Contributors: Jason Bojczyk, Martin Carlin, Bill Dell, Ross Gallardy, Tracy George-Snyder, Sarah Grey, Joshua Hall, Deborah Kalbfleisch, Meg Kolodick, Dan McGuire, Jerry McWilliams, Nathan & Emily Malovich, Jackson Medeiros, Bailey Merritt, Linda Olczak, Lee Perry, Mike Smith, Kim Springer, Jerry Stanley, John Taylor, Mike Weible.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 23 September 2025 through Tuesday, 30 September 2025
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NOTE: TUNDRA SWAN, BLACK VULTURE, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER continue to be reported.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
At Thornburg Conservation Park on 9/26, 1 CONNECTICUT WARBLER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, TENNESSEE WARBLERS (RG).
On 9/27 at Boyce Park, 1 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER (LP).
At Chapel Harbor on 9/29, 1 MARSH WREN, 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (SG).
On 9/30 at Plum Creek Gorge, 1 CANADA WARBLER (MS).
BUTLER COUNTY:
On 9/25, 9/27, and 9/29 at Moraine State Park, 1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON continued; on 9/28, 2 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS (MC). At Lake Arthur on 9/29, 1 WHITE IBIS (MC et. al.).
CLARION COUNTY:
In Strattanville on 9/28, 1 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE (TGS).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
At Pymatuning on 9/25, 1 RUSTY BLACKBIRD (JH).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle this week, sightings included MERLIN (JMc), 8 BOBOLINKS, 1 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (JB), WILSON'S WARBLER (BM), CONNECTICUT WARBLER (9/27) (JMe).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
In Farmington on 9/29, 1 AMERICAN GOSHAWK (DM).
GREENE COUNTY:
At Ryerson Station State Park on 9/28, 1 SUMMER TANAGER (LO).
INDIANA COUNTY:
At Yellow Creek State Park on 9/23, 5 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, 3 SANDERLINGS, 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 1 possible WESTERN SANDPIPER, 1 MARSH WREN (MW); on 9/24, 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, 2 SANDERLINGS; on 9/26, 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, 3 SANDERLINGS, 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 1 PINE WARBLER, COMMON RAVEN, WINTER WREN. MERLIN, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS (JT); on 9/30, 2 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS (DK).
On 9/26 at Blue Spruce County Park, 1 VEERY (JT).
MERCER COUNTY:
On 9/26 in Transfer, sightings included TENNESSEE WARBLERS, BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS (KS).
At Shenango Wildlife area on 9/27, 2 TRUMPETER SWANS (NM).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
From last week: at Lake Somerset on 9/21, 1 CASPIAN TERN (via Ebird).
VENANGO COUNTY:
At Kahle Lake on 9/24, 1 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER (JS).
On 9/24 at Buttermilk Hill, 1 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH (JS).
In Seneca on 9/26, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, PALM WARBLER, and others (MK).
