Date: 8/25/25 12:53 pm From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...> Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 19 August 2025
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE08.19.25
Highlights:
MOTTLED DUCK (Washington County)
SANDERLING
BAIRD'S SANDPIPER (Indiana and Westmoreland Counties)
WILLET
RED KNOT (Erie County)
STILT SANDPIPER (Erie County)
AMERICAN AVOCET (Allegheny and Mercer Counties)
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER (Erie County)
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Butler County)
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (Allegheny and Washington Counties)
WILLOW FLYCATCHER
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (Allegheny County)
BLUE GROSBEAK (possible, Jefferson County)
Contributors: Michele Beresh, Kimberly Berry, Jason Bojczyk, Martin Carlin, Sofia D via Ebird, John Dzikiy, Adrian Fenton, Mike Fialkovich, John Flannigan, Steve Gosser, Margaret Higbee, Hope Huntington, Michelle Kienholz, Paul Lehman, Mark McConaughy, Dan Mendenhall, Richard Nugent, Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan, Bob Stewart, David Taylor, Kasia Thomas, Bill Winkler, Warren Wolf.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 12 August 2025 through Tuesday, 19 August 2025
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NOTE: BROAD-WINGED HAWK, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER continue to be reported.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
At Glenwillard on 8/12, 15 AMERICAN AVOCETS, 1 SANDERLING (JD).
On 8/13 in Squirrel Hill, 1 MERLIN (MK).
Near Gallatin Park on 8/14, 1 SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (MF).
On 8/17 at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 1 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (SD).
On 8/17 at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, 2 BLACK VULTURES (via Ebird).
At Imperial grasslands on 8/17, 1 NORTHERN HARRIER (AF).
Near Tyler Park on 8/18, 1 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER (EPH).
At Sewickley Heights Borough Park on 8/19, 1 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (AF).
BUTLER COUNTY:
At Moraine State Park on 8/15-8/17, 1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (MC); on 8/18, 1 MERLIN (KB).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle this week, sightings included WILLET, 2 RED KNOTS (8/14), STILT SANDPIPER, 2 WILLOW FLYCATCHERS (JB), 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER (8/15) (WW).
INDIANA COUNTY:
At Yellow Creek State Park on 8/19, 1 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER (MH et. al.).
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
On 8/16 at State Gamelands #244, 1 possible BLUE GROSBEAK (DT).
MERCER COUNTY:
On 8/16-8/18 at Pennsy Swamp, 2 TRUMPETER SWANS (SG, BW, RN).
At Shenango Wildlife Area ponds on 8/18, 1 AMERICAN AVOCET (RN).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
On 8/13-8/14 in the Boswell area, 2 SANDHILL CRANES (PL, BS, et. al).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
This week in the California area, BLACK VULTURES continue (AT).
At Canonsburg Lake on 8/13-8/16, 1 MOTTLED DUCK (JF et. al.).
On 8/13-8/16 at Palmer Park, 1 SWALLOW-TAILED KITE (MB et. al.); also on 8/15, 1 BLACK VULTURE (DM).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
At Northmoreland Park on 8/16-8/18, 2 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS (MM, KT et. al.); on 8/18, 4 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS (HH).
