| Current
report - Wednesday June 30, 2010
- Birds Mentioned
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accounts for many of these birds
Black-bellied Whistling-duck (DE)+
Chuck-will's-widow (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)
Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Cory's Shearwater
Greater Shearwater
Wilson's Storm-petrel
Northern Gannet
Brown Pelican
American Bittern
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Brant
Tundra Swan
Mississippi Kite
Piping Plover
American Avocet
Red Knot
White-rumped Sandpiper
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Roseate Tern
Black Tern
Black-billed Cuckoo
Barred Owl
Common Nighthawk
Whip-poor-will
Red-headed Woodpecker
Horned Lark
Bank Swallow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Prairie Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Grasshopper Sparrow
Blue Grosbeak
Dickcissel
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.
This week, we highlight reports of BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK
in Sussex County, DE and CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW in Lebanon 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.
A MISSISSIPPI KITE flew over Cape Island on June 25.
A first summer BLACK TERN was at The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Cape May
Migratory Bird Refuge on June 25. The refuge beach attracted a ROSEATE
TERN on June 28, and a ROSEATE TERN was at the center pool with other
terns on June 29. An AMERICAN AVOCET was at the Cape May Migratory Bird
Refuge on June 29, seen flying towards the Cove Pool, which is near
the dead end for Mount Vernon Ave. The TNC refuge had WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
on June 28-29. Other sightings from the refuge included PIPING PLOVERS,
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, CASPIAN TERN, BANK SWALLOWS, YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT and BOBOLINK. A RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH was in the pines at the back
of Cape May Point State Park on June 30. A BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO was at
the park that day as well. Cape May Point State Park also had PIPING
PLOVER, PRAIRIE WARBLER, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and BLUE GROSBEAKS. Higbee
Beach WMA had NORTHERN GANNET and BROWN PELICAN. The Rea Farm had BLUE
GROSBEAKS. A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON flushed from the marsh north
of Norbury’s Landing on June 28. The Cape May Back Bay had a COMMON
LOON on June 28. Tuckahoe WMA had a GULL-BILLED TERN and BOBOLINK on
June 30.
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 Brigantine Division of Edwin B Forsythe NWR had
a MARBLED GODWIT on June 27. Other sightings from Brigantine included
AMERICAN BITTERN, GULL-BILLED TERNS 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.
CORY’S SHEARWATER, GREATER SHEARWATER and WILSON’S
STORM-PETREL were spotted from a fishing trip offshore of Monmouth County.
Burlington County:
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Here for Burlington County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc. was
still at Whitesbog through June 12.
The Mercer County Sod Farm Important Bird Area had
3 DICKCISSELS on June 25. Whitesbog had the continuing injured TUNDRA
SWAN and 2 GULL-BILLED TERNS on June 28. On June 26, the Carranza Memorial
area of Wharton State Forest had displaying COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, WHIP-POOR-WILLS
and PRAIRIE WARBLERS.
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
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:
Click
Here for Ocean County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On June 27, a PIED-BILLED GREBE was at Winding River
Park in Toms River, while Cattus Island County Park had TRICOLORED HERON.
A BRANT was at Robert W Nissen Park on June 29.
Salem County:
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Here for Salem County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On June 24, Featherbed Lane had GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS,
and Compromise Rd had CATTLE EGRETS. That day, DeLea Sod Farm had a
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER at the pond along Route 40 at Pointers-Auburn
Rd. Fort Mott State Park and Mannington Marsh had LITTLE BLUE HERONS.
Gloucester County:
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Here for Gloucester County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
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.
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.
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.
The pair of DICKCISSELS was at the Middletown Auto
Park at the end of Classic Dr through June 29. White Clay Creek State
Park had BARRED OWL and KENTUCKY WARBLER. Brandywine Creek State Park
had YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. The Middle Run Natural Area had PRAIRIE WARBLER
and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.
Photo by Bert
Filemyr
Kent County:
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Here for Kent County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Two BROWN PELICANS were at Port Mahon Rd on June 29.
Photo by Bert
Filemyr
Sussex County:
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Here for Sussex County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A kayaking party at Miller Creek in Assawoman Bay
WA found 3 BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS on June 28; the ducks were
spotted near a small development just east of Double Bridges Rd. Cape
Henlopen State Park still had RED KNOTS through June 27.
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
No reports
Chester County:
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for Chester County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Montgomery County:
Click
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.
A PIED-BILLED GREBE was at Bradford Dam on June 22.
Northampton County:
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Here for Northampton County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On June 29, Grand Central Landfill near Pen Argyl
had BLUE GROSBEAKS: fledglings and an attending adult male.
Lehigh County:
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Here for Lehigh County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Schuylkill County:
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Here for Schuylkill County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On June 27, a BLUE GROSBEAK was heard near the intersection
of Lofty Rd and Haddock St in Kline Twp.
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
Lancaster County:
Click
Here for Lancaster County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The DICKCISSEL was still at the intersection of Williams
Run Rd and Smyrna Rd in Sadsbury Twp just north of Smyrna through June
29. This area also holds HORNED LARKS. A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was at
the Conejohela Flats on June 25.
Lebanon County:
Click
Here for Lebanon County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOW was still singing at
Fort Indiantown Gap through June 25; the bird has been heard along Tomstown
Rd near Cold Springs Rd and more recently near Neuins Lane in Grantville.
Neuins Lane is the road leading to the Second Mountain Hawk Watch. Several
WHIP-POOR-WILLS have also been observed in the area. On June 27, a BLUE
GROSBEAK was at the intersection of Blacks Bridge Rd and Valley Glen
Rd northwest of Annville.
Carbon County:
On June 27, a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was observed off
Quakake Rd between Roundhead Dr and Old Power Line Rd.
Monroe County:
No reports
Pike County:
No reports
Wayne County:
No reports
PA Extralimitals:
No reports
Extralimital Reports
No reports
Announcements
The next meeting of the DVOC is on July 1 at 7:30pm
at Palmyra Cove Nature Park in Palmyra, NJ. This informal meeting’s
short presentations will include Rick Mellon’s “Blizzard or
Quetzals: Easy Choice.” The next informal meeting will be on August
5 at Palmyra Cove Nature Park. 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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