| Current
report - Wednesday October 28, 2009
- Birds Mentioned
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accounts for many of these birds
Pacific Loon (NJ)+
Wood Stork (DE)+
Wood Stork (PA)+
Roseate Spoonbill (NJ)+
Barnacle Goose (NJ)+
Purple Gallinule (NJ)+
Arctic Tern (PA)+
Ash-throated Flycatcher (NJ)+
Black-throated Gray Warbler –Extralimital- (PA)+
Le Conte's Sparrow –Extralimital- (NJ)+
(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
Horned Grebe
Northern Fulmar
Cory's Shearwater
Greater Shearwater
Northern Gannet
Brown Pelican
Great Cormorant
American Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Snow Goose
Cackling Goose
Brant
Ringed Teal
King Eider
Common Eider
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Ruffed Grouse
Northern Bobwhite
Sora
Common Moorhen
Sandhill Crane
American Golden-plover
Piping Plover
American Avocet
Western Willet
Marbled Godwit
Red Knot
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Dunlin
Stilt Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Snipe
Parasitic Jaeger
Bonaparte's Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Royal Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Western Kingbird
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Cave Swallow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Marsh Wren
American Pipit
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Clay-colored Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Nelson's Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Indigo Bunting
Dickcissel
Bobolink
Rusty Blackbird
Purple Finch
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 PACIFIC LOON in Warren County, NJ;
WOOD STORK in New Castle County, DE and Montgomery County, PA; ROSEATE
SPOONBILL and PURPLE GALLINULE in Atlantic County, NJ; ARCTIC TERN in
Wayne County, PA and ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER in Monmouth County, NJ.
For New Jersey: Click
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Cape May County:
Click
Here for Cape May County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Oct 26, a WESTERN KINGBIRD spent some time around
the Cape May Point State Park Hawk Watch before relocating to Davy’s
Lake. Afterwards, the WESTERN KINGBIRD returned to the hawk watch, then
flew towards The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge.
A COMMON MOORHEN was spotted from the hawk watch platform on Oct 21-23,
and a SORA was at the park on Oct 22. A PARASITIC JAEGER was spotted
from the Hawk Watch on Oct 22. Three PINE SISKINS and a CAPE MAY WARBLER
were spotted from the hawk watch on Oct 21. A STILT SANDPIPER and 2
NORTHERN GOSHAWKS passed by the hawk watch on Oct 25. On Oct 25, two
LONG-EARED OWLS flew over the yellow trail at Cape May Point State Park,
heading towards TNC Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge. That day, three
AMERICAN BITTERNS were also spotted from the park. An AMERICAN BITTERN
and 3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were spotted from the state park on Oct 26.
Other reports from the Cape May Point State Park included RED-THROATED
LOONS, NORTHERN GANNETS, SURF SCOTERS, BLACK SCOTERS, RED-SHOULDERED
HAWKS, BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, MERLINS, PEREGRINE FALCONS, WILSON’S
SNIPES, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, AMERICAN PIPITS, RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and
PURPLE FINCHES. Three LONG-EARED OWLS and a VESPER SPARROW were at TNC
Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge on Oct 23. A VESPER SPARROW was at the
dunes between the refuge and the state park on Oct 21. A COMMON EIDER
flew past the refuge on Oct 26. Other sightings from the refuge included
AMERICAN BITTERNS, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and AMERICAN PIPITS.
On Oct 23, the Cape May Bird Observatory Morning Flight
Project spotted a COMMON EIDER and a STILT SANDPIPER from the dike at
Higbee Beach WMA. On Oct 22, the Morning Flight Project reported 23,717
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS and a PARASITIC JAEGER. The Higbee dike had WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPERS on Oct 21-23 & Oct 26, with a high count of 42 WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPERS on Oct 22. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER and
TENNESSEE WARBLER were noted at the Morning Flight on Oct 21. DICKCISSELS
were spotted at the Morning Flight on Oct 21 & 26. Other sightings
from the Morning Flight Project included BROWN PELICAN, BRANT, SURF
SCOTERS, BLACK SCOTERS, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, MERLINS, PEREGRINE FALCON,
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, AMERICAN PIPITS, BOBOLINK, RUSTY BLACKBIRDS
and PURPLE FINCHES. Higbee Beach WMA had a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW on Oct
22 and LINCOLN’S SPARROW on Oct 23. Five VESPER SPARROWS were
at the Magnesite Plant on Oct 22. Five VESPER SPARROWS were at the Rea
Farm on Oct 22. The Rea Farm had WILSON’S SNIPES and MERLIN on
Oct 24. On Oct 25, the Two Mile Beach Unit of Cape May NWR had a PIPING
PLOVER, 5 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS and 40 RED KNOTS. On Oct 21, SALTMARSH
SPARROWS and 1-2 NELSON’S SPARROWS were at Two Mile Landing off
Ocean Dr. A drake COMMON EIDER was seen off the St Peter’s jetty
on Oct 24, and a PARASITIC JAEGER was spotted off Cape May Point on
Oct 23. That day, a female COMMON EIDER was spotted off Coral Ave. Another
COMMON EIDER was off Cape May Point on Oct 22. That day, a PARASITIC
JAEGER flushed roosting Skimmers and Terns at Second Ave. On Oct 27,
a SNOW BUNTING was at the corner of Wilmington Ave at Poverty Beach.
A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was on Thorofare
Island on Oct 24. The Stone Harbor Point and Nummy Island area had reports
of MARBLED GODWITS through the week, with 11 MARBLED GODWITS at Stone
Harbor Point on Oct 23 & Oct 27. Hundreds of RED KNOTS, including
dozens of juveniles, were at the Stone Harbor and Nummy Island area
Oct 23-27. On Oct 27, Stone Harbor Point had 45 WESTERN WILLETS, 35
WESTERN SANDPIPERS and 4 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS. On Oct 20, Stone Harbor
had 3 COMMON EIDERS. On Oct 26, the Avalon Sea Watch spotted a KING
EIDER and 20 COMMON EIDERS. On Oct 24, a HARLEQUIN DUCK flew past the
Avalon Sea Watch. The sea watch reported COMMON EIDER on Oct 21 &
24. On Oct 23, the sea watch reported a hen KING EIDER and over 15,000
SURF SCOTERS. The sea watch spotted PARASITIC JAEGERS on Oct 22-26.
Two MARBLED GODWITS passed the sea watch on Oct 25. On Oct 27, a DICKCISSEL
was seen from the Avalon Sea Watch, and 14 COMMON EIDERS made the count.
Other species reported from the sea watch included RED-THROATED LOONS,
BROWN PELICANS, GREAT CORMORANTS, BRANT, WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, BLACK
SCOTERS, LONG-TAILED DUCKS, BONAPARTE’S GULLS and AMERICAN PIPITS.
On Oct 21, four GREATER SHEARWATERS and 2 CORY’S SHEARWATERS were
seen from a boat out of Sea Isle City. A NORTHERN FULMAR, CORY’S
SHEARWATERS and GREATER SHEARWATERS were spotted from a boat off Avalon
and Sea Isle City on Oct 22.
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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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 at the Brigantine Division of
Edwin B Forsythe NWR was reported as recently as Oct 25. A PURPLE GALLINULE
was at the Gull Pond at Brigantine on Oct 21. A COMMON MOORHEN and AMERICAN
AVOCET were at Brigantine on Oct 25. Other sightings from Brigantine
included AMERICAN BITTERN, BRANT. On Oct 21, CORY’S SHEARWATERS
and GREATER SHEARWATERS were spotted from a boat off Atlantic City.
Monmouth County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Oct 26-27, an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was at Thompson
Park in Lincroft. To reach the spot where the ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
was seen, enter the main entrance of the park from Route 520. Follow
signs for the Marlu Lake parking area, and the FLYCATCHER was spotted
in a wooded area behind the parking lot and to the left of the lake.
That day, NASHVILLE WARBLERS were at Thompson Park and Big Brook Park.
A CAVE SWALLOW was seen at the north end of Sandy Hook on Oct 24. On
Oct 25, a SHORT-EARED OWL was near the Salt Pond at the north end of
Sandy Hook. That day, a SORA was at Plum Island, and an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
was at the end of the Fisherman’s Trail. Two VESPER SPARROWS were
at Sandy Hook’s K Lot on Oct 22. Other recent sightings from Sandy
Hook included WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, MERLIN,
BONAPARTE’S GULLS and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES. An AMERICAN BITTERN
was at Assunpink WMA on Oct 23.
Burlington County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Camden County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Ocean County:
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with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A late report from Oct 20 noted 24 GREATER
SHEARWATERS and 4 CORY’S SHEARWATERS seen from a boat offshore of
Barnegat.
Salem County:
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with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Gloucester County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Oct 27, a loose flock of 10 RED-THROATED LOONS
followed by a single RED-THROATED LOON flew up the Delaware River past
the National Park dredge spoils. That day, a VESPER SPARROW was at the
north dike area of the dredge spoils, and RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were at the
north woods.
Hunterdon County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Oct 27, the Califon BARNACLE GOOSE was in the field
behind the daycare center at Sliker Rd and County Rd 513. A BRANT was
at Pascale Park in Tewksbury on Oct 27.
Middlesex County:
No reports
Mercer County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Warren County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A PACIFIC LOON was reported from Merrill Creek Reservoir
on Oct 23, and a SURF SCOTER was on the reservoir on Oct 25. GOLDEN
EAGLES flew past the Scott’s Mountain Hawk Watch on Oct 21 &
26, and a NORTHERN GOSHAWK made the count on Oct 23. Other highlights
from Scott’s Mountain included RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, MERLIN and
PEREGRINE FALCONS. On Oct 21, Warren Green Acres (aka Glenhurst Meadows)
had 2 VESPER SPARROWS, which were found at the perimeter of the parking
lot. A PURPLE FINCH was singing at Warren Green Acres that day. A NORTHERN
GOSHAWK and 3 GOLDEN EAGLES were spotted from the Raccoon Ridge Hawk
Watch on Oct 25. Other sightings from Raccoon Ridge included RED-SHOULDERED
HAWKS, MERLINS and COMMON RAVENS.
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:
On Oct 26-28, a LE CONTE’S SPARROW was at Overpeck
County Park in Leonia, Bergen County. The LE CONTE’S SPARROW was
at the northeast corner of the farthest field. To reach this field,
go south on Grand Ave at its intersection with Fort Lee Rd. Turn right
onto Roosevelt Place and follow it to the parking lot for the Overpeck
Park ball fields. At the northeast corner of the lot is a gated gravel
service road. Follow the service road about 100yds until a T-intersection
with another path marked by a post with blue and white blazes. Bear
left and pass over a garbage-filled canal until a field appears on the
left, up a small rise and through the trees. Go up a short path to this
field where the LE CONTE’S SPARROW was found.
For Delaware: Click
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New Castle County
Click
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Oct 25, a WOOD STORK flew past the Ashland Nature
Center Hawk Watch, later seen at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch in Montgomery
County, PA. A PINE SISKIN was on a feeder at Ashland Nature Center on
Oct 20. A LINCOLN’S SPARROW was at Ashland on Oct 22. Other sightings
from the Ashland included RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, MERLINS and PEREGRINE
FALCONS.
Kent County:
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with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Recent reports from Bombay Hook NWR included sightings
of thousands of SNOW GEESE, ROYAL TERN, AMERICAN AVOCET, PEREGRINE FALCON,
NORTHERN BOBWHITE, AMERICAN PIPIT and the pair of escaped RINGED TEAL.
Sussex County:
Click
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Oct 22, over 2200 SNOW GEESE flew past the Cape
Henlopen State Park Hawk Watch. Other highlights from the Cape Henlopen
Hawk Watch included NORTHERN GANNETS, RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS, MERLINS and PEREGRINE FALCONS.
For Pennsylvania: Click
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Philadelphia County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Two VESPER SPARROWS were in the garden area at Benjamin
Rush State Park on Oct 21. A GREAT CORMORANT was at the Philadelphia
Naval Yard on Oct 27. On Oct 28, three BRANT were on the ball fields
at Pennypack on the Delaware.
Delaware County:
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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 COMMON LOONS,
RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS and MERLIN.
Chester County:
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for Chester County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A PURPLE FINCH and AMERICAN PIPIT were
at Okehocking Preserve on Oct 26.
Montgomery County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No Reports
On Oct 25, a WOOD STORK flew over the Militia Hill
Hawk Watch in Fort Washington State Park. This was probably the same
WOOD STORK spotted earlier at the Ashland Nature Center Hawk Watch in
New Castle County, DE. The Militia Hill Hawk Watch also reported a NORTHERN
GOSHAWK that day. Other sightings from Militia Hill this week included
RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, MERLINS and PEREGRINE FALCONS. On Oct 25, a MARSH
WREN was skulking between the farm pond and the bird blind at Norristown
Farm Park.
Bucks County:
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with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Oct 24, Franklin Lot #5 near Warminster Community
Park had 3 WILSON’S SNIPES and a BOBOLINK. On Oct 22, a VESPER
SPARROW was at LaSalle Pond, which is just at the entrance to the LaSalle
University campus on Lower Silver Lake Rd, south of the Newtown Bypass.
On Oct 21, a LINCOLN’S SPARROW was at the Garden of Reflection
in Lower Makefield Park. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS have been seen in
the fields at Shady Brook Farm, located at the intersection of the Newtown
Bypass (Route 332) and Stony Hill Rd. On Oct 27, fifty LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULLS were at Peace Valley Park. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was at the
Churchville Nature Center on Oct 24.
Northampton County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Oct 27, sixteen AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were in
a plowed field on Silvercrest Rd just off PA Route 512 on the outskirts
of Bath, and a DUNLIN was seen off Silvercrest Rd that day. A RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRD was at a feeder in Palmer Twp through Oct 25. On Oct 24,
thirty-five PINE SISKINS were reported from north Bethlehem. On Oct
27, twenty-four LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were at Nazareth Quarry. Recent
sightings from the Koch property included WILSON’S SNIPE, NASHVILLE
WARBLER and PURPLE FINCHES.
Lehigh County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Oct 27, an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was in a field
near Route 100 and Schantz Rd in Fogelsville. The Bake Oven Knob Hawk
Watch reported GOLDEN EAGLES on Oct 22 & Oct 25-26, with 6 GOLDEN
EAGLES on Oct 25 and 4 GOLDEN EAGLES on Oct 26. On Oct 26, Bake Oven
Knob had 2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS and a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. Ten PINE SISKINS
were seen from Bake Oven Knob on Oct 21. This week, Bake Oven Knob also
reported COMMON LOONS, RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, MERLINS, PEREGRINE FALCONS
and COMMON RAVENS. A CACKLING GOOSE was at the ponds on Nestle Way Rd
on Oct 27.
Schuylkill County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Oct 25, Scott Weidensaul’s Saw-whet Owl banding
project with the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art caught 24 NORTHERN
SAW-WHET OWLS at the Hidden Valley site. The project caught a total
of 127 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS from Oct 1 through Oct 25
Berks County:
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with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No reports
A RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was still visiting salvia flowers
on private property in Lebo through Oct 22. The Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
Hawk Watch reported GOLDEN EAGLES on Oct 22 & Oct 25-26, with 5
GOLDEN EAGLES on Oct 25 and two GOLDEN EAGLES on Oct 26. NORTHERN GOSHAWKS
flew past Hawk Mountain on Oct 24 & 26. Other sightings from Hawk
Mountain included COMMON LOON, RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, MERLINS, RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES, COMMON RAVENS, HORNED LARKS and PURPLE FINCH. On Oct 25,
SGL 110 had a RUFFED GROUSE and PURPLE FINCH.
Lancaster County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
An immature female RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD was banded in
East Earl Twp on Oct 22. On Oct 25, the Susquehanna River had a RED-THROATED
LOON, 2 COMMON LOONS and a FORSTER’S TERN. On Oct 25, a BRANT
flew over Avocet Point at the Conejohela Flats. That day, the Conejohela
Flats also had 10 DUNLIN, BONAPARTE’S GULLS and a COMMON TERN.
Two SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, an INDIGO BUNTING and RUSTY BLACKBIRDS
were at Avocet Point on Oct 22. A CACKLING GOOSE was at the juvenile
detention center off Chesapeake Street on Oct 26.
Lebanon County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The SANDHILL CRANE at Lake Duffy in SGL 145 was reported
as recently as Oct 24. While this CRANE has seemingly acclimated itself
to human presence, birders should be respectful of the CRANE and not
approach it too closely. The Second Mountain Hawk Watch spotted GOLDEN
EAGLES on Oct 21 & Oct 25-26. On Oct 26, two NORTHERN GOSHAWKS flew
past Second Mountain. Other sightings from Second Mountain included
COMMON LOONS, RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, PEREGRINE FALCONS and COMMON RAVENS.
Carbon County:
Five SURF SCOTERS were at Beltzville State Park Oct
24-26. On Oct 24, Beltzville State Park had 52 BRANT, 9 BLACK SCOTERS
and a DUNLIN. An immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was at Beltzville on Oct
27. An AMERICAN BITTERN and a SURF SCOTER were at Beltzville on Oct
23, and three RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES were there on Oct 26.
Monroe County:
No reports
Pike County:
No reports
Wayne County:
On Oct 24, Lake Wallenpaupack had an ARCTIC TERN,
2 HORNED GREBES, 30 BLACK SCOTERS, 15 SURF SCOTERS and 4 BRANT.
PA Extralimitals:
The BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER at Big Spring Creek
near Newville, Cumberland County was last seen on Oct 25. On Oct 24,
six WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and 40 BLACK SCOTERS were on Lake Scranton
in Lackawanna County.
Extralimital Reports
No reports
Announcements
On Nov 1, Frank Windfelder and Chris Walters will lead
a DVOC Field Trip to Bake Oven Knob in PA for migrating raptors, keep
in mind that daylight saving time ends the night before, and Eastern Standard
Time goes into effect on Nov 1. The trip will meet at the Bake Oven Knob
parking lot at 8:30AM sharp. Participants should bring a packed lunch.
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 Nov 5 at the
Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia at 7:30PM. The meeting will
feature a program by Jeff Holt and Bert Filemyr entitled “The Composite
Prints of Audubon’s Birds of America - The Rarest of the Rare.”
Details are on the website, and guests are always welcome.
The next meeting of the DVOC will be on Oct 15
at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia at 7:30PM. The meeting
will feature a program by Rob Fergus entitled “Birds of the Ancient
and Modern Maya.” Details are on the website, and guests are always
welcome. The meeting after that will take place on Nov 5, featuring a
program by Jeff Holt and Bert Filemyr entitled “The Composite Prints
of Audubon’s Birds of America – The Rarest of the Rare.”
See Life Paulagics is running a special eight-hour
pelagic trip out of Cape May for the Waterbird Society on Nov 8. The remaining
space on the trip is now open to the public. Those interested in participating
in this trip can find more information on-line at http://www.paulagics.com/
The DVOC Annual Banquet will take place on Nov
19, 2009 at the Sheet Metal Workers’ Hall in Philadelphia, when
Rick Wright will present “The Most Beautiful of the Whole Beautiful
Lot: Wood Warblers of the American Southwest.” Additional information
and a downloadable reservation form can be found on the DVOC website:
http://www.dvoc.org/Banquet/Banquet.htm
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
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