Date: 5/29/26 8:48 am From: Kathy Forcey <49forceyk...> Subject: Re: SCBIRDCL Digest - 25 May 2026 to 28 May 2026 - Special issue (#2026-126)
I am moving out of the area. Please remove me from this list serve.
Kathy Forcey
Katherine M. Forcey
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> Topics in this special issue:
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> 1. Post-potluck bird walk!
> 2. May on Sinking Creek
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> Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 12:13:46 -0400
> From: Denise Alving <denise.alving...>
> Subject: Post-potluck bird walk!
>
> Hi everyone!
>
> It was great seeing many of you at the end of season potluck last night!
> Eight of us went on a bird walk through the boardwalk at Millbrook Marsh
> after dinner and the meeting. We had a lovely series of encounters finding
> 24 species in the 40 or so minutes walking. The highlight was definitely
> getting to see an orchard oriole singing in a bush very close to us, and
> then immediately after seeing a Baltimore oriole flying overhead and
> landing on the other side of the boardwalk! Full list here:
>
>
> https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fatlaspa%2Fchecklist%2FS347991500&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7C68299f59cd854d5a78c708debd99c3d9%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639156665275538032%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2B2Imz7UqajmjjP4d0AJ5n5imfx3js%2FMt%2B0hEq6ug3rY%3D&reserved=0 >
> I forgot to get ebird info from folks, so if you want me to share this list
> with you, please let me know the best way to add you!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Denise
>
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> Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 00:29:21 +0000
> From: "Ramsey, Lawrence William" <lwr...>
> Subject: May on Sinking Creek
>
> It is clearly a decent breeding season on Sinking Creek. Pic 3 taken
> during a brief AM shows an adult sheltering the brood in pic 2 as they
> paused grazing our lawn. Pic 4 is a WODU mom and brood taken this evening
> first seen yesterday.
> larry
>
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> End of SCBIRDCL Digest - 25 May 2026 to 28 May 2026 - Special issue
> (#2026-126)
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Date: 5/28/26 6:32 pm From: Alan Klein <nogotether...> Subject: Re: May on Sinking Creek
Great shots. I was back at Millbrook today and captured a few shots as
well. Noticed three families along the stream. Momma and Poppa kept an eye
on me the whole time.
On Thu, May 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...>
wrote:
> It is clearly a decent breeding season on Sinking Creek. Pic 3
> taken during a brief AM shows an adult sheltering the brood in pic 2 as
> they paused grazing our lawn. Pic 4 is a WODU mom and brood taken this
> evening first seen yesterday.
> larry
>
Date: 5/28/26 6:10 pm From: Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...> Subject: Re: May on Sinking Creek
Are the 12 ducklings all hers?
Thank you for sharing!
On Thu, May 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...>
wrote:
> It is clearly a decent breeding season on Sinking Creek. Pic 3
> taken during a brief AM shows an adult sheltering the brood in pic 2 as
> they paused grazing our lawn. Pic 4 is a WODU mom and brood taken this
> evening first seen yesterday.
> larry
>
Date: 5/28/26 5:30 pm From: Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...> Subject: May on Sinking Creek
It is clearly a decent breeding season on Sinking Creek. Pic 3 taken during a brief AM shows an adult sheltering the brood in pic 2 as they paused grazing our lawn. Pic 4 is a WODU mom and brood taken this evening first seen yesterday.
larry
It was great seeing many of you at the end of season potluck last night! Eight of us went on a bird walk through the boardwalk at Millbrook Marsh after dinner and the meeting. We had a lovely series of encounters finding 24 species in the 40 or so minutes walking. The highlight was definitely getting to see an orchard oriole singing in a bush very close to us, and then immediately after seeing a Baltimore oriole flying overhead and landing on the other side of the boardwalk! Full list here:
Date: 5/25/26 11:10 am From: Thomas, Brady Scott <bst5117...> Subject: May 27th Potluck Picnic at Millbrook Marsh
Happy Memorial Day, Bird Club!
This Wednesday, May 27th at 6:00 pm at Millbrook Marsh, we will be gathering for our Annual Picnic Potluck! Feel free to bring a dish to share along with any serving and eating utensils you might need. We will be providing plates for folks to use!
Date: 5/25/26 11:10 am From: Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...> Subject: Volunteers needed for next weekend
Hi all,
We need a volunteer or two to set up at Frog Fest, next Saturday. Frog fest goes from 1-4, so you would need to be there before, and pick up materials from Millbrook Marsh.
We had someone lined up, but they had an emergency and will be unavailable.
Please, let me know if you would like to contribute to this event.
Date: 5/21/26 6:26 pm From: Gyekis, Joseph Peter <jpg186...> Subject: Re: May 30 Field Trip Cancelled!
Yes, at 2:30 pm we will have a bird walk at FrogFest. Meet at the little pond closest to the parking lot.
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From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of KATHLEEN BECHDEL <0000d165c6a818d5-dmarc-request...>
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2026 8:34 AM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: May 30 Field Trip Cancelled!
Hello, all
Due to a scheduling conflict, the May 30 Field Trip at Penns Prairie Park in Centre Hall has been cancelled.
You may be interested in attending Frog Fest at Muddy Paws Marsh on May 30 from 1 - 4 pm. Here is a link to the event.
Date: 5/21/26 8:25 am From: Blizard, David A <dab22...> Subject: Re: Orchard Orioles nesting
Brill pics!
Sent from my iPad
> On May 21, 2026, at 10:32 AM, Robert Snyder <birdphotoginpa...> wrote:
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> I had the opportunity while Atlasing around my neck of the woods near Bald Eagle SP yesterday 5/20/26) to photograph a pair of Orchard Orioles.
>
> I watched the female as she went to and from a nest hidden in the leaves. I’m thinking she was completing a nest. A male (her mate) was seen nearby.
>
> Bob Snyder
>
>
> <CD1545F5-2431-42BF-9AA1-E7051F790584.jpeg>
> Male Orchard Oriole
> <5437BED4-4290-444A-A49F-B8092A7893C1.jpeg>
> Female Orchard Oriole
>
> <54E62E5F-23ED-4093-9EA7-FFB742E0A931.jpeg>
> Female leaving concealed nest
>
> <E2AB9236-F6F1-4FA0-83B3-9A08DEBCC97F.jpeg>
>
>
> Do the best you can, where you are, with what you have.
> Theodore Roosevelt
Michael P. Johnson, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Womens Studies, and African and African American Studies, Penn State
1155 Oneida St.
State College, PA 16801
814-404-6975
My website<https://sites.psu.edu/feministmpj/welcome> ________________________________
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...>
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 9:28:24 PM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Hoodie fledging
In the last 8 years we have had half a dozen nesting attempts by Hooded Mergansers (HOME) in one of our Wood Duck houses on Sinking Creek and no Wood Duck attempts. The houses are on our property and visible from our house, and the wood ducks are much less tolerant of any sight or us. This years HOME attempt was the latest brooding start date estimated from when the male was last seen, or the last egg laid based on periodic nest box monitoring. The male was last seen on April 16 . According to Birds of the World on the Cornell site, the average incubation time is 32 days which means hatching should be May18 +/- a couple of days. I began intense remote photographic monitoring on the monitoring of the adult female coming and going on the May15 and noticed a change in behavior in the morning of the 18th and did a very quick check inside the nest box at 12:30 PM that day and say most the nest covered with hatchling and one chick was still sitting on a half of egg shell. The birds of the World ref note the hatchlings left the nest within 24 hours of hatching, so I spent the evening of the 18th until the end of civil twilight in a blind about 30 meters from the nest box to attempt to capture and young leaving; nothing. I was in the blind again at nautical twilight the morning of May 19 watching. About 6:30 AM mom stuck her head out and looked around then flew down and swam around a bit with another female, whom we called a sister and they explore un and down. We have seen up to three so-called sisters together in the last few weeks. About 7:10 the mother flew back into the house. In hindsight looks like she was telling the kids to pack. She came out at 7:26 (first picture) and into the creek below the house, and I could hear faint calling and exit shortly began at 7:28:25 (second picture) and it was all over by 7:39:40 (remaining pics). The photos were not great as at 1/2000 sec the ISO was 25000 so there was a lot of noise reduction etc. was required. That said it was fun and will try again if they are back next year.
Date: 5/20/26 6:46 pm From: Johnson, Michael Paul <mpj...> Subject: Re: Hoodie fledging
Spectacular! Thank you.
Michael P. Johnson, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Womens Studies, and African and African American Studies, Penn State
1155 Oneida St.
State College, PA 16801
814-404-6975
My website<https://sites.psu.edu/feministmpj/welcome> ________________________________
From: State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf of Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...>
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 9:28:24 PM
To: <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
Subject: Hoodie fledging
In the last 8 years we have had half a dozen nesting attempts by Hooded Mergansers (HOME) in one of our Wood Duck houses on Sinking Creek and no Wood Duck attempts. The houses are on our property and visible from our house, and the wood ducks are much less tolerant of any sight or us. This years HOME attempt was the latest brooding start date estimated from when the male was last seen, or the last egg laid based on periodic nest box monitoring. The male was last seen on April 16 . According to Birds of the World on the Cornell site, the average incubation time is 32 days which means hatching should be May18 +/- a couple of days. I began intense remote photographic monitoring on the monitoring of the adult female coming and going on the May15 and noticed a change in behavior in the morning of the 18th and did a very quick check inside the nest box at 12:30 PM that day and say most the nest covered with hatchling and one chick was still sitting on a half of egg shell. The birds of the World ref note the hatchlings left the nest within 24 hours of hatching, so I spent the evening of the 18th until the end of civil twilight in a blind about 30 meters from the nest box to attempt to capture and young leaving; nothing. I was in the blind again at nautical twilight the morning of May 19 watching. About 6:30 AM mom stuck her head out and looked around then flew down and swam around a bit with another female, whom we called a sister and they explore un and down. We have seen up to three so-called sisters together in the last few weeks. About 7:10 the mother flew back into the house. In hindsight looks like she was telling the kids to pack. She came out at 7:26 (first picture) and into the creek below the house, and I could hear faint calling and exit shortly began at 7:28:25 (second picture) and it was all over by 7:39:40 (remaining pics). The photos were not great as at 1/2000 sec the ISO was 25000 so there was a lot of noise reduction etc. was required. That said it was fun and will try again if they are back next year.
Date: 5/20/26 6:29 pm From: Ramsey, Lawrence William <lwr...> Subject: Hoodie fledging
In the last 8 years we have had half a dozen nesting attempts by Hooded Mergansers (HOME) in one of our Wood Duck houses on Sinking Creek and no Wood Duck attempts. The houses are on our property and visible from our house, and the wood ducks are much less tolerant of any sight or us. This years HOME attempt was the latest brooding start date estimated from when the male was last seen, or the last egg laid based on periodic nest box monitoring. The male was last seen on April 16 . According to Birds of the World on the Cornell site, the average incubation time is 32 days which means hatching should be May18 +/- a couple of days. I began intense remote photographic monitoring on the monitoring of the adult female coming and going on the May15 and noticed a change in behavior in the morning of the 18th and did a very quick check inside the nest box at 12:30 PM that day and say most the nest covered with hatchling and one chick was still sitting on a half of egg shell. The birds of the World ref note the hatchlings left the nest within 24 hours of hatching, so I spent the evening of the 18th until the end of civil twilight in a blind about 30 meters from the nest box to attempt to capture and young leaving; nothing. I was in the blind again at nautical twilight the morning of May 19 watching. About 6:30 AM mom stuck her head out and looked around then flew down and swam around a bit with another female, whom we called a sister and they explore un and down. We have seen up to three so-called sisters together in the last few weeks. About 7:10 the mother flew back into the house. In hindsight looks like she was telling the kids to pack. She came out at 7:26 (first picture) and into the creek below the house, and I could hear faint calling and exit shortly began at 7:28:25 (second picture) and it was all over by 7:39:40 (remaining pics). The photos were not great as at 1/2000 sec the ISO was 25000 so there was a lot of noise reduction etc. was required. That said it was fun and will try again if they are back next year.
Date: 5/14/26 12:09 pm From: Nick Bolgiano <nickbolgiano...> Subject: Tussey Mt hawk watch 2026 season summary
2026 was the 26th full season of the spring hawk watch at Tussey Mt,
staffed daily Feb 25-Apr 27. The watch site is located on the top of Tussey
Mt, the second ridge from the north and west in the western
Ridge-and-Valley physiographic province and near the boundary between
Huntingdon and Centre counties. The watch’s primary focus is monitoring the
spring Golden Eagle migration and so most of this summary is devoted to the
Golden Eagle count.
The 2026 official counter was Tom Filip, from Philadelphia. This was Tom’s
first hawk watching experience and he did an excellent job. The 2026 watch
was conducted on 54 days, with 407 hours of watching. These numbers are
similar to other seasons, so the annual goal of consistent effort across
seasons was attained. Season raptors totals are shown in Table 1.
*Table 1. 2026 season totals and 10-year averages (2016-2025). *
*Species*
*2026*
*10-year average*
*2025 Ranking*
Turkey Vulture
208
194
average
Osprey
52
84
below average
Bald Eagle
88
78
average
Northern Harrier
16
23
average
Sharp-shinned Hawk
93
164
below average
Cooper’s Hawk
26
27
average
American Goshawk
0
0.2
Red-shouldered Hawk
26
36
average
Broad-winged Hawk
578
1074
below average
Red-tailed Hawk
232
273
average
Rough-legged Hawk
2
1
Golden Eagle
224
157
3rd highest
American Kestrel
36
46
average
Merlin
4
6
Peregrine Falcon
1
3
Total
1609
2206
below average
The Golden Eagle is the main focus of our hawk watch for the following
reasons: 1) central Pennsylvania is within the Golden Eagle’s main spring
migratory corridor within the Appalachians and the Eastern Flyway; 2) the
Tussey Mt hawk watch annually counts the most Golden Eagles during the
spring of any Eastern Flyway site, as well as of any North American watch
site east of Michigan; and 3) as we count relatively few of the other
raptor species, especially compared to Great Lakes spring sites, Golden
Eagle is over-represented in the raptor array that migrates through here.
Some of the higher Golden Eagle season totals at Tussey Mt followed winters
that were cold and snowy. Because there was a cold and snowy period during
Jan-Feb, I was optimistic for a good count before the season started. I
believe that when there is considerable cold and snow, many Golden Eagles
move farther south in the Appalachians and they tend to return in a more
compact array. When the winter is mild, I think that the opposite occurs:
many Golden Eagles do not fly as far south and are less compact in space on
their return. (I intend to explore this Golden Eagle-weather connection
more in the future and think that this count-weather connection will
indicate that some recent lower totals are not the result of a population
decline, but were weather-related.)
The 2026 Golden Eagle count of 224 ranked 3rd highest in our 26 years. This
was only the 7th season with 200 or more Golden Eagles and the first since
2015 (Figure 1). They constituted 13.9% of all raptors tallied. How the
season progressed was most interesting.
The February tally of Golden Eagles was nine, which was on the
low-to-moderate side. The only season without any Golden Eagles tallied in
February was 2015, the season when we counted the most, 239. I remember a
lot of snow on the ground to start that season.
March 3-6 were days of rain and fog, during a period when the Golden Eagle
migration typically would have been ramping up. The March 7 watch started
at 1300, when the fog cleared. Winds were strong, at 13-16 mph, from the S.
We counted 27 Golden Eagles that afternoon, while the Allegheny Front hawk
watch (AF) counted 40.
The next day, March 8, we counted 80 Golden Eagles, with the vast majority
(73 of 80) tallied before noon. The wind was light from W (4-7 mph) until
10 and then moderate NW (8-12 mph) with thermals. The Golden Eagles had
been held up for some days and they were ready to go; multiple eagles were
seen together in numerous moments. AF counted 19 this day.
This total of 80 Golden Eagles was a new single-day record not only for
Tussey Mountain but also for Pennsylvania hawk watches (the previous high
was 74 at AF on October 24, 2015). The previous Golden Eagle single-day
record at Tussey Mt was 62 on March 3, 2008. The only higher Golden Eagle
count in PA was a count of 89 by Greg Smith on March 13, 2015 along the
Allegheny Front in Centre County, across from the Bald Eagle Mt-Eagle field
site, that has not been documented in Hawkcount.org or eBird.
There were only two other days in 2026 with double-digit Golden Eagle
totals, 10 each on Mar 13 and 20. Golden Eagles were seen on 37 days, with
totals of 9 in February, 193 in March (3rd-highest March total), and 22 in
April. The cumulative chart shows that the 107 Golden Eagles on March 7-8
put our season tally well ahead of most previous years and only the 2008
and 2015 Golden Eagle totals (225 and 239, respectively) ended ahead of the
2026 total (Figure 2).
The spring hawk watch season functions like two seasons within one: the
first four weeks when we count most of the Golden Eagles, Turkey Vultures,
and Red-shouldered Hawks, plus many of the Bald Eagles and Red-tailed
Hawks; and April, when we count most of the Ospreys, Northern Harriers,
Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks, Broad-winged Hawks, and American
Kestrels. In 2025, the season totals for nine raptor species were above
average, while the 150 Golden Eagles were below average. In 2026, only the
Golden Eagle total was above average, the Osprey, Sharp-shinned Hawk, and
Broad-winged Hawk totals were below average, while the other totals were
average. Much of this is wind dependent. We didn’t experience the same
degree of favorable S/SE winds in April, 2026, as in the previous year.
Thanks to our sponsors, Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center, the State
College Bird Club, and individuals. Also, thanks to Tom’s diligence and
learning ability and to the many people who visited and helped to spot
migrating raptors.
Date: 5/14/26 5:48 am From: KATHLEEN BECHDEL <0000d165c6a818d5-dmarc-request...> Subject: Bird Walk Friday - Date Change
Hello,
Please note the date change for the Cerulean Warbler walk at the Lower Trail for tomorrow, Friday, May 15.
Friday May 15, 2026 (7:30 am - 9:30 am) Search for Cerulean Warblers on the Lower Trail, Blair County (Note the date change from the 13th to Friday 15th)
Date: 5/13/26 8:25 am From: S.B. Smith <sbsmith333...> Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Lower Trail--Mt. Etna Trailhead (Blair Co.), May 13, 2026
Greetings Bird Club!
Turns out the notification of the Lower Trail field trip being rescheduled
for Friday went to my spam folder. There were six of us this morning and
the rain held off, so we saw what we could see. A highlight was a pair of
Baltimore Orioles.
I may be back on Friday for another go at the elusive Ceruleans.
Susan Smith
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From: <do-not-reply...>
Date: Wed, May 13, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Subject: eBird Report - Lower Trail--Mt. Etna Trailhead (Blair Co.), May
13, 2026
To: <sbsmith333...>
Lower Trail--Mt. Etna Trailhead (Blair Co.), Blair, Pennsylvania, US
May 13, 2026 7:47 AM - 9:07 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.308 mile(s)
20 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 2
Chimney Swift 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern/Western Warbling Vireo 1 We heard its song and saw its gray
back and pale yellow breast
Red-eyed Vireo 2
American Crow 1
Common Raven 1
Carolina Wren 1
Gray Catbird 2
Brown Thrasher 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Goldfinch 1
Song Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 2
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
American Redstart 2
Northern Yellow Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Date: 5/11/26 4:40 am From: Rob Dickerson <radickerson...> Subject: Call for Photos - Winter
Do you have some great photos of any birds taken in Pennsylvania from December 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026? Or a picture of a notable/significant sighting from that period?
I am currently accepting photo submissions through end of day May 24 to be considered for publication as space permits in the Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology (PSO) Winter 2026 issue of Pennsylvania Birds.
**Important Note** Images submitted must be high-res and are preferred to be horizontal shots. Submitted images must be able to be cropped to 1050px x 700px with a resolution of 300 px/in for horizontal images. If space allows high-quality vertical portrait shots may be used, but they take up the space of 2 photos in the layout used by the journal. Vertical photos submitted must be able to be cropped to 1050px x 1313px at 300 px/in.
Some further instructions... If your submission does not follow the instructions below or contain the info requested below, it will not be processed!
- Submissions for consideration **must** be taken during the above date range and emailed to <radickerson...>, please make mention of the word WINTER in the subject line to simplify processing.
- Please do not submit dozens of images for consideration, please do some initial limiting/judging of selections on your end that reflect the best of your work. However, if you have 15 different images of truly notable sightings in the state from this period, I'll gladly accept them for consideration!
- VERY important! For each image attached to the e-mail, you must include a description in the body of the e-mail for that image. Best format to follow: Species Name - Location, County, DD Month. Sentence about significance if known/applicable. (Photographer Name) Example: Antillean Nighthawk - Presque Isle SP, Erie, 12 June. This bird represented a first state record and was observed through 1 July. (John Doe)
- Please also submit your photos for consideration in full resolution or as close to full resolution as possible as these will be printed. Your photo also may be considered for a cover shot and a 250KB image just won't work for that! I need to be able to crop your photo to fit the space as it permits in the journal and a precropped / low-resolution image is problematic for that. It's safe to say that if you're sending me an image under a megabyte in size, it isn't going to be the resolution I need to work with. I also need room to crop the image to the specs used for the newsletter (exact specs posted above) and an extremely tight crop may not allow me to do that.
- Photos selected for printing in the issue will be credited to the photographer, please DO NOT submit watermarked/signatured images or they will not be considered. The image should be clean of any add-ons.
Thanks for considering submitting your photos for consideration for our statewide ornithology journal!
I would love to come on the Lower Trail cerulean warbler walk next Wednesday morning, and I wondered if by chance anyone will be traveling from State College and might be willing to give me a ride.
Date: 5/6/26 2:43 pm From: Wentzel, Doug <djw105...> Subject: Migration Morning, May 6th, rain edition; PLUS special invite from Sierra Club for another walk tomorrow, May 7
Greetings all,
Despite a steady rain, 21 folks joined Alexa, Brady and I on the walk this morning from the Stone Valley office porch to the boardwalk at Shaver’s Creek. Highlights included a lingering Bufflehead, 3 Common Loon, swallows lined up on the wire, and good looks at a pair of Baltimore Oriole. Thanks to all who joined our weekly walks and our generous sponsor, Wiscoy for Animals. Special shout out to Adan for keeping our eBird checklist (see below).
The rain did get in the way of a walk that was scheduled for today but fortunately has a rain date for tomorrow.
So you are invited to join Margaret Brittingham, Thursday, May 7th (8 to 10 am) at a special property at Halfmoon Valley Road. See the link for details and to RSVP, or show up and sign the form when you arrive. Thanks to Kelly Forest for the invite.
Shaver's Creek Env. Center--Boardwalk, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, US
May 6, 2026 7:06 AM - 8:23 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.518 mile(s)
36 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 14 2 families
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 3
Bufflehead 1
Common Merganser 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 4
Common Loon 3
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Osprey 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 1
Tree Swallow 20
Purple Martin 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 10
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 2
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Common Grackle 2
Ovenbird 3
Louisiana Waterthrush 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Yellow Warbler 1
bird sp. 2
Date: 5/5/26 1:01 pm From: Julia Plummer <julia...> Subject: Re: Bird-safe windows at new Park Forest Middle School Construction.
Thank you so much for your work on this, Coty!
Julia
On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM Judy Sinn <junebugg1910...> wrote:
> What exciting news, Coty!
> Thanks for your efforts on this.
> Judy Sinn
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 5:46 AM Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi SCBC,
>>
>> Last night was a great night at the school board meeting. The school
>> board approved installing bird-safe glass in the new Park Forest Middle
>> School front glass expanse. This is a huge win and one we all can feel
>> proud of!
>>
>> They rejected the proposed bird-safe windows for the stairwell, but there
>> is a catch. I offered to help with finding the money, and they are open to
>> this. We now need to get the dimensions and timeline for the project and
>> get to finding $100K. For this, we all can be involved. If you know of
>> generous donors, or grants that can be appropriate, please, let me know.
>>
>> Money for the district is tight, and this is a big step forward. We need
>> to demonstrate to them that this community cares about these
>> implementations.
>>
>> Thank you so much for your support!
>>
>> Coty
>>
>> --
>>
>> Constanza Ehrenhaus.
>> Trillium Pennsylvania founder
>> State College Bird Club, Outreach and Social Media Manager
>> State College Bird Town PA committee, school liaison
>>
>>
On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM Judy Sinn <junebugg1910...> wrote:
> What exciting news, Coty!
> Thanks for your efforts on this.
> Judy Sinn
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 5:46 AM Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi SCBC,
>>
>> Last night was a great night at the school board meeting. The school
>> board approved installing bird-safe glass in the new Park Forest Middle
>> School front glass expanse. This is a huge win and one we all can feel
>> proud of!
>>
>> They rejected the proposed bird-safe windows for the stairwell, but there
>> is a catch. I offered to help with finding the money, and they are open to
>> this. We now need to get the dimensions and timeline for the project and
>> get to finding $100K. For this, we all can be involved. If you know of
>> generous donors, or grants that can be appropriate, please, let me know.
>>
>> Money for the district is tight, and this is a big step forward. We need
>> to demonstrate to them that this community cares about these
>> implementations.
>>
>> Thank you so much for your support!
>>
>> Coty
>>
>> --
>>
>> Constanza Ehrenhaus.
>> Trillium Pennsylvania founder
>> State College Bird Club, Outreach and Social Media Manager
>> State College Bird Town PA committee, school liaison
>>
>>
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Constanza Ehrenhaus.
Trillium Pennsylvania founder
State College Bird Club, Outreach and Social Media Manager
State College Bird Town PA committee, school liaison
Date: 5/5/26 9:53 am From: Judy Sinn <junebugg1910...> Subject: Re: Bird-safe windows at new Park Forest Middle School Construction.
What exciting news, Coty!
Thanks for your efforts on this.
Judy Sinn
On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 5:46 AM Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...>
wrote:
> Hi SCBC,
>
> Last night was a great night at the school board meeting. The school board
> approved installing bird-safe glass in the new Park Forest Middle School
> front glass expanse. This is a huge win and one we all can feel proud of!
>
> They rejected the proposed bird-safe windows for the stairwell, but there
> is a catch. I offered to help with finding the money, and they are open to
> this. We now need to get the dimensions and timeline for the project and
> get to finding $100K. For this, we all can be involved. If you know of
> generous donors, or grants that can be appropriate, please, let me know.
>
> Money for the district is tight, and this is a big step forward. We need
> to demonstrate to them that this community cares about these
> implementations.
>
> Thank you so much for your support!
>
> Coty
>
> --
>
> Constanza Ehrenhaus.
> Trillium Pennsylvania founder
> State College Bird Club, Outreach and Social Media Manager
> State College Bird Town PA committee, school liaison
>
>
Date: 5/5/26 2:46 am From: Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...> Subject: Bird-safe windows at new Park Forest Middle School Construction.
Hi SCBC,
Last night was a great night at the school board meeting. The school board approved installing bird-safe glass in the new Park Forest Middle School front glass expanse. This is a huge win and one we all can feel proud of!
They rejected the proposed bird-safe windows for the stairwell, but there is a catch. I offered to help with finding the money, and they are open to this. We now need to get the dimensions and timeline for the project and get to finding $100K. For this, we all can be involved. If you know of generous donors, or grants that can be appropriate, please, let me know.
Money for the district is tight, and this is a big step forward. We need to demonstrate to them that this community cares about these implementations.
Thank you so much for your support!
Coty
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Constanza Ehrenhaus. Trillium Pennsylvania founder State College Bird Club, Outreach and Social Media Manager State College Bird Town PA committee, school liaison
