| Current
report - Wednesday September 8, 2010
- Birds Mentioned
Click Here for species
accounts for many of these birds
Black-bellied Whistling-duck (NJ)+
White-winged Dove (NJ)+
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)
Brown Pelican
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Yellow-crowned Night-heron
Snow Goose
King Eider
Common Eider
Northern Harrier
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Kreider's Red-tailed Hawk
Golden Eagle
Merlin
Prairie Falcon
Sora
Sandhill Crane
American Golden-plover
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Western Willet
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Red Knot
Sanderling
Western Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Laughing Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Caspian Tern
Sandwich Tern
Common Tern
Forster's Tern
Black Tern
Black Skimmer
Black-billed Cuckoo
Common Nighthawk
Whip-poor-will
Red-headed Woodpecker
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Common Raven
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Swainson's Thrush
Brewster's Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Worm-eating Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
Yellow-breasted Chat
Summer Tanager
Clay-colored Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Blue Grosbeak
Dickcissel
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Purple Finch
Orange Bishop
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 BLACK-BELLIED
WHISTLING DUCKS and WHITE-WINGED DOVE in Cape May County, NJ and CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOWS
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.
The four BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCKS were at the
Lighthouse Pond at Cape May Point State Park through Sep 8, at times
seen from the east end of the pond which can be accessed by the Red
Trail. All four BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS were at the Bunker Pond
for three hours on Sep 7. Up to two SANDWICH TERNS were on the beach
at the state park on Sep 7-8. A WHITE-WINGED DOVE flew pas the Cape
May Point State Park Hawk Watch platform on Sep 6. A LARK SPARROW was
at the dune opposite the first plover pond on Sep 4. This week, sightings
from the Cape May Point State Park Hawk Watch platform included BROWN
PELICAN, TRICOLORED HERONS, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER,
STILT SANDPIPER, MARBLED GODWIT, WHIMBREL, SANDWICH TERN, BLACK TERN,
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, MERLIN and CAPE MAY WARBLER. A female BREWSTER’S
WARBLER was at Cape May Point on Sep 8. The Nature Conservancy Cape
May Migratory Bird Refuge had a SORA on Sep 6. On Sep 4, a HUDSONIAN
GODWIT flew past the refuge, and 2 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS were east
of the East Path dogleg. That evening, a WILSON’S PHALAROPE was
at the main path. The MARBLED GODWIT was at the refuge through Sep 4.
Four to six BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were at Cape May’s South
Beach on Sep 1-4. A lone BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was at the refuge on
Sep 6. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was at the South Beach on Sep 2 &
Sep 4, and 4 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were there on Sep 2. Other sightings
from the Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge included TRICOLORED HERON, STILT
SANDPIPERS, CLIFF SWALLOWS and BLUE GROSBEAK. The subadult drake KING
EIDER was at the Stites Ave dune crossing on Sep 4, and the KING EIDER
was at Sunset Beach on Sep 2, Sep 5 & Sep 7. Sightings from the
Rea Farm included PHILADELPHIA VIREO, NASHVILLE WARBLER and BLUE GROSBEAK.
Hidden Valley Ranch had BLUE GROSBEAKS. This week, Cape May Bird Observatory
Northwoods Center attracted PHILADELPHIA VIREO and CAPE MAY WARBLER.
Notable sightings from Higbee Beach WMA included BROWN PELICAN, WHIMBREL,
UPLAND SANDPIPER, BAIRD’S SANDPIPER, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS,
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, ALDER FLYCATCHERS, PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, CAPE
MAY WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER,
CANADA WARBLER, CONNECTICUT WARBLERS, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, WORM-EATING
WARBLER, YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT and DICKCISSEL. Two SANDWICH TERNS flew
past Coral Ave on Sep 3. Three UPLAND SANDPIPERS were at the Cape May
County Airport on Sep 4. On Sep 7, sightings from Stone Harbor Point
included TRICOLORED HERONS, YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, PIPING PLOVERS,
WESTERN WILLETS, MARBLED GODWITS, RED KNOTS and WESTERN SANDPIPER. On
Sep 8, Stone Harbor had 16 BROWN PELICANS and a dozen PIPING PLOVERS.
A northbound YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD flew past Kimbles Beach on Sep
6.
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.
No reports
Atlantic County:
Click
Here for Atlantic County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A BAIRD’S SANDPIPER and 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS
were at the middle impoundment of Tuckahoe WMA on Sep 2. A COMMON EIDER
was at Little Beach on Sep 7. On Sep 3, the Brigantine Division of Edwin
B Forsythe NWR had a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD halfway out to the hacking
tower. Two female YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS were south of the dogleg
of the dike road on Sep 6. The four AMERICAN AVOCETS were at the channel
in the northeast corner of Brigantine’s auto tour through Sep
3. Reports from Brigantine noted BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS on Sep 3-4
& Sep 6-8, with a high count of 19 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS at the
northwest pool on Sep 3. Twelve BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were there
on Sep 8. Brigantine had AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS on Sep 3-4, Sep 6 &
Sep 8, with a high count of 6 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS on Sep 8. The
refuge had BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS on Sep 3-4, Sep 6 & Sep 8, with
a high count of 4 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS at the northwest pool on
Sep 3 and three BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS on Sep 8. On Sep 4, Brigantine
had a HUDSONIAN GODWIT and 40 RED KNOTS. Other birds reported from Brigantine
included YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, WHIMBRELS, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS,
CASPIAN TERNS, BANK SWALLOWS and BLUE GROSBEAKS.
Monmouth County:
Click
Here for Monmouth County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Sandy Hook reported AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS on Sep
5, BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS on Sep 2, MOURNING WARBLER on Sep 2 &
5, a DICKCISSEL on Sep 4 and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW on Sep 5. Five BAIRD’S
SANDPIPERS, a BLACK TERN and a WESTERN KINGBIRD were at Sandy Hook’s
salt pond on Sep 3. A LARK SPARROW was at Parking Lot M on Sep 1, and
another was north of Fort Hancock on Sep 5. A BLACK TERN was at the
False Hook on Sep 4. An AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was at the end of Fisherman’s
Trail on Sep 7. On Sep 3, Sandy Hook had an all-time record count of
360 BLACK SKIMMERS. Other sightings from Sandy Hook this week included
PIPING PLOVERS, TENNESSEE WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, CONNECTICUT
WARBLER and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.
Burlington County:
Click
Here for Burlington County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
A WHIP-POOR-WILL called from the Goshen Pond Campground
area of Wharton State Forest on Sep 5.
Camden County:
Click
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.
No reports
Salem County:
Click
Here for Salem County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
No reports
Gloucester County:
Click
Here for Gloucester County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The Wheelabrator Refuge had a NASHVILLE WARBLER on
Sep 6.
Hunterdon County:
Click
Here for Hunterdon County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Spruce Run Reservoir had 5 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS
on Sep 3, with lower numbers reported on Sep 4-8. On Sep 2, two BAIRD’S
SANDPIPERS were at the Route 31 parking lot on Van Syckels Rd, and one
was still there on Sep 4. On Sep 7, two SANDERLINGS were at Spruce Run,
and a SORA was there on Sep 8. Other sightings from Spruce Run included
LITTLE BLUE HERON, COMMON TERN, CASPIAN TERNS and BONAPARTE’S
GULL.
Middlesex County:
No reports
Mercer County:
Click
Here for Mercer County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Princeton Institute Woods had NASHVILLE WARBLER on
Sep 6 and YELLOW-THROATED VIREO, WILSON’S WARBLER and CANADA WARBLER
on Sep 4. On Sep 5, a PEREGRINE FALCON flew over the Pole Farm at Mercer
County Park NW.
Warren County:
Click
Here for Warren County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The Raccoon Ridge Hawk Watch reported BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS, MERLIN, COMMON RAVENS, CLIFF SWALLOWS and BANK SWALLOWS. The
Scott’s Mountain Hawk Watch reported RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS, MERLINS, COMMON RAVENS, CAPE MAY WARBLER and SUMMER TANAGER.
Somerset County:
Click
Here for Somerset County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
COMMON RAVENS were reported from Fairview Farm Wildlife
Preserve on Sep 5 and Chimney Rock Hawk Watch on Sep 4-5.
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 Sep 5, a CONNECTICUT WARBLER, 3 CANADA WARBLERS
and 2 YELLOW-THROATED VIREOS were at Brandywine Creek State Park. On
Aug 31, the final Heron Survey for 2010 took place at Battery Park in
Delaware City, and the count included 183 LITTLE BLUE HERONS, 117 CATTLE
EGRETS, CASPIAN TERNS, FORSTER’S TERNS and 2 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS.
The Ashland Nature Center Hawk Watch reported MERLINS. On Sep 3, Ashland
had TENNESSEE WARBLER and NASHVILLE WARBLER.
Kent County:
Click
Here for Kent County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Sep 4, four BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS and 2 AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVERS were at the cucumber fields near the intersection of
Cricket Hollow Lane and Canterbury Rd in Milford. On Sep 6, Bombay Hook
NWR had hundreds of AMERICAN AVOCETS, a BLACK-NECKED STILT, dozens of
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, WESTERN SANDPIPERS, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS,
STILT SANDPIPERS and a PEREGRINE FALCON at Raymond Pool. That day, a
RUDDY DUCK was at the tidal flats across from Shearness Pool. On Sep
6, the north impoundment of Ted Harvey WA had a WILSON’S PHALAROPE
and 2 BLACK TERNS.
Sussex County:
Click
Here for Sussex County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Two BLACK TERNS and a SANDWICH TERN were at Indian
River Inlet on Sep 3. On Sep 5, Prime Hook NWR had a male and a female
SUMMER TANAGER. On Sep 6, TRICOLORED HERONS were at Prime Hook Beach
Rd. The Cape Henlopen State Park Hawk Watch reported such species as
PIPING PLOVER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, PEREGRINE
FALCONS, CAPE MAY WARBLERS, TENNESSEE WARBLER and YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT.
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
COMMON NIGHTHAWKS flew over the old Spectrum
Arena on Sep 6. A WORM-EATING WARBLER was seen along Wissahickon Creek
on Sep 3.
Delaware County:
Click Here
for Delaware County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No reports
On Sep 2, Ridley Creek State Park had PHILADELPHIA
VIREO, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER and CANADA WARBLERS. The Rose Tree Park
Hawk Watch reported three CASPIAN TERNS flying in from the direction
of Springton Reservoir on Sep 8. This week, the Rose Tree Park Hawk
Watch also reported BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and MERLIN.
A CONNECTICUT WARBLER was in a yard in Swarthmore on Sep 7.
Chester County:
Click Here
for Chester County Birding Resources including an interactive map with
locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Sep 6, Bucktoe Creek Preserve had CONNECTICUT WARBLER,
MOURNING WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER, TENNESSEE WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER,
PHILADELPHIA VIREO, BLUE GROSBEAKS and RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS. The Bucktoe
Creek Preserve Hawk Watch had RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, CLIFF SWALLOW, PHILADELPHIA
VIREO and BLUE GROSBEAKS. The Chester County Hawk Watch at Hibernia
Park reported RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, MERLINS, SEMIPALMATED
PLOVERS, LAUGHING GULL, CASPIAN TERNS, BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, BANK SWALLOW,
CLIFF SWALLOW and PURPLE FINCH.
Montgomery County:
Click
Here for Montgomery County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.No Reports
On Sep 5-6, a RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was at the Walt
Rd area of Green Lane Reservoir in Green Lane Park. On Sep 5, an AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER was at the Church Rd Area of Green Lane Reservoir. The
Church Rd area continued to hold BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS through Sep
5, with a high count of seven BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS on Sep 3. The
Church Rd area of Green Lane had BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER on Sep 3-4,
STILT SANDPIPER on Sep 3-5 and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER on Sep 3-5. Other
sightings in Green Lane Park included CASPIAN TERNS and MERLINS. The
Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust had a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO on
Sep 5. The Militia Hill Hawk Watch at Fort Washington State Park reported
BROAD-WINGED HAWK, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and PEREGRINE FALCON. Two WHITE-THROATED
SPARROWS were in Ambler on Sep 6. On Sep 1, a BLACKPOLL WARBLER was
at Beaufort’s Run Sanctuary in Boyertown. An ORANGE BISHOP was
at Valley Forge National Historic Park on Sep 7.
Bucks County:
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Here for Bucks County Birding Resources including an interactive map
with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Sep 3, two AMERICAN AVOCETS were at Peace Valley
Park, at the end of Creek Rd on the lakeshore across from the parking
lot. Other sightings from Peace Valley included LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL, LAUGHING GULL, CASPIAN TERNS, PHILADELPHIA VIREO, WORM-EATING
WARBLER and WILSON’S WARBLER. Nearby Pine Run had 200 shorebirds
of 11 species on Sep 7, including a BAIRD’S SANDPIPER and a WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPER. Silver Lake Park had SWAINSON’S THRUSH and CANADA WARBLER.
The Churchville Nature Center had LITTLE BLUE HERON, LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL, LEAST FLYCATCHER and CANADA WARBLER.
Northampton County:
Click
Here for Northampton County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
On Sep 5, Jacobsburg State Park had WILSON’S
WARBLER and BAY-BREASTED WARBLER. On Sep 3, Jacobsburg had YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER, CANADA WARBLER and two PURPLE FINCHES. On Sep 5, a BLUE
GROSBEAK was at Beil Rd in Nazareth. Gracedale had 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS
on Sep 5. A leucistic hummingbird appeared at a feeder in Easton on
Sep 3.
Lehigh County:
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Here for Lehigh County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
The Bake Oven Knob Hawk Watch reported BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS, RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, MERLINS, PEREGRINE FALCON, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
and COMMON RAVENS. On Sep 7, a COMMON RAVEN flew over Fairview Cemetery
in Slatington.
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.
Two SANDHILL CRANES flew down to Gotwals Pond on Sep
3. Reports from the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hawk Watch included such
species as RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, MERLINS, PEREGRINE
FALCON, an immature RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, COMMON RAVEN, BAY-BREASTED
WARBLER and PHILADELPHIA VIREO.
Lancaster County:
Click
Here for Lancaster County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
For the past few weeks, the lower Susquehanna River
near Peach Bottom had 100-150 medium-sized terns, mainly FORSTER’S
TERNS. On Sep 5, that number rose to 325 terns, and there were nearly
400 terns the next day. On Sep 8, Middle Creek WMA had SNOW GEESE, 3
CASPIAN TERNS and a MERLIN near Auto Tour Stop #1, while the Horseshoe
Trail had 2 COMMON RAVENS and NASHVILLE WARBLER.
Lebanon County:
Click
Here for Lebanon County Birding Resources including an interactive
map with locations, satellite views, driving directions, etc.
Two CHUCK-WILL’S-WIDOWS were still at the intersection
of Tomstown Rd and the gravel trail at Training Area B-09A in the Fort
Indiantown Gap area on Sep 3. There were WHIP-POOR-WILLS in the area
as well. The Kreider’s Farm Retention Pond off of Mount Pleasant
Rd had BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS through Sep 7, with a high count of
4 BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS on Sep 2-3. That retention pond had up to
three BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS on Sep 2-3. The Mount Pleasant Rd Retention
Pond had 5 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS on Sep 2 and CLIFF SWALLOWS on Sep
2-3. The Second Mountain Hawk Watch reported a GOLDEN EAGLE on Sep 7
and a KREIDER’S RED-TAILED HAWK on Sep 8. Other sightings from
Second Mountain this week included RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS.
Carbon County:
On Sep 5, the north side of the base of Blue Mountain
had a CONNECTICUT WARBLER and a WILSON’S WARBLER. On Sep 2, the
upper parking area of Blue Mountain Ski Resort had YELLOW-THROATED VIREO,
TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER and PURPLE FINCHES. On Sep 7, that
parking area had good numbers of BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS and BAY-BREASTED
WARBLERS along with two PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, TENNESSEE WARBLER, NASHVILLE
WARBLER and PURPLE FINCH. On Sep 7, the fields near the intersection
of Foul Rift Rd and DePues Ferry Rd hosted WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, a
LINCOLN’S SPARROW, NORTHERN HARRIER and PEREGRINE FALCON.
Monroe County:
The Kunkletown area had OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, TENNESSEE
WARBLER, NASHVILLE WARBLER and WORM-EATING WARBLER. The Saylorsburg
area had COMMON RAVEN, PHILADELPHIA VIREO and CAPE MAY WARBLER.
Pike County:
No reports
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
The next meeting of the DVOC will take place on September
16 at 7:30pm 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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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
County
In Delaware;
New
Castle County
Kent County
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