Date: 8/25/25 10:49 am From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...> Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 5 August 2025
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE08.05.25
Highlights:
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (Erie County
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER (Erie County)
STILT SANDPIPER (Erie County)
SANDERLING
WESTERN SANDPIPER (Erie County)
WHIMBREL (Erie County
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (Erie County)
CASPIAN TERN
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Butler and Erie Counties)
YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
PURPLE MARTIN
AMERICAN PIPIT
CERULEAN WARBLER
Contributors: Riley Alvarado, Corey Bellis, Kimberly Berry, Jason Bojczyk, John Campbell, Adrian Fenton, Ryan Hamilton, Amy Henrici, Karen Himmler, Michelle Kienholz, Ripley Kindervater, Theresa Konzel, Glenn Koppel, Yianni Laskaris, Dan McGuire, Jackson Medeiros, Barry Saylor, Michael Saylor, Shannon Thompson, Dennis Trapnell, Carole Winslow, Leigh Wolfe.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 29 July 2025 through Tuesday, 5 August 2025
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NOTE: GREAT EGRET continues to be reported.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
In Dormont on 7/31, 1 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (KH).
On 8/3 in Walnut Acres, 2 BLACK VULTURES (AH).
At Mt. Lebanon Cemetery on 8/4-8/5, 1 MERLIN (KH et. al.).
On 8/5 in Squirrel Hill, 2 MERLINS (MK).
BUTLER COUNTY:
At Moraine State Park on 7/30-8/3, 1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (LW et. al.).
On 8/2 at State Gamelands #95, 1 MERLIN (KB).
On 8/5 near Ehrman Road and Interstate 79, 1 BLACK VULTURE (CB).
CLARION COUNTY:
In Sligo on 7/31, 2 ALDER FLYCATCHERS (CW).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
At Erie National Wildlife Refuge on 8/3, 1 ALDER FLYCATCHER (RH).
On 8/4 in Meadville, 1 MERLIN; on 8/5, 2 MERLINS (YL).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle this week, sightings included BAIRD'S SANDPIPER (AF), STILT SANDPIPERS (RK et. al.), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (ST), BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (DT), 1 WESTERN SANDPIPER (8/2), DUNLIN, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SANDERLING, LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, CASPIAN TERNS, COMMON TERN, MERLIN, COMMON RAVEN, PURPLE MARTINS (JMe), WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (JB), WHIMBREL (RB).
On 7/31 at State Gamelands #154, 1 WINTER WREN (TK).
Near North Springfield on 8/3, 1 CERULEAN WARBLER (MS).
On 8/5 at State Gamelands #109, 2 WINTER WRENS (JC).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
In Spring Valley on 8/1, 1 ALDER FLYCATCHER; on 8/3, 1 AMERICAN PIPIT (DM).
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
At Five Bridges Trail on 8/4, 1 ALDER FLYCATCHER (BS).
MERCER COUNTY:
In Pennsy Swamp on 8/3, 2 TRUMPETER SWANS (GK).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
In Windber on 8/2, 1 MERLIN (RA).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
This week in the California area, BLACK VULTURES continue (AT).
