Date: 4/25/24 1:46 pm From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...> Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 26 March 2024 (two weeks)
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE03.26.24twoweeks
Highlights:
TRUMPETER SWAN
CACKLING GOOSE (Erie and Somerset Counties)
SNOW GOOSE
EURASIAN WIGEON (Erie and Venango Counties)
EARED GREBE (Mercer County)
PURPLE SANDPIPER (Erie County)
ICELAND GULL (Erie and Mercer Counties)
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Mercer County)
CASPIAN TERN
GOLDEN EAGLE (Erie and Fayette Counties)
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
SHORT-EARED OWL
FISH CROW
NORTHERN SHRIKE
PURPLE MARTIN
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
AMERICAN PIPIT
PINE WARBLER
RED CROSSBILL (Forest and Warren Counties)
SAVANNAH SPARROW
EVENING GROSBEAK (Warren County)
COMMON REDPOLL (Warren County)
Contributors: Jason Bojczyk, Jack Bond, Trip Bondi, Dave Brooke, Rachel Cherry, Donna Collett, Michael David, Julie Dell, Jennifer Ferrick, Aidan Flinn, Ross Gallardy, John Garrett, Joe Gyekis, Tyler Hodges, Jeff Kenney, "Autumn Leaves" via eBird, Doug Massey, Brandon McCracken, Jim McGuire, Jerry McWilliams, Tim Mitchell, Steve Northrop, Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan, Kevin Parsons, James Phillips, Theo Rickert, Walter Shaffer, Liz Spence, Jerry Stanley, Randy Stringer, Nick Voris, E. White via eBird, Michael Williams, Carole Winslow, Nina Wolf, Kendall Zook.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 through Tuesday, 26 March 2024 (two weeks)
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NOTE: TUNDRA SWAN, GADWALL, LONG-TAILED DUCK, GREAT EGRET, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, PINE SISKIN continue to be reported.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
On 3/24 at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 4 BLACK VULTURES (EPH).
ARMSTRONG COUNTY:
Along Armstrong Trail north of Dam 8 on 3/16, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (TR).
BEAVER COUNTY:
At Raccoon Creek State Park on 3/24, 1 PURPLE MARTIN (JP).
BUTLER COUNTY:
On 3/25 at Glade Run Lake, 1 FISH CROW (DB et. al.).
At Moraine State Park on 3/25, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN (LS).
CLARION COUNTY:
On 3/13 and 3/17 at Maple Glen Farm, 1 WINTER WREN (CW).
At Saw Mill Theater on 3/15, 1 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL (JGy).
On 3/16 at Cook Forest State Park, 1 PINE WARBLER (BM).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
On 3/14 at Jamestown campground, 6 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (DB); on 3/17, 4-6 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (DB et. al.); on 3/24, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (WS).
At Pymatuning State Park dam on 3/15, 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (MW; on 3/22, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (RC).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle State Park on 3/13, sightings included 1 NORTHERN HARRIER, 1 MERLIN, 20 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS (JMcW), 1 PURPLE SANDPIPER, 1 ICELAND GULL, 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS (RG), 3 AMERICAN PIPITS (JF); on 3/14, 18 LONG-TAILED DUCKS, CANVASBACKS, REDHEADS (RS); on 3/16, 2 MERLIN (JMcW), 3 PURPLE SANDPIPERS (DM), 1 ICELAND/THAYER'S GULL (NW), 1 GOLDEN EAGLE (JB); on 3/18, 1 ICELAND/THAYER'S GULL (JGa); on 3/23, 1 CACKLING GOOSE (AL et. al.); on 3/25, 4 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 1 BLACK VULTURE, 1 MERLIN (JMcW); on 3/26, 1 CASPIAN TERN, 1 SAVANNAH SPARROW (JB).
On 3/17 at State Gamelands #218, 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE (DM); on 3/23 and 3/24, 1 EURASIAN WIGEON (DM, RK, KZ); on 3/24, 1 SHORT-EARED OWL (KZ).
In Edinboro on 3/21 and 3/23, 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE (JD); on 3/22, 175 AMERICAN PIPITS (JMcW).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
On 3/23 at Jacobs Creek Wetlands, 1 GOLDEN EAGLE (MD).
FOREST COUNTY:
On 3/15 at Beaver Meadows Recreation Area, 3 RED CROSSBILLS (JMcG et. al.).
At Dawson Run Road on 3/17, 1 SAVANNAH SPARROW (JK et. al.).
INDIANA COUNTY:
On 3/24 at Yellow Creek State Park, 1 PURPLE MARTIN (TH).
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
In Jefferson on 3/15, 1 WINTER WREN (NV).
MERCER COUNTY:
At Lake Wilhelm on 3/14, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (DB).
On 3/15, 3/16, and 3/18 at Maurice K. Goddard State Park, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (SN); on 3/23, EARED GREBES (TM et. al.); on 3/24, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS (KP et. al.); on 3/25, 1 ICELAND/THAYER'S GULL (NW).
In Sheakleyville on 3/18, 1 RUSTY BLACKBIRD (TM).
On 3/23 along Z. H. Confair Memorial Highway, 8 SNOW GEESE (MW).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
At Laurel Hill State Park lake on 3/13, 1 CACKLING GOOSE (JB).
On 3/17 along the GAP Trail, 1 VIRGINIA RAIL (AF).
VENANGO COUNTY:
At Kahle Lake on 3/15, sightings included CANVASBACKS, REDHEADS; on 3/17, 1 EURASIAN WIGEON (JS).
WARREN COUNTY:
On 3/17 at Crescent Park, 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE (AL).
Along the bike trail in Warren on 3/17, 1 EVENING GROSBEAK, 1 COMMON REDPOLL (AL).
On 3/20 at Cherry Grove, 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE, 1 RED CROSSBILL (AL).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
On 3/14 at Canonsburg Lake, 1 FISH CROW (TB).
At Hillman State Park on 3/16, 1 PINE WARBLER (DC).
This week at Pennwest California, BLACK VULTURES (AT, EW).
