| Current
report - Wednesday May 25, 2010
- Birds Mentioned
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accounts for many of these birds
White-faced Ibis (NJ)+
Swallow-tailed Kite (NJ)+
Wilson's Plover (NJ)+
Bar-tailed Godwit (NJ)+
Curlew Sandpiper (NJ)+
White-winged Dove (PA)+
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (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)
Sooty Shearwater
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Tundra Swan
Common Eider
Mississippi Kite
Wild Turkey
Northern Bobwhite
Black Rail
Virginia Rail
Common Moorhen
Piping Plover
Black-necked Stilt
Whimbrel
Marbled Godwit
Red Knot
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper
Ruff
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Roseate Tern
Least Tern
Black Tern
Black-billed Cuckoo
Barred Owl
Chuck-will's-widow
Whip-poor-will
Pileated Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Philadelphia Vireo
Common Raven
Cliff Swallow
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Bicknell's Thrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Grasshopper Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Blue Grosbeak
Dickcissel
Common Redpoll
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 WHITE-FACED IBIS,
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE & SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER in Cape May County,
NJ; WHITE-FACED IBIS & BAR-TAILED GODWIT in Atlantic County, NJ; WILSON’S
PLOVER in Monmouth County, NJ; CURLEW SANDPIPER in Cumberland County,
NJ and WHITE-WINGED DOVE in Northampton 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 May 21, both SWALLOW-TAILED KITE and MISSISSIPPI
KITE were over the Rea Farm, and the wet woods at the Rea Farm had a
MOURNING WARBLER. The SCISSOR-TAILED FLYCATCHER was last seen at Cape
May Point State Park on May 20. On May 21, a WHITE-FACED IBIS was at
Stipson Island Rd, and BLUE GROSBEAKS were seen there later in the week.
The Nature Conservancy Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge had PIPING PLOVERS
and a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. On May 21, a MOURNING WARBLER was near
“Catbird Corner” south of the tower fields in Higbee Beach
WMA. That day Higbee also had BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, KENTUCKY WARBLERS
and YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS. Higbee had a BICKNELL’S THRUSH on May
20. A CATTLE EGRET was at Broadway on May 23. A COMMON EIDER was at
Stone Harbor Point on May 20-24, and a second COMMON EIDER appeared
on May 24. A ROSEATE TERN and 2 SOOTY SHEARWATERS were spotted at Stone
Harbor on May 24. A MARBLED GODWIT was at Nummy Island on May 20. A
PILEATED WOODPECKER was at Jake’s Landing on May 23. Reed’s
Beach had RED KNOTS and a PURPLE SANDPIPER on May 24, and one thousand
RED KNOTS were tallied from Norbury’s Landing to Reed’s
Beach on May 20. A NORTHERN BOBWHITE was at Goshen Landing on May 24.
A BLACK TERN was seen from the Cape May-Lewes Ferry on May 22. Belleplain
State Forest had SUMMER TANAGER.
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.
Atlantic County:
Click
Here for Atlantic County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The BAR-TAILED GODWIT at the Brigantine Division of
Edwin B Forsythe NWR was last reported on May 20. A WHITE-FACED IBIS
was at Brigantine on May 22, and a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was there
on May 20. Other reports from Brigantine mentioned AMERICAN BITTERN,
WILD TURKEY, CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOWS, WHIP-POOR-WILLS, WHIMBRELS,
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, RED KNOTS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, GULL-BILLED
TERNS, CASPIAN TERNS, VIRGINIA RAIL, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, CERULEAN
WARBLER and BLUE GROSBEAKS.
Monmouth County:
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Here for Monmouth County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On May 24, a WILSON’S PLOVER was at the end
of Fisherman’s Trail at Sandy Hook. A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and
an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER were at Sandy Hook’s locust grove on
May 22. That day, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was at Plum Island. Other
sightings from Sandy Hook included PIPING PLOVERS, RED KNOT, MOURNING
WARBLER, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and LINCOLN’S SPARROW. Two BAY-BREASTED
WARBLERS were at the perimeter trail at Manasquan Reservoir on May 20.
Burlington County:
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Here for Burlington County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The Willow Woods at Palmyra Cove Nature Park attracted
a diverse assemblage of migrants on May 20, including an ALDER FLYCATCHER,
2 WILSON’S WARBLERS and a MOURNING WARBLER. A TUNDRA SWAN was
still at Whitesbog through May 22, and a LEAST TERN was there on May
22.
Cumberland County:
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Here for Cumberland County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Heislerville WMA had at least one male and one female
CURLEW SANDPIPER on May 21-26, though both birds are not always seen
at the same time. The second impoundment at Heislerville attracted a
RUFF on May 24-26. Heislerville also boasted a MISSISSIPPI KITE on May
24, 2 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS on May 25 and a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
on May 20. A kayak trip at Turkey Point revealed two BLACK RAILS well
out of earshot from the road. An ICELAND GULL was at Fortescue on May
20.
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.
On May 23, eighty-eight RED KNOTS were at the end
of Great Bay Blvd at Great Bay WMA in Tuckerton. A COMMON EIDER was
at the Holgate Division of Edwin B Forsythe NWR on May 25.
Salem County:
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Here for Salem County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO and SALTMARSH SPARROW were at
Supawna Meadows NWR on May 21.
Gloucester County:
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Here for Gloucester County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A MOURNING WARBLER was at the National Park dredge
spoils on May 20. Five COMMON MOORHENS were at Mannington Marsh on May
23.
Hunterdon County:
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Here for Hunterdon County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Bull’s Island Recreation Area in Delaware and
Raritan Canal State Park had CLIFF SWALLOWS.
Middlesex County:
A COMMON REDPOLL was reportedly at the Julian L Capik
Nature Preserve on May 22.
Mercer County:
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Here for Mercer County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Baldpate Mountain had KENTUCKY WARBLER.
Warren County:
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Here for Warren County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Somerset County:
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Here for Somerset County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Two MISSISSIPPI KITES were over First Ave in Raritan
on May 24. A MOURNING WARBLER was in Watchung on May 20, and another
was at Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park on May 24.
Morris County:
COMMON RAVENS have nested near the Holland Mountain
Cemetery.
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 WILSON’S WARBLER was at Ashland Nature Center
on May 20. On May 21, Middle Run Natural Area had CAPE MAY WARBLER and
WILSON’S WARBLERS. On May 22, a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was
at Hillside Mill Rd at Hoopes Reservoir. A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was
at Gambacorta Marsh on May 23.
Kent County:
Click
Here for Kent County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Bombay Hook NWR reported TRICOLORED HERON, LEAST BITTERN,
WILD TURKEY, NORTHERN BOBWHITE, BLACK-NECKED STILT, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER,
CANADA WARBLER, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and BLUE GROSBEAK. On May 26, Norman
G Wilder WA had WILD TURKEY and KENTUCKY WARBLER. On May 25, Thicket
Rd near Camden had a DICKCISSEL and GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS. On May 26,
GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were in the Burrsville area. That day, Burrsville
had KENTUCKY WARBLER and WORM-EATING WARBLERS at Drapers Corners Rd.
A young woods at Fox Hunters Rd north of Vernon had a YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT.
Sussex County:
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Here for Sussex County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Prime Hook NWR had WILD TURKEY and YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT. On May 20, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was in a snag by Church Branch
at Cubbage Pond Rd in Lincoln. A leucistic gull that superficially resembles
a second cycle Glaucous Gull has been seen at the DuPont Nature Center
through May 25, and RED KNOTS have been at Mispillion Harbor.
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.
No reports
Delaware County:
Click Here
for Delaware County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No reports
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was at the Bridle Trail
of Ridley Creek State Park on May 21. On May 22, Ridley Creek had BARRED
OWL and KENTUCKY WARBLER.
Chester County:
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for Chester County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A CERULEAN WARBLER has been singing from the Struble
Trail since May 2, and a possible second male CERULEAN WARBLER was heard
there last week. Hibernia Park had a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER on May
20.
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
No reports
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 Playwicki Park on
May 20-21, and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was there on May 21.
Northampton County:
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Here for Northampton County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A WHITE-WINGED DOVE stopped briefly at the Koch property
on May 24. An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and PHILADELPHIA VIREO were at
the Koch property on May 21.
Lehigh County:
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Here for Lehigh County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A BLUE GROSBEAK was at the base of Bake Oven Knob
on May 22. On May 20, a pair of COMMON RAVENS was at the old steel plant
across from Sand Island.
Schuylkill County:
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Here for Schuylkill County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Tuscarora State Park had a MOURNING WARBLER on May
21 and a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER on May 22. On May 21, an ALDER FLYCATCHER
was at Air Products.
Berks County:
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Here for Berks County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On May 24, SGL 110 had a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
and BAY-BREASTED WARBLER. SGL 106 had a CERULEAN WARBLER on May 20.
Lancaster County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Lebanon County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The retention pond at Kreider Farms on Mount Pleasant
Rd pond had 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES and a WILSON’S PHALAROPE on
May 20 and a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER on May 24.
Carbon County:
On May 23, a WILSON’S WARBLER was at the Lehigh
Gap Nature Center.
Monroe County:
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was at Hypsy Rd on May 23.
A ten mile tour through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
uncovered 19 singing CERULEAN WARBLERS on May 26.
Pike County:
On May 25, an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was at Pine Flats
Rd just past its intersection with Route 402. That day, Pine Flats Rd
and Highline Rd had GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS and CERULEAN WARBLER. A YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT was at a wetland edge across from a gas station on Route 402 on
May 25. That day, Bushkill Rd had GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS, and KENTUCKY
WARBLERS sang from the state forest dirt road off of Bushkill Rd. A
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER was at Scenic Gorge on May 22. On May 21,
a GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH sang at Pocono Environmental Education Center.
Other birds in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area included
CERULEAN WARBLER and BAY-BREASTED WARBLER. On May 24, the Peck’s
Pond area of Delaware State Forest had YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS, OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHERS, PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES, GOLDEN-WINGED
WARBLERS, CAPE MAY WARBLERS, CERULEAN WARBLERS, BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS
and MOURNING WARBLERS.
Wayne County:
On May 22, a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was at the old railroad
bed between Poyntelle and Lakewood.
PA Extralimitals:
No reports
Extralimital Reports
No reports
Announcements
On June 9, Bob Horton will lead a DVOC field trip to
Lakehurst Naval Air Station for Upland Sandpipers and other grassland
species. The trip will meet at 7:00AM at the Chapel of the Air parking
lot at Lakehurst. The trip is limited to 20 people, and only US Citizens
with a valid driver’s license or photo ID are eligible to participate
in this field trip. Please contact Bob Horton if you plan on attending.
Additional information including contact information for the trip leader
and previous years’ trip reports are on the DVOC website: http://www.dvoc.org
The next meeting of the DVOC is on June 3 at 7:30pm
at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, when Cathy Haffner
will present “Sharing the Shoreline: Status, Research and Recovery
of Great Lakes Piping Plover.”
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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