| Current
report - Wednesday August 18, 2010
- Birds Mentioned
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Leach's Storm-petrel (NJ)+
Band-rumped Storm-petrel (NJ)+
White Ibis (DE)+
Black-bellied Whistling-duck (DE)+
Black-bellied Whistling-duck (NJ)+
South Polar Skua (Extralimital: MD)
Western Kingbird (DE)+
(NJ)+ (Details requested by New
Jersey Birds Records Committee)
(PA)+ (Details requested by Pennsylvania
Ornthological Records Committee)
(DE)+ (Details requested by Delaware
Records Committee)
Wilson's Storm-petrel
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Glossy Ibis
Tundra Swan
King Eider
Common Eider
Surf Scoter
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Merlin
Wild Turkey
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Western Willet
Upland Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Royal Tern
Sandwich Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Black Tern
Eurasian Collared-dove
Black-billed Cuckoo
Common Nighthawk
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Yellow-throated Vireo
Common Raven
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Tennessee Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Canada Warbler
Grasshopper Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Blue Grosbeak
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.
I'm Steve Kacir your guide for birding in the Greater
Philadelphia Region. This week, we highlight reports of BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETRELS
& LEACH’S STORM-PETRELS offshore of Atlantic County, NJ at the
Wilmington Canyon; WHITE IBIS & BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK in Sussex
County, DE; BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK in Cape May County, NJ and WESTERN
KINGBIRD in Kent County, DE.
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 three BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS were still
at Lighthouse Pond in Cape May Point State Park through Aug 17. Two
AMERICAN AVOCETS were at the park’s Bunker Pond on Aug 17, and
a BLACK TERN was there on Aug 18. A MARBLED GODWIT has been seen at
the Bunker Pond sporadically as well. An adult and a juvenile SANDWICH
TERN were near the pavilion at the state park on Aug 14, and they were
seen on the south Cape May beachfront on Aug 17. Other reports from
Cape May Point State Park mentioned STILT SANDPIPERS, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS
and BOBOLINKS. A SURF SCOTER was seen at various locations between the
State Park and Higbee Beach WMA through Aug 16. The immature drake KING
EIDER was spotted off Sunset Beach and occasionally on the Concrete
Ship through Aug 18. Three BLACK TERNS and 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS
were at The Nature Conservancy Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge on Aug
16. Other birds at the refuge included PIPING PLOVER and BLUE GROSBEAK.
A CAPE MAY WARBLER was near Cape May Point on Aug 16. The Cape May back
bay area had TRICOLORED HERONS, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, MARBLED
GODWIT, WHIMBRELS and CASPIAN TERNS.
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.
On Aug 15, a See Life Paulagics pelagic trip out of
Lewes, DE found 3 BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETRELS and 4 LEACH’S STORM-PETRELS
in the crossover zone at the Wilmington Canyon that exists as both Maryland
waters and New Jersey waters. On Aug 12, two AMERICAN AVOCETS and a
BLACK TERN were at the northwest impoundment of the Brigantine Division
of Edwin B Forsythe NWR, and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE and 3 MARBLED GODWITS
were found at Brigantine during the high tide. Two WILSON’S PHALAROPES
were at Brigantine on Aug 14. On Aug 14-15, over 70 WHIMBRELS were at
Brigantine. On Aug 17, two BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS and an immature RED-HEADED
WOODPECKER were at the Experimental Pool in Brigantine, and a YELLOW-THROATED
VIREO was at Jen’s Trail. That day, a MARBLED GODWIT was found
on the refuge at high tide. Other reports from Brigantine mentioned
TRICOLORED HERON, STILT SANDPIPERS, WESTERN SANDPIPERS, WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPERS, WESTERN WILLET, GULL-BILLED TERNS, CASPIAN TERN, ROYAL TERN,
BLUE GROSBEAK, SALTMARSH SPARROW and BOBOLINKS. On Aug 16, Malibu Beach
WMA had 2 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS and 2 LITTLE BLUE HERONS.
Monmouth County:
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Here for Monmouth County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Burlington County:
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Here for Burlington County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The injured TUNDRA SWAN was at Whitesbog through Aug
12, and twelve GULL-BILLED TERNS were there on Aug 11.
Cumberland County:
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Here for Cumberland County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Two ROYAL TERNS were at the High Street Boardwalk
in Bivalve on Aug 13.
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.
Great Bay WMA in Tuckerton had a TRICOLORED HERON.
Salem County:
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Here for Salem County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The Johnson Farm sod fields attracted an UPLAND SANDPIPER
on Aug 17.
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.
On Aug 13, the mouth of the Mulhockaway Creek at Spruce
Run Reservoir hosted a probable WESTERN SANDPIPER and a CASPIAN TERN;
an immature BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was there on Aug 17.
Middlesex County:
On Aug 13, two ROYAL TERNS were at the Morgan Avenue
Mudflats in South Amboy.
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.
Lord Stirling Park had a YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
on Aug 18.
Morris County:
No reports
Union County:
No reports
Bergen County:
No reports
NJ Extralimitals:
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 Aug 15, Middle Run Natural Area had a CLIFF SWALLOW,
BOBOLINK, PRAIRIE WARBLER and two family groups of BLUE GROSBEAKS. A
COMMON NIGHTHAWK flew over Brandywine Creek State Park on Aug 15.
Kent County:
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Here for Kent County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Aug 16-17, a WESTERN KINGBIRD was just outside
Bombay Hook NWR, on the wires along Whitehall Neck Rd near Parsons Point
Rd. On Aug 14-17, a HUDSONIAN GODWIT was at Raymond Pool in Bombay Hook
NWR. A MARBLED GODWIT was at Raymond Pool on Aug 17. A juvenile BAIRD’S
SANDPIPER was at Raymond Pool on Aug 17. A WILSON’S PHALAROPE
was at Raymond Pool Aug 13-16, and two WILSON’S PHALAROPES were
there on Aug 17. A BLACK TERN was at Bombay Hook on Aug 17. Other sightings
from Bombay Hook included TRICOLORED HERONS, LITTLE BLUE HERONS, RED-SHOULDERED
HAWK, AMERICAN AVOCETS, BLACK-NECKED STILTS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS,
STILT SANDPIPERS, CASPIAN TERNS and BLUE GROSBEAK. The turf farm between
Bombay Hook and Smyrna had a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER on Aug 17. Port
Mahon had ROYAL TERNS. A leucistic BARN SWALLOW was at Boon Docks Restaurant
on Aug 13. That day, a BOBOLINK was at Taylor’s Gut.
Western Kingbird near Bombay Hook by Mike
Rosengarten
Black Tern in Shearness Pool by Bert Filemyr
Hudsonian Godwit in Raymond Pool 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.
On Aug 15, a See Life Paulagics pelagic trip out of
Lewes, DE found 3 BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETRELS and 4 LEACH’S STORM-PETRELS
in the crossover zone at the Wilmington Canyon that is exists as both
Maryland waters and New Jersey waters. Sightings from Delaware waters
during that trip included 6 CORY’S SHEARWATERS, 15 GREAT SHEARWATERS,
6 AUDUBON’S SHEARWATERS, 215 WILSON’S STORM-PETRELS, a BLACK
TERN, 3 Fin Whales, a Leatherback Sea Turtle and a Portuguese Man-o-war.
Additional sightings of interest in Maryland waters for that trip included
a SOUTH POLAR SKUA and 142 Pilot Whales. On Aug 14, the immature drake
and adult hen COMMON EIDERS were on a rock west of the Breakwater Light
at Cape Henlopen State Park. That day, the bayside of Cape Henlopen
Point had 2 SANDWICH TERNS, 15 ROYAL TERNS, two LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULLS and a PIPING PLOVER. On Aug 13, an immature WHITE IBIS was feeding
with hundreds of egrets at Prime Hook Rd in Prime Hook NWR. On Aug 13-14,
a BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK was at the marsh on the north side of
Broadkill Rd in Prime Hook NWR. The BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK was
first reported near the bridge past the two pull-off areas. A LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULL was at the southern Broadkill Rd impoundment on Aug
13, and a juvenile RED KNOT was there on Aug 12. Other birds at the
Broadkill Rd impoundments included AMERICAN AVOCETS, BLACK-NECKED STILTS,
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, GULL-BILLED TERNS and CASPIAN TERNS. A WESTERN
WILLET was at Fowler Beach Rd on Aug 13. Mispillion Harbor had CASPIAN
TERNS. Three LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS and 12 ROYAL TERNS were at Dewey
Beach on Aug 13.
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
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.
Two BLACK TERNS were at Chambers Lake on Aug 15. On
Aug 13, Bucktoe Creek Preserve had WORM-EATING WARBLERS and YELLOW-THROATED
VIREO.
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 mudflats at the Church Road Natural Area of Green
Lane Reservoir (Green Lane Park) had four RED KNOTS and 52 STILT SANDPIPERS
on August 15. A GLOSSY IBIS was at the Church Rd area on Aug 13. Other
sightings from the Church Rd area included SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and
BANK SWALLOWS. Two FORSTER’S TERNS were at the Walt Road section
of Green Lane Park on Aug 16.
Bucks County:
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Here for Bucks County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A CANADA WARBLER was at Silver Lake Park on August
14. The Churchville Nature Center had PINE WARBLER.
Northampton County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A MOURNING WARBLER was in a yard in Bath, East Allen
Twp on Aug 15. A CERULEAN WARBLER was at Jacobsburg State Park on Aug
17. Other birds at Jacobsburg included BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, CANADA WARBLER
and CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER. Three COMMON RAVENS were spotted over Pen
Argyl on Aug 14. A possible BLACK TERN was at Green Pond on Aug 15.
Lehigh County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A MOURNING WARBLER was at Franko Park on Aug 18. The
Bake Oven Knob Hawk Watch reported BROAD-WINGED HAWKS and MERLIN.
Schuylkill County:
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Here for Schuylkill County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Berks County:
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Here for Berks County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The Hawk Mountain Hawk Watch reported BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, MERLINS, HOODED WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER,
CAPE MAY WARBLER and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER.
Lancaster County:
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Here for Lancaster County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Aug 18, a GULL-BILLED TERN was reported from the
Conejohela Flats at Avocet Point and Gull Island. Two GLOSSY IBISES
were at the north tip of Rookery Island on Aug 18. On Aug 14, a BLACK
TERN was over the main channel off Gull Island on, and a WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER was in the area of Avocet Point and Gull Island. A LITTLE
BLUE HERON was on Avocet Point that day. On Aug 13, thirty-five FORSTER’S
TERNS were at the Conejohela Flats. A juvenile WILSON’S PHALAROPE
was at the flats on Aug 13, and the evening tern flight included 2 BLACK
TERNS, a COMMON TERN and 30 FORSTER’S TERNS. Other reports from
the Flats mentioned SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, CASPIAN TERNS, PEREGRINE FALCONS
and PROTHONOTARY WARBLER. On Aug 16, five BLUE GROSBEAKS were along
the tour road at Middle Creek WMA, including a pair at Girl Scout Rd.
That day, twenty-nine BOBOLINKS flew in from the Lebanon County part
of Middle Creek. On Aug 14, a MOURNING WARBLER was at SGL 156, just
west of the parking area. Other birds at SGL 156 that day included BROAD-WINGED
HAWK, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and CANADA WARBLER.
A LITTLE BLUE HERON was at the Falmouth Boat Access on Aug 18. Three
CANADA WARBLERS were at Pumping Station Rd on Aug 17.
Lebanon County:
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map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Aug 17, a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was at the intersection
of Route 322 and Valley Lane. An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and a BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLER were at SGL 145 on Aug 13, seen from the General Biddle Rd area
off Pinch Rd. On Aug 16, Middle Creek WMA had 4 WILD TURKEYS, 43 BOBOLINKS
at Chapel Rd and 29 BOBOLINKS with 2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS at auto tour
stop #3. The Second Mountain Hawk Watch reported 3 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS
on Aug 17. Second Mountain also noted BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, MERLINS and
COMMON RAVEN.
Carbon County:
No reports
Monroe County:
No reports
Pike County:
No reports
Wayne County:
No reports
PA Extralimitals:
No reports
Extralimital Reports
CONNECTICUT: a WHITE-TAILED KITE in Stratford, has been
reported through August 8.
Announcements
On August 28, Steve Kacir will lead a DVOC field trip to the Johnson Farm
sod fields in Salem County, NJ. Please contact Steve if you plan on attending.
The trip will meet at 7:30AM on Griers Lane just past the intersection
of Griers Lane and Route 77.
On August 29, Frank Windfelder will lead a DVOC field trip to Palmyra
Cove Nature Park in Burlington County, NJ. The trip is limited to a maximum
of 10 participants. Please contact Frank Windfelder to register for this
trip if you plan on attending. The trip will meet at the Palmyra Cove
Nature Park parking lot at 6:45AM. On Sep 2, Mike Fritz will lead a “Confusing
Fall Birders” DVOC field trip to Higbee Beach WMA in Cape May, NJ
for “confusing fall warblers” and other migrants. The trip
meets at the main lot for Higbee Beach WMA at 7:30AM. Please contact Mike
Fritz if you are interested in attending. Additional information for all
these trips including past years’ trip reports, contact information
for the trip leaders and maps and directions for the grasspiper trip can
all be found on the DVOC website: http://www.dvoc.org
An informal summer meeting of the DVOC takes place on
September 2 at 7:30pm at the John Heinz NWR at Tinicum in Philadelphia,
PA. This informal meeting’s short presentations will include “Global
Warming: The Impact on Birds” by Phil Witmer, “Bird-Safe Glass
Demonstration Project at Heinz” by Gary Stolz and “Identification
of Wigeon” by Frank Windfelder. The next meeting will be on September
16 at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, featuring “A
Naked Safari: Tales of East Africa” by Adrian Binns. Details are
on the website, and guests are always welcome.
See Life Paulagics is running a pelagic trip out
of Lewes, DE on August 19-20. The trip will focus on summer seabirds and
cetaceans, including White-Faced Storm-petrel. For more information, call
215-234-6805 or visit them on the web at http://www.paulagics.com
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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