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Bird Highlights
LEAST BITTERN (Cumberland Co.)
GLOSSY IBIS (Cumberland Co.)
COMMON MOORHEN (Cumberland Co.)
SANDHILL CRANE (Huntingdon Co.)
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (Cumberland Co.)
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (Lancaster, Lebanon and York Cos.)
BLUE GROSBEAK (Lancaster Co.)
EVENING GROSBEAK (Adams, Cameron and Luzerne Cos.)
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Hotline: Central Pennsylvania Birdline
Date: May 8, 2008
To Report:
TimeTraveler@msn.com
Compiler: Mark A. McConaughy
Coverage: Central Pennsylvania, Susquehanna River
Drainage System
Transcriber: Mark A. McConaughy
Welcome to Pennsylvania Audubon's and the Patriot-News' Birdline.
This Birdline covers sightings made primarily during the week prior
to Thursday, May 8, 2007.
The passerine migration is now well under way. Most woodlands are now
reporting vireos, thrushes and all the "common" warblers. Only the
rarer species are reported below.
ADAMS COUNTY:
An EVENING GROSBEAK was seen at an unspecified location on May 4
(BM).
BRADFORD COUNTY:
A LEAST FLYCATCHER was seen near New Era on May 4 (TG).
CAMERON COUNTY:
A small flock of EVENING GROSBEAKS continues to visit feeders in
Emporium through at least May 3 (MJ).
CARBON COUNTY:
A VIRGINIA RAIL called from a swamp located at the end of the power
line off of Hatchery Road in Penn Forest Township on May 3 (AS).
An adult BALD EAGLE was observed perched in a tree at the
northwestern corner of Penn Forest Reservoir on May 3 (AS).
CENTRE COUNTY:
Lederer Park produced 2 LEAST FLYCATCHERS, 3 PURPLE FINCHES and 11
PINE SISKINS between May 1 and 6 (MO).
A LEAST FLYCATCHER was found at Walnut Springs Park on May 2 and 6
(MO). There also were 2 PINE SISKINS on May 6 (MO).
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on May 4 in a fencerow line of trees
along Williams Road near Airport Road (JD).
Scotia Barrens yielded GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER on May 4 (W).
A SORA was observed at Julian Wetlands on May 5 (NB).
CENTRE/MIFFLIN COUNTY:
In breeding bird block 63B46 along the Centre/Mifflin County border,
2 BARRED OWLS and 3 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS were found on May 5 (DG,
GG, RF).
CLINTON COUNTY:
Birds found along Beech Mountain Road on May 2 included LEAST
FLYCATCHER, CERULEAN WARBLER, WORM-EATING WARBLER and PURPLE FINCH
(JS).
CUMBERLAND COUNTY:
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER and 30 PURPLE FINCHES were seen at Big
Springs on May 3 (VG, BF, LF).
State Game Lands 230 produced CERULEAN WARBLER, KENTUCKY WARBLER and
PURPLE FINCHES on May 3 (PL).
Puddles near the intersection of Mud Level and Duncan Roads produced
GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER, SPOTTED
SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPERS and WILSON'S SNIPE on May 4 (AM). A GLOSSY IBIS, 1
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 10 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS,
50 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 3 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS and 12 LEAST
SANDPIPERS were present on May 6 (BK, VG).
A LEAST BITTERN and 1 COMMON MOORHEN were seen at State Game Lands
169 on May 6 (BK).
A retaining pond near the entrance to the Summerfield housing
development in South Middletown Township and just off Eastgate Drive
produced 2 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER and several LEAST
SANDPIPERS (DR).
DAUPHIN COUNTY:
CERULEAN WARBLERS were found on May 1 along the base of Blue Mountain
near Linglestown at the entrance to Camp Sertoma (PL).
Stony Creek Valley yielded 1 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER and 1 CAPE MAY
WARBLER on May 3 (DW, CR).
There were 4 PURPLE FINCHES and 1 PINE SISKIN on Peter's Mountain on
May 3 (DW).
A CERULEAN WARBLER was found at State Game Lands 246 on May 3 (BH,
JH).
DAUPHIN/LEBANON COUNTY:
A trip down Swatara Creek from Black's Bridge Road in Lebanon County
to Middletown in Dauphin County on May 3 and 4 found 75 species of
birds including 1 BALD EAGLE, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SOLITARY SANDPIPER,
SPOTTED SANPIPER, LEAST FLYCATCHER and PURPLE FINCH (DD).
HUNTINGDON COUNTY:
A SANDHILL CRANE was spotted in a cornfield near Cottage on May 2
(LGr, GG, DG, DK, TK).
There were two AMERICAN BITTERNS at the propagation area near
Raystown Lake on May 3 (LGr, GG, DG, DK, TK).
A VIRGINIA RAIL was found in a wet field near Petersburg on May 3
(LGr, GG, DG, DK, TK).
GOLEN-WINGED WARBLER, YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER and CERULIAN WARBLER
were seen at unspecified locations on May 3 (LG, GG, DG, DK, TK).
PURPLE FINCHES were seen in an Oneida Township yard on May 3
(AW).
A hike along the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River on May 3
yielded a CERULEAN WARBLER among the various species observed
(AW).
An AMERICAN BITTERN was seen in Muddersbaugh Swamp near Lake Perez on
May 6 (GG).
JUNIATA COUNTY:
A VIRGINIA RAIL was seen between Centre and van Wert villages on May
3 (SS).
Two BALD EAGLES, 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 4 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS and 2
SPOTTED SANDPIPERS were seen at Clearview Reservoir on May 4 (CK, HP,
MT).
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen in Licking Creek Valley on May 4
(CK, HP, MT).
LANCASTER COUNTY:
A visit to Lancaster County Central Park on May 2 found a good
variety of migrating warblers and 3 BLUE GROSBEAKS (DW).
A CERULEAN WARBLER was at Safe Harbor Park on May 2 (DW).
Conejohela Flats produced 1 SNOW GOOSE, 4 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS, 2
GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 18
SPOTTED SANDPIPERS, 90 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 7 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 11
DUNLIN, 1 CASPIAN TERN, 1 FORSTER'S TERN, 1 BLACK TERN and 2
PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS between May 2 and 4 (DW, TA, BS).
CERULEAN WARBLERS were found along McCall's Ferry Road on May 3
(JSm).
A hike up a power line about 1.5 miles north from Route 322 along
Pumping Station Road found a GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER along with many
other warbler species on May 7 (CC).
LEBANON COUNTY:
Birds found at various locations around Annville, Quittapahilla
Nature Park and Fort Indiantown Gap on May 3 included LEAST
FLYCATCHER, CERULEAN WARBLER, 20 other species of warblers and PINE
SISKIN (DY).
A power line cut off of Pinch Road yielded 4 CERULEAN WARBLERS, 1
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER and 2 KENTUCKY WARBLERS along with 17 other
species of warblers on May 3 (RM).
A MERLIN was observed in the Governor Dick area on May 3 (RM).
A pond along N. Mt. Pleasant Road produced 1 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, 7
LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SOLITATARY SANDPIPER, 5 LEAST SANDPIPERS and 1
DUNLIN on May 5 (RM).
LUZERNE COUNTY:
An EVENING GROSBEAK visited a feeder in Wilkes-Barre on May 1
(CB).
SCHUYKILL/BERKS COUNTIES:
Hawk Mountain Hawk Watch reported counting 3 BLACK VULTURES, 1 TURKEY
VULTURE, 25 OSPREY, 13 BALD EAGLES, 3 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 13
SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 5 COOPER'S HAWKS, 28 BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, 13
RED-TAILED HAWKS, 2 AMERICAN KESTRELS and 2 MERLINS between April 30
and May 5 (LG).
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY:
PURPLE FINCHES were among the many birds visiting Milk Can Corners on
May 4 (HF).
YORK COUNTY:
Gut Road and Brunner's Island wetlands produced several PROTHONOTARY
WARBLERS on May 5 (DC).
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on May 7 at the old York County
landfill (DC).
Closing Announcements:
If you miss the usual Thursday postings of the Central PA Birdline on
BIRDEAST and PABIRDS, I will also be posting it on my page web site
at:
http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/currentbl.htm
The address for the home page of the web site is:
http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/index.html
Also, people can access both the current and older birdlines at:
http://groups.msn.com/CentralPABirdlinebackupfiles/messages.msnw
*PORC = Pennsylvania Ornithological Record Committee. Rare bird
sightings should be documented with written descriptions and
photographs whenever possible and sent to PORC for review. Send PORC
reports to Nick Pulcinella, 613 Howard Road, West Chester, PA
19380.
The following people have contributed to this birdline: Tom Amico
(TA), Christopher Bohinski (CB), Nan Butkovich (NB), Chuck Chalfant
(CC), Dick Cleary (DC), Denise Donmoyer (DD), Jim Dunn (JD), Herb
Flavell (HF), Bill Franz (BF), Linda Franz (LF), Roana Fuller (RF),
Vern Gauthier (VG), Trudy Gerlach (TG), Laurie Goodrich (LG), Deborah
Grove (DG), Greg Grove (GG), Lewis Grove (LGr), Barry Horton (BH),
Jenni Horton (JH), Mark Johnson (MJ), Chad Kauffman (CK), Bob Keener
(BK), Dave Kyler (DK), Trudy Kyler (TK), Pete Lusardi (PL), Andrew
Markel (AM), Randy Miller (RM), Bob Moul (BM), Matt O'Donnell (MO),
Henry Petersheim (HP), Dieter Rolfinke (DR), Cameron Rutt (CR), Jeff
Schafer (JS), Bob Schutsky (BS), Adam Smith (AS), Jim Smith (JSm),
Shawn Stoner (SS), Marvin Troyer (MT), Walsh (W), Drew Weber (DW),
Andy Wilson (AW) and David Yeany II (DY). I apologize if I have
misspelled their names and I will also refrain from naming that
person on request.
I would also like to point out that one of the people who regularly
reports to the hotline is Bob Schutsky, owner of BIRD TREKS Tours. He
leads birding tours to other areas of North and Central America. You
can contact him at 717-548-3303 or at his new web site:
http://www.birdtreks.com
I want to thank Bob for his reports and recommend booking one of his
tours if you want to view extraregional birds.
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Mark A. McConaughy TimeTraveler@msn.com
Bushy Run Battlefield
P.O. Box 486
Harrison City, PA 15636-0468 (724) 527-5585 x103
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