TERN, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, TENNESSEE WARBLERS,
and NASHVILLE WARBLERS.
Burlington County:
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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.
A LARK SPARROW was at the Island Beach State
Park Nature Center on Sep 19-20. A VESPER SPARROW was at Island Beach
State Park on Sep 16.
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:
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Here for Gloucester County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Sep 21, four CONNECTICUT WARBLERS were at the National
Park dredge spoils. The CONNECTICUT WARBLERS were seen along the north
dike and toward the south end of the west dike. Another CONNECTICUT
WARBLER was at the dredge spoils on Sep 22. On Sep 21, a VESPER SPARROW
was at the north dike. Other recent sightings from the National Park
dredge spoils included NASHVILLE WARBLERS and LINCOLN’S SPARROWS.
On Sep 20, Floodgates had 20 CASPIAN TERNS and 2 BLACK TERNS.
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:
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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Here for Warren County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The Raccoon Ridge Hawk Watch counted 1,716 BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS on Sep 16 and 1,218 on Sep 18. Other species reported from Raccoon
Ridge included COMMON LOON, RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, MERLINS, PEREGRINE
FALCON, COMMON RAVENS, Timber Rattlesnake, Black Rat Snake and Black
Bears. The Scott’s Mountain Hawk Watch tallied 3,970 BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS on Sep 16; 3,499 on Sep 18; 1,622 on Sep 17 and 1,035 on Sep 19.
On Sep 22, one hundred and thirty-five LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were
tallied from Scott’s Mountain. Other species reported from Scott’s
Mountain included COMMON LOONS, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, MERLINS and PEREGRINE
FALCONS.
Somerset County:
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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
Bergen County:
No reports
NJ Extralimitals:
The NORTHERN WHEATEAR was at DeKorte State Park in
Bergen County through Sep 17. On Sep 16, the WHEATEAR was reported from
the Transco Trail, between the Kingsland and Sawmill Impoundments and
on the rocky side of the dike leading out to the pipeline. The WHEATEAR
was at the Transco Trail on Sep 17.
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 Sep 18, a CONNECTICUT WARBLER and CANADA WARBLER
were at Brandywine Creek State Park; the CONNECTICUT WARBLER was on
the cross-country course at the northeast corner of the sledding/hawk
watch hill, where the course first enters the scrubby woods. Six species
of THRUSH were at Brandywine Creek State Park on Sep 20, including SWAINSON’S
THRUSH and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH. Brandywine also had reports of YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER and TENNESSEE WARBLER. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was at the top
of a tall ash tree at Ashland Nature Center on Sep 17. On Sep 22, an
immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER flew past the hawk watch platform. On
Sep 19, the Ashland Nature Center Hawk Watch counted 3,263 BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS, with 1,430 on Sep 18. Other species reported from Ashland’s
Hawk Watch included RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, MERLINS, PEREGRINE FALCON,
COMMON NIGHTHAWKS and PILEATED WOODPECKER. A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was
in the Hockessin area on Sep 18. On Sep 23, Flint Woods Preserve had
PILEATED WOODPECKERS and a SWAINSON’S THRUSH.
Kent County:
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Here for Kent County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Bombay Hook NWR had 100 AMERICAN AVOCETS on Sep 20.
Sussex County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The Cape Henlopen State Park Hawk Watch reported an
immature SWAINSON’S HAWK on Sep 19, and a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
landed briefly nearby that day. Other highlights from Sep 19 included
counts of 215 OSPREY, 29 BALD EAGLES, 474 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 145 AMERICAN
KESTRELS, 66 MERLINS and 43 PEREGRINE FALCONS. Other species reported
from the Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch included BROWN PELICAN, BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and TENNESSEE WARBLER. A BARRED OWL was at
the Lindale Tract of Abbott’s Mill Nature Center. On Sep 15, a
fishing trip to the area known as Elephants Trunk reported several species
offshore including a WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL, double-digit BRIDLED
TERNS and RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, CORY’S SHEARWATERS, GREATER SHEARWATERS,
AUDUBON’S SHEARWATERS, a BOBOLINK and Portuguese Man-o-wars. On
Sep 21, a fishing trip southeast of Elephants Trunk toward the Baltimore
Canyon reported LONG-TAILED JAEGER, ARCTIC TERN and Loggerhead Turtle.
That trip also noted a NORTHERN FULMAR and Fin Whale in Maryland waters.
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.
A COMMON RAVEN flew over I-76 just west of the Walt
Whitman Bridge on Sep 20. On Sep 23, Benjamin Rush State Park had MERLIN,
2 LINCOLN’S SPARROWS and 3 BOBOLINKS. Twenty-four COMMON NIGHTHAWKS
flew over Ashbourne Country Club on Sep 22.
Delaware County:
Click Here
for Delaware County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No reports
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was at the Rose Tree Park
Hawk Watch on Sep 16, and the hawk watch noted 1,449 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS
on Sep 19. Other species noted from Rose Tree Park included RED-SHOULDERED
HAWK, PEREGRINE FALCON and MERLINS.
Chester County:
Click Here
for Chester County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
An immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was
at the wetlands at Chambers Lake on Sep 16.
Montgomery County:
Click
Here for Montgomery County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No Reports
The Militia Hill Hawk Watch at Fort Washington State
Park tallied 7,525 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS on Sep 19, with 760 BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS on Sep 18. Other sightings from Militia Hill included MERLINS
and PEREGRINE FALCONS. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was at the shopping center
at DeKalb Pike and Germantown Pike on Sep 20. A COMMON NIGHTHAWK was
spotted over Huntingdon Valley on Sep 17.
Bucks County:
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Here for Bucks County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was at the Mini-Loop Trail
at Peace Valley Park on Sep 17. That day, a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and
3 PILEATED WOODPECKERS were at Pooh Tree and Cool Path Trails. A BARRED
OWL was at Peace Valley on Sep 16. A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was at
the Peace Valley Scout Trail on Sep 18. Other sightings from Peace Valley
included BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, PHILADELPHIA
VIREO, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, CAPE MAY WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER and LINCOLN’S
SPARROW. The Buckingham BroadwingSEPT Hawk Watch tallied 1,937 BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS on Sep 19 and 2,577 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS on Sep 20. Buckingham also
reported such species as RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, MERLIN and PEREGRINE FALCONS.
The Churchville Nature Center had RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS, a probable YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and NASHVILLE WARBLER. A
COMMON NIGHTHAWK passed over Southampton on Sep 17. BANK SWALLOWS were
at Lower Makefield Memorial Park’s Garden of Reflection. Biles
Island in Falls Twp had LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and NASHVILLE WARBLER
on Sep 22. That day, a LITTLE BLUE HERON was at LaSalle Pond on Little
Silver Lake Rd in Newton.
Northampton County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Sep 16, the Koch property had a SHORT-EARED OWL
and 584 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was there on Sep 19,
and the property had LINCOLN’S SPARROWS and WILSON’S WARBLERS
on Sep 19 & 22. Interesting sightings from East Allen Twp included
WILSON’S WARBLER and LINCOLN’S SPARROW. A CONNECTICUT WARBLER
and LINCOLN’S SPARROW were in a yard in Bath on Sep 21-23. Other
birds in Bath included TENNESSEE WARBLER and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER.
Lehigh County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A RUFFED GROUSE was near the side of the road at Bake
Oven Knob on Sep 18. The Bake Oven Knob Hawk Watch counted 940 BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS on Sep 17. Other species observed at Bake Oven Knob included RED-SHOULDERED
HAWKS, PEREGRINE FALCONS, MERLINS, COMMON RAVENS, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
and PINE SISKIN. A probable LONG-TAILED DUCK was upstream of the Cementon/Northampton
bridge on Sep 16. BROAD-WINGED HAWKS were spotted near Blue Mountain.
Schuylkill County:
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Here for Schuylkill County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A PILEATED WOODPECKER was at Sweet Arrow Lake on Sep
17, and a YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER was there on Sep 19.
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
A TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE was at the north lookout
of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary on Sep 20. The Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hawk
Watch tallied 1,613 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS on Sep 17 and a count of 1,305
on Sep 16. Other species reported from Hawk Mountain included MERLINS,
PEREGRINE FALCONS, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and SWAINSON’S THRUSHES.
A YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was near the Schuylkill River in Tilden
Twp on Sep 17. Blue Marsh National Recreation Area had BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS. On Sep 20, SGL 110 had TENNESSEE WARBLERS, NASHVILLE WARBLER,
CANADA WARBLER and 2 LINCOLN’S SPARROWS. On Sep 20, nocturnal
migrants over Boyertown included GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH and an apparent
BICKNELL’S THRUSH. On Sep 17, five hundred and eighty-nine BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS were tallied at Reading Prong, and 500 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS migrated
north of Morgantown on Sep 20. Six hundred and forty BROAD-WINGED HAWKS
passed over Birdsboro on Sep 20.
Lancaster County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The AMERICAN AVOCET at the pond north of Beechdale
Rd near its intersection with Mill Creek Rd was present through Sep
17. Two STILT SANDPIPERS were with the AVOCET on Sep 17, and 1 STILT
SANDPIPER and a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER were there the next day. The
Conejohela Flats had 4-6 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, a SANDERLING, a BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER and 2 CASPIAN TERNS on Sep 22. On Sep 21, two LINCOLN’S
SPARROWS and 8 BOBOLINKS were in brushy fencerows in Sadsbury Twp on
Sep 21. On Sep 19-20, Octoraro Lake had 2 STILT SANDPIPERS at the Blue
Gill Rd backwater. A few BANK SWALLOWS were spotted along the Susquehanna
River.
Lebanon County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Sep 19, the SANDHILL CRANE was back at Lake Duffy
in SGL 145. The Second Mountain Hawk Watch counted 765 BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS on Sep 16 and 1,477 on Sep 17. Two GOLDEN EAGLES flew past Second
Mountain that day, and 3 GOLDEN EAGLES and a NORTHERN GOSHAWK were spotted
on Sep 19. Another GOLDEN EAGLE passed by Second Mountain on Sep 20.
Other sightings from Second Mountain included RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS,
MERLINS, PEREGRINE FALCONS, NASHVILLE WARBLERS and CANADA WARBLER.
Carbon County:
No reports
Monroe County:
No reports
Pike County:
The Milford Beach area had MERLIN and NASHVILLE WARBLER.
Wayne County:
No reports
PA Extralimitals:
No reports
Extralimital Reports
No reports
Announcements
The next meeting of the DVOC will be on Oct 1 at the
Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia at 7:30PM. The meeting will
feature a program by Pete Dunne entitled “The Best (and Worst) of
the World Series of Birding.” Details are on the website, and guests
are always welcome.
The Delaware Valley Rare Bird Alert is a weekly
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