Date: 8/25/25 11:52 am From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...> Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 12 August 2025
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE08.12.25
Highlights:
SANDERLING
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (Erie and Indiana Counties)
STILT SANDPIPER (Erie County)
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER (Butler County)
WILLET (Erie County)
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (Erie County)
WHIMBREL (Erie County)
AMERICAN AVOCET (Butler and Erie Counties)
FORSTER'S TERN
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Butler and Somerset Counties)
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Allegheny, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties)
Contributors: Michele Beresh, Trip Bondi, Ron Burkert, Raul Chiesa, Alex Eisengart, Ron Graham, Ryan Hamilton, Amy Henrici, Dave Keith, Glenn Koppel, Joanna Lorance, David Medler, Jeff Moore, Rebecca Nanney, Chris Payne, Lorri Romesberg, Mark Vass, Mike Weible, Anna Zizak.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 5 August 2025 through Tuesday, 12 August 2025
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NOTE: TENNESSEE WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER continue to be reported.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
At Beckets Run Woodlands on 8/7, 1 BLACK VULTURE (RC).
On 8/8-8/12 in Glenwillard, 1 SANDERLING; also on 8/12, 15 AMERICAN AVOCETS (MV et. al.).
At Gallatin Park on 8/11-8/12, 1 SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (RB et. al.).
BEAVER COUNTY:
At Raccoon Creek State Park on 8/6, 1 FORSTER'S TERN (JM).
On 8/9 at Independence Marsh, 1 MARSH WREN (AZ).
BUTLER COUNTY:
On 8/5-8/6 and 8/8-8/10 and 8/12 at Moraine State Park, 1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (GK et. al.).
At Lake Oneida on 8/8, 1 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER (AH); on 8/9, AMERICAN AVOCET (RG et. al.).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
At Erie National Wildlife Refuge on 8/10, 1 ALDER FLYCATCHER (RH).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle this week, sightings included STILT SANDPIPERS (AE et. al.), AMERICAN AVOCET, WHIMBREL (RN et. al.), WILLET, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (TB et. al.), ALDER FLYCATCHER (JL), LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (AH).
INDIANA COUNTY:
In Yellow Creek State Park on 8/12, 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (MW et. al.).
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
Along Five Bridges Trail on 8/11, 3 ALDER FLYCATCHERS (DK).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
At Lake Somerset on 8/9, 1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (LR).
On 8/9 east of Berlin, 1 ALDER FLYCATCHER (CP).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
This week in the California area, BLACK VULTURES continue (AT).
On 8/8-8/12 at Palmer Park near Donora, 1 SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (MB et. al.).
