> On Apr 14, 2025, at 12:00 AM, PABIRDS automatic digest system <LISTSERV...> wrote:
>
> There are 9 messages totaling 776 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
> 1. Request for Photos
> 2. Owelet outta the box! Pittsburgh Fire Dept guys to the rescue!
> 3. Owelet outta the box! Pittsburgh Fire Dept guys to the rescue!
> 4. Erie County, Presque Isle Hawk Watch for April 13, 2025
> 5. Various - Mercer County
> 6. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (13 Apr 2025) 92 Raptors
> 7. Golden Eagle, Crawford Co.
> 8. Allegheny Front (13 Apr 2025) 3 Raptors
> 9. Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (13 Apr 2025) 55 Raptors
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 09:20:43 -0400
> From: Rob Dickerson <radickerson...>
> Subject: Request for Photos
>
> Request for Photos
>
> Do you have some great photos of any birds taken in Pennsylvania from December 1, 2024 - ebruary 28, 2025? Or a picture of a notable/significant sighting from that period?
>
> I am currently accepting photo submissions through end of day April 25 to be considered for publication as space permits in the Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology (PSO) Winter 2025 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 me 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!
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Rob Dickerson
>
> Photo Editor, Pennsylvania Birds
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 13:57:13 +0000
> From: jerry Kruth <gkruth...>
> Subject: Re: Owelet outta the box! Pittsburgh Fire Dept guys to the rescue!
>
> Hail the Fire Dept Guys! (and all first-responders!)
>
> Linda and I debated what to do with our fuzzy little visitor? If we just set the little thing is some thicket, it would be chirping for its folks, and we thought with the bevy of prowling raccoons, cats, hawks, crows and Horny Owls, it wouldn't last long hanging outside. I was about to go retrieve my long ladder and climb up to the box with it, when Linda suggested asking the Fire Dept guys?
>
> So, I went over to the station, just as guys were coming down. A a nice guy asked what's up?. I laughed at myself and quickly explained. He smiled as he listened, and replied, "We're just on our way now to a back-up call, we shouldn't be long. I'll see! What's the address?," he called out as they headed out. One minute later and I'd have missed them!
>
> I waited a little while at home and it was getting dark. I was just about to go drive out to fetch my ladder, when a bunch of red-blinking lights pulled up in front of the house!!!
>
> Those guys were great They threw up a ladder, and one carried the little thing up in the cardboard box, and gently took it, without touching it, wrapped in a tea towel, and deposited it back into the box!
>
> We hope this was the best option! Nature takes its own turns with myriad exceptions. I took the responsibility to erect boxes and invite wildlife onto our urban plot; I did what I hope will turn out the best!
>
> We hope this has a happy ending.
>
>
> This mini-drama played out because we have these NESTBOXES (six), around the house. This includes one with a glass side at my office window, so I can watch (the squirrels) in there carrying on! YOU can do it too!
>
>
>
> Linda ( Goodfellow ) will have some video, and me some pics, later on FB, if interested.
>
>
> Thanks for reading, and create your own mini-dramas, no matter where you live!
>
>
>
> Jerry Kruth
>
> Pgh
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> On Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 12:46:59 PM EDT, SCOTT WEIDENSAUL <scottweidensaul...> wrote:
>
> Jerry,
>
> I wouldn’t try to give it anything unless you have a dead mouse that you are certain couldn’t have gotten into rodenticide. Chances are it’s got some baby fat on it, and should be OK for roughly 24 hours. I would be more focused on placing it somewhere with dense cover, even if it’s not right next to the nest box. When the chicks fledge they scatter like quail, and the adults always manage to find them and feed them. Main thing is making sure a cat or other predator like a barred owl doesn’t spot it first.
>
> Scott
>
>> On Apr 12, 2025, at 11:53 AM, jerry Kruth <gkruth...> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Scott, and thanks for the reply. "Wait until dark," does appear to be the timeline.
>>
>> This evening I'm going to get a smaller ladder, and hope to perch the little thing on a tree limb near the nestbox where the parents can access.
>>
>> Til then, we'll leave it closed in the powder room where it can move around but not bolt through the rest of the house. n.b. -- it had no intention of remaining cooped up in that closed (albeit briefly) box, so pushed its way out again, so why stress it!
>>
>> Do you (or anyone) have any suggestions as to what to attempt to feed it until this evening?
>>
>> We have Cesar dog treats for Maggie -- that has small bits of various meats in some jelled concoction. It's soft. We also thought of finely chopped lunch meat, or tuna?
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> If you have any lengthy thoughts (or anyone), please feel free to phone: 412-491-6354.
>>
>> Thanks for any and all suggestions.
>>
>> I'll also add -- when you have nestboxes around, even if you live on an urban postage stamp, YOU TOO can still have interesting dramas with wildlife if you create the habitat (with feeders, and a water feature), and native plantings.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jerry Kruth
>>
>> Pgh
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 06:48:56 AM EDT, SCOTT WEIDENSAUL <scottweidensaul...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Jerry,
>>
>> Like any fledgling, if as you say it appears old enough to be moving on its own, I would wait until dark and put it near the nestbox in thick cover. It will vocalize and the adults will find it. This all sounds perfectly normal to me.
>>
>> Scott Weidensaul
>> Milton, NH (formerly Schuylkill Co.)
>>
>>>> On Apr 11, 2025, at 10:59 PM, jerry Kruth <00000005ead0dac6-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>>>
>>> Does anybody have any advice?
>>> Well, we sure have Screechie making little ones. One of our neighbors found a little one on the street under the nest box this evening. We scooped it up to keep it safe from prowling varmints and have it closed up in a cardboard box with some soft cloth and a cup of water for the night.
>>> What should we do in the morning?
>>> I lent out my ext ladder last week and can't put it back up in the nestbox. It look like it is perhaps mature enough it's trying to move around on its own.
>>> Do I put it back on a tree branch? It's parents must be nearby I presume?
>>> Anybody?
>>> Thank you,
>>> Jerry Kruth
>>> Pgh
>>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:14:48 -0400
> From: Jan Bennett <janmben...>
> Subject: Re: Owelet outta the box! Pittsburgh Fire Dept guys to the rescue!
>
> Love this story. Thanks for sharing.
>
>> On 04/13/2025 9:57 AM EDT jerry Kruth <00000005ead0dac6-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hail the Fire Dept Guys! (and all first-responders!)
>>
>> Linda and I debated what to do with our fuzzy little visitor? If we just set the little thing is some thicket, it would be chirping for its folks, and we thought with the bevy of prowling raccoons, cats, hawks, crows and Horny Owls, it wouldn't last long hanging outside. I was about to go retrieve my long ladder and climb up to the box with it, when Linda suggested asking the Fire Dept guys?
>>
>> So, I went over to the station, just as guys were coming down. A a nice guy asked what's up?. I laughed at myself and quickly explained. He smiled as he listened, and replied, "We're just on our way now to a back-up call, we shouldn't be long. I'll see! What's the address?," he called out as they headed out. One minute later and I'd have missed them!
>>
>> I waited a little while at home and it was getting dark. I was just about to go drive out to fetch my ladder, when a bunch of red-blinking lights pulled up in front of the house!!!
>>
>> Those guys were great They threw up a ladder, and one carried the little thing up in the cardboard box, and gently took it, without touching it, wrapped in a tea towel, and deposited it back into the box!
>>
>> We hope this was the best option! Nature takes its own turns with myriad exceptions. I took the responsibility to erect boxes and invite wildlife onto our urban plot; I did what I hope will turn out the best!
>>
>> We hope this has a happy ending.
>>
>>
>> This mini-drama played out because we have these NESTBOXES (six), around the house. This includes one with a glass side at my office window, so I can watch (the squirrels) in there carrying on! YOU can do it too!
>>
>>
>>
>> Linda ( Goodfellow ) will have some video, and me some pics, later on FB, if interested.
>>
>>
>> Thanks for reading, and create your own mini-dramas, no matter where you live!
>>
>>
>>
>> Jerry Kruth
>>
>> Pgh
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------
>> On Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 12:46:59 PM EDT, SCOTT WEIDENSAUL <scottweidensaul...> wrote:
>>
>> Jerry,
>>
>> I wouldn’t try to give it anything unless you have a dead mouse that you are certain couldn’t have gotten into rodenticide. Chances are it’s got some baby fat on it, and should be OK for roughly 24 hours. I would be more focused on placing it somewhere with dense cover, even if it’s not right next to the nest box. When the chicks fledge they scatter like quail, and the adults always manage to find them and feed them. Main thing is making sure a cat or other predator like a barred owl doesn’t spot it first.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>>> On Apr 12, 2025, at 11:53 AM, jerry Kruth <gkruth...> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Scott, and thanks for the reply. "Wait until dark," does appear to be the timeline.
>>>
>>> This evening I'm going to get a smaller ladder, and hope to perch the little thing on a tree limb near the nestbox where the parents can access.
>>>
>>> Til then, we'll leave it closed in the powder room where it can move around but not bolt through the rest of the house. n.b. -- it had no intention of remaining cooped up in that closed (albeit briefly) box, so pushed its way out again, so why stress it!
>>>
>>> Do you (or anyone) have any suggestions as to what to attempt to feed it until this evening?
>>>
>>> We have Cesar dog treats for Maggie -- that has small bits of various meats in some jelled concoction. It's soft. We also thought of finely chopped lunch meat, or tuna?
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>>
>>> If you have any lengthy thoughts (or anyone), please feel free to phone: 412-491-6354.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any and all suggestions.
>>>
>>> I'll also add -- when you have nestboxes around, even if you live on an urban postage stamp, YOU TOO can still have interesting dramas with wildlife if you create the habitat (with feeders, and a water feature), and native plantings.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jerry Kruth
>>>
>>> Pgh
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 06:48:56 AM EDT, SCOTT WEIDENSAUL <scottweidensaul...> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Jerry,
>>>
>>> Like any fledgling, if as you say it appears old enough to be moving on its own, I would wait until dark and put it near the nestbox in thick cover. It will vocalize and the adults will find it. This all sounds perfectly normal to me.
>>>
>>> Scott Weidensaul
>>> Milton, NH (formerly Schuylkill Co.)
>>>
>>>> On Apr 11, 2025, at 10:59 PM, jerry Kruth <00000005ead0dac6-dmarc-request...> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Does anybody have any advice?
>>>> Well, we sure have Screechie making little ones. One of our neighbors found a little one on the street under the nest box this evening. We scooped it up to keep it safe from prowling varmints and have it closed up in a cardboard box with some soft cloth and a cup of water for the night.
>>>> What should we do in the morning?
>>>> I lent out my ext ladder last week and can't put it back up in the nestbox. It look like it is perhaps mature enough it's trying to move around on its own.
>>>> Do I put it back on a tree branch? It's parents must be nearby I presume?
>>>> Anybody?
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Jerry Kruth
>>>> Pgh
>>>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 15:51:20 +0000
> From: "<jerrymcw...>" <jerrymcw...>
> Subject: Erie County, Presque Isle Hawk Watch for April 13, 2025
>
> Presque Isle
> Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2025
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 127 1460 6644
> Osprey 1 2 2
> Bald Eagle 0 3 34
> Northern Harrier 0 0 7
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 3 20
> Cooper's Hawk 0 1 5
> American Goshawk 0 0 0
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 45
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
> Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 59
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
> Golden Eagle 0 0 0
> American Kestrel 1 13 22
> Merlin 0 0 5
> Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
> Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 1
> Unknown Buteo 0 0 6
> Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
>
> Total: 130 1487 6851
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Observation start time: 07:30:00
> Observation end time: 10:00:00
> Total observation time: 2.5 hours
>
> Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams
>
> Observers: Julie Leonard
>
> Visitors:
> Julie Leonard assisted with the count. Mark Lethaby stopped for a visit.
>
>
> Weather:
> Mostly clear, SW wind early becoming WNW later. Unseasonably cold.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> There was a burst of TV activity shortly after the 0800 hr. than last for a
> short period then the winds began to shift to the west moving birds farther
> south. Almost no hawks during that period.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> Canada Goose 9, Wood Duck 1, Rock Pigeon, Killdeer 2, Ring-billed Gull 1,
> Herring/Ring-billed gull 3, Common Loon 4, Double-crested Cormorant 179,
> Great Blue Heron 1, Northern Flicker 9, Blue Jay 1, American Crow, Tree
> Swallow 2, European Starling, American Robin, House Finch 1, Red-winged
> Blackbird, Common Grackle, Northern Cardinal 2
> Jerry McWilliamsErie, Erie County, <Pa.jerrymcw...>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 14:19:42 -0400
> From: K Springer <springer0707...>
> Subject: Various - Mercer County
>
> SGL 130:
> 2 Blue-head Vireo
> 2 Winter Wren
> 2 Louisiana Waterthrush (my FOY)
>
> Kim Springer,
> Transfer, PA
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 20:38:10 +0000
> From: "Hawkcount.Org Reports" <reports...>
> Subject: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (13 Apr 2025) 92 Raptors
>
> Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
> Kempton, Pennsylvania, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2025
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 9 9
> Turkey Vulture 17 31 31
> Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
> Mississippi Kite 0 0 0
> Osprey 8 17 20
> Bald Eagle 18 36 51
> Northern Harrier 3 10 13
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 15 15
> Cooper's Hawk 7 16 20
> American Goshawk 1 1 1
> Unknown Accipitrine 1 1 1
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 1
> Broad-winged Hawk 10 16 16
> Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
> Red-tailed Hawk 10 26 29
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
> Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
> Golden Eagle 0 0 2
> Unknown Eagle 1 1 1
> American Kestrel 6 18 19
> Merlin 1 1 1
> Peregrine Falcon 1 1 2
> Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
> Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
>
> Total: 92 200 233
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Observation start time: 07:30:00
> Observation end time: 15:00:00
> Total observation time: 7.5 hours
>
> Compiler: David Barber
>
> Counters: Evelyn de Chazal, Jahan Okata, Lucas Shang, Mathew sacul,
> Matt Wlasniewski
>
> Weather:
> Mostly cloudy/overcast. Northwest wind about 12-19kmph.
>
> Raptor Observations:
>
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
>
> ========================================================================
> Report submitted by Laurie Goodrich (<goodrich...>)
> Hawk Mountain Sanctuary information may be found at:
> http://www.hawkmountain.org/ >
>
> More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=109 >
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:01:15 -0400
> From: Kendall Zook <kendallzook98...>
> Subject: Golden Eagle, Crawford Co.
>
> Hello all on this beautiful Sunday afternoon! This afternoon at SGL 277,
> Cambridge Springs, we had excellent looks at an immature Golden Eagle
> migrating northward. It caught our attention because it was circling low.
> Even with binoculars we could easily see the white underside of the tail
> with the distinct dark terminal band as well as the white patches on the
> underwing. Because it kept circling right in the same area, we were able to
> get it in the scope and see the light golden nape. It rode a thermal higher
> and higher until it streamed off the top and headed north. Definitely the
> best look I've had yet at a Golden Eagle. We also had a FOY Broad-winged
> Hawk, right on schedule. Both were nice additions to a Sunday afternoon
> walk.
>
> Kendall & Regina Zook
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 22:56:20 +0000
> From: "Hawkcount.Org Reports" <reports...>
> Subject: Allegheny Front (13 Apr 2025) 3 Raptors
>
> Allegheny Front
> Central City, Pennsylvania, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2025
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> BV 0 0 6
> TV 0 19 236
> OS 0 0 2
> BE 0 1 23
> NH 0 0 3
> SS 0 0 12
> CH 0 0 17
> AG 0 0 0
> RS 1 2 16
> BW 1 1 1
> RT 1 7 111
> RL 0 0 0
> GE 0 2 88
> AK 0 0 4
> ML 0 0 2
> PG 0 0 0
> UA 0 0 1
> UB 0 0 0
> UF 0 0 0
> UE 0 0 0
> UR 0 0 10
>
> Total: 3 32 532
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Observation start time: 08:45:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 7.25 hours
>
> Official Counter: Bob Stewart
>
> Observers: Adam Katrancha
>
> Visitors:
> 3 - Adam Katrancha, Chuck and Barb Kauric
>
>
> Weather:
> AM: heavy cloud cover, Temp 1 to 4 degrees C, Mod NW wind
> PM: Cloud cover decreasing to 5% by 3PM EST, Temp 6 to 10 degrees C.
> Moderate wind out of the NW becoming light after 2 PM.
>
> Haze visibility 17 to 32 km.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> 3 migrating raptors: 1 ea our first broad-wing of the season, 1 red-tailed
> hawk, 1 red-shouldered hawk.
>
> Non-migrants: many TV's, BE, RT, possible Cooper's Hawk in display flight.
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> n. flicker, hairy woodpecker, juncos, wb nuthatch, eastern bluebird, Am.
> robin, wild turkey in valley, tufted titmouse, crow, mourning dove, towhee.
>
> Predictions:
> Cloudy. Stray shower or t-storm possible.
> Wind from the SSW 10-15 mph
> High of 66 degrees F.
> ========================================================================
> Report submitted by Robert Stewart (<bob...>)
>
>
> More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=111 >
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 01:00:33 +0000
> From: "Hawkcount.Org Reports" <reports...>
> Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (13 Apr 2025) 55 Raptors
>
> Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch
> State College, Pennsylvania, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2025
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 6 15 265
> Osprey 2 11 25
> Bald Eagle 6 16 82
> Northern Harrier 3 11 25
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 36 102
> Cooper's Hawk 0 6 30
> American Goshawk 0 0 0
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 36
> Broad-winged Hawk 8 9 9
> Red-tailed Hawk 7 38 224
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 1
> Golden Eagle 0 4 141
> American Kestrel 4 16 38
> Merlin 0 0 2
> Peregrine Falcon 0 0 4
> Unknown Accipitrine 1 2 5
> Unknown Buteo 0 2 16
> Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
> Unknown Eagle 0 1 4
> Unknown Raptor 5 9 26
>
> Total: 55 176 1035
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Observation start time: 07:00:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 8.6 hours
>
> Official Counter: AB
>
> Observers: Jacqui McKee
>
> Visitors:
> Jacqui McKee was up in the afternoon and was great help as always spotting
> distant small raptors.
>
> Jacqui McKee
>
> 18 hikers.
>
>
>
> Weather:
> Strong NW winds at 20-28kph to start the count, picking up to 29-38kph by
> 09:00. The NW winds set down significantly by 15:00 to 12-19kph which is
> when the flight picked up. Visibility was excellent for the entire count to
> Stone Mountain. Mostly cloudy skies kept things cool until 15:00 which
> again is when the flight surged. Low temperature of 4C at 08:24 and a high
> of 16 by 16:00.
>
> Raptor Observations:
> TV 6 (265) OS 2 (25) BE 6 (82) NH 3 (25) SS 13 (102) BW 8 (9) RT 7 (224) AK
> 4 (38) UA 1 (5) UR 5 (26) Total 55 (1035)
>
> Slow but steady flight in the morning hours with 14 migrants moving through
> before noon. By noon the winds had subsided a little and it began to warm
> up. From noon through 14:00 another 20 migrants moved through. For the
> first time this spring the 15:00 hour was the busiest of the day with a
> total of 19 migrants coming through. The first good push of BWâs was
> detected high out over Happy Valley with 3 streaming in formation together.
> During this hour migrants were all spotted streaming so like this past
> Wednesday they had gained altitude elsewhere and were already streaming out
> by the time we got on them. SSâs peaked during this hour with a total of
> 5 moving through, sometimes quite high as well. They were significantly
> closer to Tussey Mountain than the BWâs. SSâs led the flight with a
> total of 13 moving through. Surprisingly the flight shut down promptly in
> the 16:00 hour with just one SS and UR detected.
>
> Resident raptors were fairly active with both the immature and adult RTâs
> kiting in the gap throughout the day.
>
>
> Non-raptor Observations:
> Crandall was around this afternoon, but quite subdued compared to
> yesterday. He wasnât mobbing any of the resident raptors.
>
> Canada Goose 1
> Mourning Dove 5
> Common Loon 10
> Double-crested Cormorant 5
> Turkey Vulture 5
> Red-headed Woodpecker 1
> Downy Woodpecker 1
> Northern Flicker 1
> American Crow 3
> Common Raven 2
> Black-capped Chickadee 6
> Tufted Titmouse 1
> Tree Swallow 6
> Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
> Eastern Bluebird 1
> American Robin 1
> Purple Finch 1
> American Goldfinch 2
> Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
> Brown-headed Cowbird 5
>
>
> Predictions:
> Cloudy, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the
> afternoon.
>
>
> ========================================================================
> Report submitted by Adam Richardson (<poecile.gambeli...>)
> Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch information may be found at:
> tusseymountainspringhawkwatch.org/
>
>
> More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=438 >
> ------------------------------
>
> End of PABIRDS Digest - 12 Apr 2025 to 13 Apr 2025 (#2025-98)
> *************************************************************
