| Current
report - Wednesday September 30, 2009
- Birds Mentioned
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Roseate Spoonbill(NJ)+
Swallow-tailed Kite (PA)+
Swainson's Hawk (PA)+
Rufous Hummingbird (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
Cory's Shearwater
Greater Shearwater
Northern Gannet
Brown Pelican
Great Cormorant
Little Blue Heron
Common Shelduck
Snow Goose
Cackling Goose
Brant
Common Eider
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Ruffed Grouse
Virginia Rail
Common Moorhen
Sandhill Crane
American Golden-plover
Hudsonian Godwit
Long-billed Dowitcher
Red Phalarope
Parasitic Jaeger
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Monk Parakeet
Red-headed Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Pileated Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Yellow-throated Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Common Raven
Cliff Swallow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
American Pipit
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Pine Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Clay-colored Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Dickcissel
Bobolink
Purple Finch
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.
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; SWALLOW-TAILED KITE in Schuylkill County, PA; SWAINSON’S HAWK
in Delaware County, PA and SELASPHORUS HUMMINGBIRD Sp 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.
The Morning Flight Project at Higbee Beach WMA noted
an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER on Sep 28, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER on Sep 24
& Sep 28, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER on Sep 24-25, CONNECTICUT WARBLERS
on Sep 25-26 & Sep 28, DICKCISSEL and LARK SPARROW on Sep 24. The
Morning Flight Project had CAPE MAY WARBLERS on Sep 24-25 & Sep
28, with 13 CAPE MAY WARBLERS tallied on Sep 25. On Sep 28, three SURF
SCOTERS, 12 BLACK SCOTERS and a PARASITIC JAEGER were seen from the
Higbee Dike. Other birds at Higbee Beach WMA included RED-SHOULDERED
HAWK, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, AMERICAN PIPITS,
WORM-EATING WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLERS, TENNESSEE WARBLERS, WILSON’S
WARBLERS, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, HOODED WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK and PURPLE
FINCH. A LARK SPARROW was at the first dune crossover at Cape May Point
State Park on Sep 27-28. Two COMMON MOORHENS were at the back of the
Bunker Pond at Cape May Point State Park on Sep 23-24. Five BLACK SCOTERS
flew past the Cape May Point State Park Hawk Watch on Sep 23. On Sep
24, a DICKCISSEL flew over the hawk watch, and 2 PARASITIC JAEGERS were
spotted offshore over the rips. Another PARASITIC JAEGER was at the
rips on Sep 29, while LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were on the beach. A
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW and LARK SPARROW were at the hawk watch platform
on Sep 27. More highlights from the Hawk Watch included MERLINS, PEREGRINE
FALCONS and CLIFF SWALLOWS. A GREATER SHEARWATER and CORY’S SHEARWATER
were seen from the Avalon Sea Watch on Sep 27. On Sep 26, the Sea Watch
reported 8 COMMON EIDERS. A MARBLED GODWIT and a DICKCISSEL were seen
from the Sea Watch on Sep 29. Other sightings from the sea watch included
RED-THROATED LOON, COMMON LOONS, NORTHERN GANNETS, BROWN PELICANS, GREAT
CORMORANT, PARASITIC JAEGERS, BRANT, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, BLACK SCOTERS,
SURF SCOTERS and AMERICAN PIPIT. A RED PHALAROPE was at Stone Harbor
Point on Sep 26.
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:
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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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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The ROSEATE SPOONBILL was still at the Brigantine
Division of Edwin B Forsythe NWR through Sep 28. The SPOONBILL was reported
from Danzenbaker Pool (formerly known as the East Pool).
Monmouth County:
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Here for Monmouth County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Sep 26, Sandy Hook had a PHILADELPHIA VIREO near
the rusty barn and a LINCOLN’S SPARROW near the maintenance buildings
at the end of the road to nowhere.
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.
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.
A DICKCISSEL was at the east dike of the National
Park dredge spoils on Sep 29. A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was at the dredge
spoils on Sep 26. Other sightings there included MERLIN and TENNESSEE
WARBLER.
Hunterdon County:
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Here for Hunterdon County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Sep 27, 3 CAPE MAY WARBLERS and a MOURNING WARBLER
were in a yard in High Bridge.
Middlesex County:
A DARK-EYED JUNCO was at Milltown on Sep 26.
Mercer County:
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Here for Mercer County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS passed over Princeton.
Warren County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The Raccoon Ridge Hawk Watch noted BROAD-WINGED HAWKS,
MERLINS, PEREGRINE FALCON, COMMON RAVENS and Black Bears. An OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER was spotted at the Scott’s Mountain Hawk Watch on Sep
23. On Sep 25, the Scott’s Mountain Hawk Watch reported 202 BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS. A NORTHERN GOSHAWK flew by Scott’s Mountain on Sep 28.
Scott’s Mountain also reported SNOW GEESE, BROAD-WINGED HAWKS,
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.
A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was at Lord Stirling
Park on Sep 25.
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 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was spotted from the Ashland
Nature Center Hawk Watch on Sep 25. The Ashland Hawk Watch also reported
RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, MERLINS and PEREGRINE FALCONS.
On Sep 25, Ashland Nature Center had a good influx of migrants including
such species as TENNESSEE WARBLER, WILSON’S WARBLER, NASHVILLE
WARBLER and PHILADELPHIA VIREO. A CANADA WARBLER was spotted in Newark
on Sep 25. SNOW GEESE flew over Middletown
Kent County:
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with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Sep 27, a SEDGE WREN was spotted 0.75 miles from
the end of Lighthouse Rd on the way to Delaware Bay at Woodland Beach
WA. SNOW GEESE flew over Taylor’s Gut at Woodland Beach WA. A
CACKLING GOOSE was in a SNOW GOOSE flock at Shearness Pool in Bombay
Hook NWR on Sep 26
Sussex County:
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Here for Sussex County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW and BAY-BREASTED WARBLER were
near Fort Miles in Cape Henlopen State Park on Sep 28. The Cape Henlopen
State Park Hawk Watch reported 533 AMERICAN KESTRELS, 281 OSPREYS, 208
SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS and 102 MERLINS, 2 HUDSONIAN GODWITS and BAY-BREASTED
WARBLER on Sep 25. On Sep 29, the hawk watch reported 50 PEREGRINE FALCONS,
PHILADELPHIA VIREO, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, WILSON’S WARBLER and
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. The Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch also noted such species
as BROWN PELICANS, CAPE MAY WARBLER and TENNESSEE WARBLER. The impoundments
at Prime Hook Rd in Prime Hook NWR had SNOW GEESE and an escaped COMMON
SHELDUCK.
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 Sep 23, two MONK PARAKEETS were in Philadelphia
at the intersection of 3rd St and Washington Ave.
Delaware County:
Click Here
for Delaware County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No reports
The Rose Tree Park Hawk Watch reported a juvenile
light morph SWAINSON’S HAWK and 688 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS on Sep
25. Other species spotted at Rose Tree Park included COMMON LOON, SNOW
GEESE, RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, MERLINS and PEREGRINE FALCON.
Chester County:
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for Chester County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Sep 26, Hibernia County Park had LINCOLN’S
SPARROW, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK and BOBOLINKS. On Sep 28, Bucktoe Creek
Preserve had RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, NASHVILLE
WARBLER and LINCOLN’S SPARROW. A CAPE MAY WARBLER visited a yard
in Devon.
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
The Militia Hill Hawk Watch at Fort Washington State
Park reported 1,577 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS on Sep 25. Other species reported
from Militia Hill included MERLINS and PEREGRINE FALCONS. Over 100 SWAINSON’S
THRUSHES were heard from the Wissahickon Watershed on the morning of
Sep 25. A YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and BROAD-WINGED HAWKS were at Riverbend
EEC on Sep 26.
Bucks County:
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Here for Bucks County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A CACKLING GOOSE was at Peace Valley Park on Sep 26,
and a CONNECTICUT WARBLER was there on Sep 24. Other sightings from
Peace Valley included LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER,
LEAST FLYCATCHER and BAY-BREASTED WARBLER. The Churchville Nature Center
had LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and PINE WARBLER.
Two LINCOLN’S SPARROWS were at Warminster Community Park on Sep
28. On Sep 26, Tyler State Park had 4 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS and
BLACKPOLL WARBLERS. The Silver Lake Rd trails at Core Creek Park had
2 LITTLE BLUE HERONS on Sep 25. On Sep 24, Washington Crossing Historic
Park had YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER and CAPE MAY WARBLER. A SWAINSON’S
THRUSH was at Washington Crossing on Sep 28. Twenty LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULLS were at Shady Brook Farm on Sep 25.
Northampton County:
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Here for Northampton County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The Koch Property had a DICKCISSEL in the southeast
corner of the lower fields on Sep 27. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and LINCOLN’S
SPARROW were at the Koch Property on Sep 25. On Sep 24, a LINCOLN’S
SPARROW was in a yard in Bath. CAPE MAY WARBLERS were spotted in Wind
Gap and Lower Saucon Twp.
Lehigh County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A RUFFED GROUSE flushed from the North Slope of Bake
Oven Knob on Sep 23. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen from Bake Oven
Knob on Sep 24. The Bake Oven Knob Hawk Watch also reported RED-SHOULDERED
HAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, MERLINS, PEREGRINE FALCONS and COMMON RAVENS.
A CONNECTICUT WARBLER and 2 LINCOLN’S SPARROWS were seen in a
field in Lynn Twp over the weekend. CAPE MAY WARBLERS were spotted in
Trexlertown.
Schuylkill County:
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Here for Schuylkill County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A VIRGINIA RAIL was at Air Products in Hometown on
Sep 27.
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 subadult male RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD attended a feeder
near Birdsboro Sep 25-27. The Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hawk Watch reported
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS MERLINS and PEREGRINE FALCONS. On Sep 28, a RUFFED
GROUSE and a CONNECTICUT WARBLER were spotted at SGL 110. Other sightings
from SGL 110 included RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, TENNESSEE
WARBLERS and DARK-EYED JUNCO. Nocturnal flight calls over Boyertown
included SWAINSON’S THRUSH and GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH. A DARK-EYED
JUNCO was spotted in Dryville on Sep 26.
Lancaster County:
Click
Here for Lancaster County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A MARSH WREN popped up in a Strasburg Boro park on
Sep 27.
Lebanon County:
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Here for Lebanon County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Sep 23, the SANDHILL CRANE was at Lake Duffy in
SGL 145. On Sep 20, a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE flew over Cornwall. Two PINE
SISKINS flew past the Second Mountain Hawk Watch on Sep 24, and a RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER flew by on Sep 25. Second Mountain also reported RED-SHOULDERED
HAWKS, BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, PEREGRINE FALCONS, SNOW GEESE, PILEATED WOODPECKER
and COMMON RAVENS.
Carbon County:
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, NASHVILLE WARBLER and TENNESSEE
WARBLER were at Blue Mountain Ski Resort on Sep 25.
Monroe County:
A field in Kunkletown had a VESPER SPARROW on Sep
27 and 2 LINCOLN’S SPARROWS on Sep 28.
Pike County:
No reports
Wayne County:
No reports
PA Extralimitals:
No reports
Extralimital Reports
No reports
Announcements
On Oct 10, Frank Windfelder will lead a DVOC Field Trip
to the Tuckerton Marshes in NJ for Saltmarsh and Nelson’s Sparrows.
The trip will meet at the end of Seven Bridges Rd (aka Great Bay Blvd)
at 7:30AM sharp. On Oct 11, Steve Kacir will lead a DVOC Photography Field
Trip to Norristown Farm Park in PA. The trip will focus on fall migrants.
This trip will meet at 7:00AM at the main visitor parking lot across from
the Milk House and Dairy Barn. More information about these trips can
be found on the DVOC website: http://www.dvoc.org/
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
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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