| Current
report - Wednesday September 1, 2010
- Birds Mentioned
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accounts for many of these birds
Black-bellied Whistling-duck (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)
Brown Pelican
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Glossy Ibis
Brant
King Eider
Surf Scoter
Broad-winged Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Sora
Common Moorhen
American Golden-plover
Piping Plover
American Avocet
Western Willet
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Marbled Godwit
Red Knot
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Long-tailed Jaeger
Black-headed Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Eurasian Collared-dove
Black-billed Cuckoo
Common Nighthawk
Chimney Swift
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Yellow-throated Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Common Raven
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Golden-winged Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Hooded Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Lark Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Blue Grosbeak
Dickcissel
Bobolink
Purple Finch
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Compiler: Steve Kacir, Delaware
Valley Ornithological Club
Phone: (215) 240-7547
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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 BLACK-BELLIED
WHISTLING-DUCKS in Cape May County, NJ
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 juvenile
drake KING EIDER was last reported from Cape May Point State Park on
Aug 27, and was at Sunset Beach on Aug 26-27. Three BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS
were last reported from the Lighthouse Pond at Cape May Point State
Park on Aug 25. The State Park had BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS on the beach
on Aug 30 & Sep 1. On Sep 1, the Cape May Point State Park Hawk
Watch had a flyby MARBLED GODWIT. A WILSON’S PHALAROPE flew towards
the Rea Farm from the State Park on Aug 27. A LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER
was at the Bunker Pond at Cape May Point State Park on Aug 28. On Aug
30 & Sep 1, the south beach of The Nature Conservancy Cape May Migratory
Bird Refuge had BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, and they were at the Plover
Pond closest to the refuge on Aug 28 & 30. On Aug 30, a LARK SPARROW
fed at the West Path’s dune crossover at the Cape May Migratory
Bird Refuge, and a LARK SPARROW was at the southeast corner of the refuge
on Sep 1. The Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge had a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER
on Aug 30 & Sep 1, a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER on Aug 30, a MARBLED
GODWIT on Aug 30 and a CAPE MAY WARBLER on Aug 30. A SORA and COMMON
NIGHTHAWK were at the East Path of the refuge on Aug 28. A BRANT was
at the Cape May County Back Bay area on Aug 30. The Back Bay area also
had TRICOLORED HERONS, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS and WHIMBRELS.
Notable
sightings from Higbee Beach WMA included ALDER FLYCATCHER on Sep 1,
PHILADELPHIA VIREO on Aug 28 & Sep 1, CERULEAN WARBLER on Aug 28,
MOURNING WARBLER on Aug 27 & Aug 31, CAPE MAY WARBLERS on Aug 26-Sep
1, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER on Aug 28, WILSON’S WARBLERS on Aug 26-27
& Aug 30, two SUMMER TANAGERS on Aug 30, DICKCISSELS on Aug 26-28
and a LARK SPARROW on Aug 30. A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was seen in
the area of the Higbee dike on Aug 30-Sep 1, and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER
flew past the dike on Aug 30. Other birds at Higbee included WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER, CANADA WARBLERS, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLERS, BLACKPOLL WARBLER,
WORM-EATING WARBLERS, YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS and BLUE GROSBEAKS. A PURPLE
FINCH was reported from downtown Cape May Courthouse on Aug 30. On Aug
29, the Villas WMA had two OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS, and another was
there on Aug 27. On Aug 26, Stone Harbor Point had 2 RED KNOTS and PIPING
PLOVERS. That day, Nummy Island had a MARBLED GODWIT, 20 WESTERN WILLETS,
110 RED KNOTS and YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS. On Aug 27, Nummy Island
had 2 TRICOLORED HERONS. On Aug 28, a LONG-TAILED JAEGER, a dozen BLACK
TERNS and 6 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were at East Lump, 16 miles offshore
of Townsend Inlet.
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:
Click
Here for Cumberland County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A MARBLED GODWIT was at Heislerville WMA on Aug 29.
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
3-4 AMERICAN AVOCETS on Aug 27-31. On Aug 31, the grassy flats of the
northwest pool had 4 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS, 4 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS
and 3 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS. A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was at the
north dike on Aug 28, and two were reported from the refuge on Aug 27.
Two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were at the last leg of the dike road on
Aug 30. A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen from the wildlife drive on Aug
30. Other recent sightings from Brigantine included YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON,
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, WESTERN SANDPIPERS, STILT SANDPIPER, WHIMBREL,
WESTERN WILLETS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, BLACK TERN
and BLUE GROSBEAKS. On Aug 26, Great Egg Harbor and Inlet had TRICOLORED
HERONS, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, 4 MARBLED GODWITS, WESTERN WILLETS
and a COMMON NIGHTHAWK.
Monmouth County:
Click
Here for Monmouth County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Aug 29, a COMMON MOORHEN was at Longbridge Rd in
Colts Neck. Sandy Hook had BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS on Aug 28-29, with
five BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS at the tidal cut and dry pond area on
Aug 29. Two YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS were at the road to nowhere/Raccoon
Alley area of Sandy Hook on Aug 28, and that species was also at Sandy
Hook on Aug 26 & 29. Sandy Hook had LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on
Aug 28-29, BLACK TERN on Aug 28, KENTUCKY WARBLER on Aug 26, WILSON’S
WARBLER on Aug 26, two BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS on Aug 28 and PROTHONOTARY
WARBLER on Aug 27. Other sightings from Sandy Hook included RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCH, NASHVILLE WARBLER and CANADA WARBLERS.
Burlington County:
Click
Here for Burlington County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Recent sightings from Palmyra Cove Nature Park included
TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER.
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.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was at Barnegat Lighthouse State
Park on Aug 26. On Aug 26, Island Beach State Park had BROWN PELICANS,
TRICOLORED HERONS and a BRANT.
Salem County:
Click
Here for Salem County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was at East Coast Sod Farms
(formerly Delea Sod) on Aug 28, seen on sod south of Route 40 at the
intersection of Route 40 and Pointers Auburn Rd. A PEREGRINE FALCON
was hunting in this area that day. A CLIFF SWALLOW coursed over the
Griers Lane sod field at Johnson Farm on Aug 28. That day, over a hundred
CATTLE EGRETS were at Featherbed Lane, and over 50 CATTLE EGRETS were
reported from Compromise Rd. The CATTLE EGRETS were scattered around
both locations on Aug 29. On Aug 29, two family groups of COMMON MOORHENS
were on the east side of the Route 45 bridge at Mannington Marsh. Fort
Mott State Park had CATTLE EGRETS, BANK SWALLOWS and BLUE GROSBEAKS.
Gloucester County:
Click
Here for Gloucester County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The National Park dredge spoils had YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER on Aug 27 & 30, PHILADELPHIA VIREO on Aug 28, MOURNING
WARBLER on Aug 30, CAPE MAY WARBLER on Aug 28 & 31, WILSON’S
WARBLER on Aug 31, CANADA WARBLERS on Aug 30, WORM-EATING WARBLER on
Aug 26 and BLACKPOLL WARBLER on Aug 26. The cove area at National Park
had CASPIAN TERNS on Aug 28 & Aug 30
Hunterdon County:
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Here for Hunterdon County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Spruce Run Reservoir had a GLOSSY IBIS on Aug 27,
two AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS on Aug 29, a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER and
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER on Aug 25, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on Aug
28 and a PHILADELPHIA VIREO on Aug 27-29. Other sightings from Spruce
Run included LITTLE BLUE HERON, CASPIAN TERNS, COMMON NIGHTHAWK and
CLIFF SWALLOWS
Middlesex County:
No reports
Mercer County:
Click
Here for Mercer County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was reported from Baldpate Mountain
on Aug 30
Warren County:
Click
Here for Warren County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
This week, the Raccoon Ridge Hawk Watch reported BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS, MERLINS, COMMON NIGHTHAWKS, COMMON RAVENS RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES
and TENNESSEE WARBLERS. A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was at the Warren Green
Acres (aka Glenhurst Meadows) on Aug 29. On Aug 26, Warren Green Acres
had 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, PHILADELPHIA
VIREO, GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, WILSON’S WARBLER, YELLOW-BREASTED
CHAT and PURPLE FINCH.
Somerset County:
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Here for Somerset County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Colonial Park had COMMON NIGHTHAWKS on Aug 28. On
Aug 26, Schermann-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary had PHILADELPHIA VIREO,
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS.
Morris County:
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was at Great Swamp NWR on Aug
28.
Union County:
Watchung Reservation had a NASHVILLE WARBLER and a
WILSON’S WARBLER on Aug 31.
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 26, seventy-three COMMON NIGHTHAWKS passed
over Brandywine Creek State Park. Middle Run Natural Area had PRAIRIE
WARBLER, BLUE GROSBEAK and BOBOLINKS. Hoopes Reservoir had RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES and CANADA WARBLER on Aug 28. On Aug 29, Philips Park in
Newark had RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH and CANADA WARBLERS. On Aug 28-29,
roosting CHIMNEY SWIFTS were at Highlands School at the intersection
of Delaware Ave and Gilpin Ave in Wilmington.
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 28, the continuing BLACK-HEADED GULL was at
Shearness Pool at Bombay Hook NWR, and a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was at
Bear Swamp. A MARBLED GODWIT was at Raymond Pool and Shearness Pool
on Aug 28, and was at Raymond Pool on Aug 26. Other recent sightings
from Bombay Hook NWR included AMERICAN AVOCETS, STILT SANDPIPERS, WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER, WESTERN SANDPIPER and SORA. On Aug 26, two UPLAND SANDPIPERS
were in potato fields along Route 9, just outside Bombay Hook. That
day, another UPLAND SANDPIPER was in a recently plowed potato field
on the west side of Route 9, north of Whitehall Crossroads. On Aug 31,
two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were at a recently harvested cucumber field
at the intersection of Cricket Hollow Lane and Canterbury Rd in Milford.
Ted Harvey WA had 2 BONAPARTE’S GULLS on Aug 26. At Milford Neck
WA & Big Stone Beach Rd had YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED
WARBLER, BLACKPOLL WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER and BLUE GROSBEAKS on
Aug 29.
Sussex County:
Click
Here for Sussex County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Aug 28, the headquarters area of Prime Hook NWR
had 2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS and BLUE GROSBEAKS. The next day, the headquarters
area had HOODED WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER and BLACKPOLL WARBLER. On
Sep 1, the dike trail of Prime Hook had NASHVILLE WARBLER, BLACKPOLL
WARBLER, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT. On Aug 28, a
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was on a sandy mudflat south of the road at
the east end of Fowler Beach. On Aug 29, Broadkill Rd had TRICOLORED
HERON and BLACK TERN. Lighthouse Rd had SALTMARSH SPARROWS. On Aug 29,
a hen SURF SCOTER bobbed in the surf while 2 PIPING PLOVERS were at
the beach at Lighthouse Point in Cape Henlopen State Park. A LARK SPARROW
was near the east end of the buildings at Fort Miles in Cape Henlopen
State Park on Sep 1, a nice beginning for the Cape Henlopen State Park
Hawk Watch. On Aug 27, Thompson’s Island had BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCHES,
CANADA WARBLER and BLUE GROSBEAKS.
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
On Aug 31, a EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE flew through
the intersection of Grays Ferry Ave and S 34th St. Hundreds of CHIMNEY
SWIFTS were at the Shawmont School in Roxborough on Aug 27.
Delaware County:
Click Here
for Delaware County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No reports
Five hundred and eighty-five COMMON NIGHTHAWKS flew
over Haverford College on the evening of Aug 28.
Chester County:
Click Here
for Chester County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Aug 28, Bucktoe Creek Preserve had TENNESSEE WARBLER,
CANADA WARBLERS and 59 BOBOLINKS. An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and a MOURNING
WARBLER were at Hibernia County Park on Aug 30.
Montgomery County:
Click
Here for Montgomery County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No Reports
A RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was at the mudflats at the
Church Rd Natural Area of Green Lane Park/Green Lane Reservoir on Aug
27. On Aug 26, forty-three CASPIAN TERNS were at the Church Rd area;
that area had 9 CASPIAN TERNS on Aug 25 and two more on Sep 1. Green
Lane Reservoir had BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS at the Church Rd mudflats
through Sep 1. High counts for BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS included 5 BAIRD’S
SANDPIPERS on Aug 29 & 31 and 7 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS on Aug
30. On Aug 30-Sep 1, a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was in the drier grassier
sections of the Church Rd mudflats. A STILT SANDPIPER was at the Church
Rd area on Aug 29 & Sep 1, and a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was there
on Aug 31. The Militia Hill Hawk Watch counts of COMMON NIGHTHAWK peaked
on Aug 28 with a count of 2,400 NIGHTHAWKS; another 750 NIGHTHAWKS were
added on the evening of Aug 29.
Bucks County:
Click
Here for Bucks County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Aug 29, Haycock Mountain had 2 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS
and a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER. The Churchville Nature Center had 3
STILT SANDPIPERS on Aug 29 and CANADA WARBLER on Aug 28.
Northampton County:
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Here for Northampton County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was at the Koch property
on Aug 27. On Aug 28, PURPLE FINCHES were at feeders on the Koch property.
That day, the Koch property also had WILSON’S WARBLER and over
50 BOBOLINKS. On Sep 1, a probable juvenile BAIRD’S SANDPIPER
was at the pond near the intersection of Route 611 and Riverton Rd.
That day, a BLUE GROSBEAK called from DePues Ferry Rd, and two WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROWS were in the PP&L area.
Lehigh County:
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Here for Lehigh County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
This week, the Bake Oven Knob Hawk Watch reported
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, MERLIN, COMMON RAVENS and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES.
Schuylkill County:
Click
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.
On Aug 30, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary had 6 OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHERS, 2 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, 60 BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLERS and PURPLE FINCH. The next day, Hawk Mountain attracted OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, CAPE MAY WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED
WARBLER and BLACKPOLL WARBLER. The Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hawk Watch
reported OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER on Aug
29, PHILADELPHIA VIREO on Aug 26, two PURPLE FINCHES, a DARK-EYED JUNCO
on Aug 28 and a LINCOLN’S SPARROW on Aug 27. Other sightings from
Hawk Mountain included BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, PEREGRINE FALCON, COMMON
NIGHTHAWKS, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES and TENNESSEE
WARBLER. On Aug 31, the Kittatinny Ridge had OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER,
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER and RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES. On Aug 30, a
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen on private property off Route 222 near
Topton.
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 29-31, the Conejohela Flats had BUFF-BREASTED
SANDPIPER, with a high count of 3 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS on Aug 31.
The Flats had AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS from Aug 29-31, with five GOLDEN-PLOVERS
noted on Aug 29 & Aug 31. The flats had BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS
on Aug 29-31, with a high count of 6 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS on Aug
31. On Aug 29, the Flats had a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER. On Aug 31, Gull
Island had a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER, 2 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS and
4 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS. Other sightings from the flats included CASPIAN
TERNS and PEREGRINE FALCON. On Aug 31, an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER perched
in a snag at Warwick Rd near the Millport Conservancy. On Aug 28, Pumping
Station Rd had TENNESSEE WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER and CANADA WARBLER.
On Aug 31, Pumping Station Rd had WORM-EATING WARBLER, HOODED WARBLERS
and CANADA WARBLERS. On Aug 28, Speedwell County Park had WILSON’S
WARBLER and CANADA WARBLER. A juvenile YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was
at the pond off Umbletown Rd through Aug 28. On Aug 29, a CATTLE EGRET
was near a pond off Millcross Rd near Pitney Rd.
Lebanon County:
Click
Here for Lebanon County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Sep 1, a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was at the pond
at North Mount Pleasant Rd, about a mile north of Route 322. On Aug
28, the Second Mountain Hawk Watch reported a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO and
an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER. Other reports from Second Mountain mentioned
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, MERLIN, COMMON RAVEN, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER, NASHVILLE
WARBLER and Timber Rattlesnake. SGL 145 had a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
on Aug 27.
Carbon County:
On Aug 29, Blue Mountain Ski Resort had COMMON RAVEN,
TENNESSEE WARBLER, 2 NASHVILLE WARBLERS, a CAPE MAY WARBLER and CANADA
WARBLER.
Monroe County:
On Aug 29, Big Pocono State Park had TENNESSEE WARBLER.
On Aug 29, thirty COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were south of the Pocono Brewing
Company in Swiftwater. On Aug 28, Shadow Mountain Farm in Kunkletown
had 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS. An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was there on Aug
28-29. The farm also hosted CLIFF SWALLOW, NASHVILLE WARBLER, CANADA
WARBLER and PURPLE FINCH.
Pike County:
Sightings from campus of the Pocono Environmental
Education Center (PEEC) on the evening of Aug 30 included PHILADELPHIA
VIREO and YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS. The next day PEEC had OLIVE-SIDED
FLYCATCHER, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCHES, TENNESSEE WARBLER and a LINCOLN’S
SPARROW.
Wayne County:
No reports
PA Extralimitals:
No reports
Extralimital Reports
No reports
Announcements
On Sep 11, Jane Henderson will lead a joint DVOC/Wyncote
Audubon Society field trip for fall migrants at the Fort Washington State
Park in Montgomery County, PA. Please contact Jane if you plan on attending.
The trip will meet at 8:00AM at the Militia Hill Hawk Watch. On Sep 12,
Sandra Keller will lead a DVOC field trip to Stone Harbor Point and Nummy
Island in Cape May County, NJ. Please contact Sandra if you plan on attending.
The trip will meet at the Wetlands Institute parking lot at 11:30AM. On
Sep 15, Jane Henderson will lead a joint DVOC/Wyncote Audubon Society
field trip to the Shawmont School Chimney Swift roost site in Philadelphia.
The trip meets at the Shawmont School at 6:45PM, with parking available
in the school’s parking lot. Please contact Jane if you are interested
in attending. Additional information for all these trips including past
years’ trip reports, contact information for the trip leaders as
well as maps and directions for some trips 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.
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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- High numbers (e.g. 2,000 Common Mergansers at Peace Valley)
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even a stint in MA)
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What
is the Delaware Valley?
The Delaware Valley is the name given
to the region that lays on either side of the Delaware River, centered
on Philadelphia. This consists of southeastern Pennsylvania, central
and southern New Jersey and the state of Delaware.
The following counties fall within our boundaries.
(Click on a county name for information specific to the county)
In Pennsylvania;
Berks County
Bucks
County
Carbon County
Chester
County
Delaware County
Lancaster County
Lebanon County
Lehigh County
Monroe County
Montgomery
County
Northampton
County
Philadelphia County
Pike County
Schuylkill
County
Wayne County
In New
Jersey;
Atlantic
County
Burlington County
Camden County
Cape May County
Cumberland County
Gloucester County
Hunterdon County
Mercer County
Middlesex County
Monmouth County
Ocean County
Salem County
Somerset County
Union County
Warren
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