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Volume 16, No. 1 Jan - Mar 2002 Issued November 2002 BIRDS Seasonal Editors Douglas Kibbe & Roberta Zwier Journal of the Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology ENSR Consulting Suite 100 2005 Cabot Boulevard, West Langhorne, PA. 19047 VOLUME 16, NUMBER 1, JAN – MAR 2002 215-757-4900 ext. 271 fax 215-757-3904 [email protected] Katrina Knight —Editor-in-chief (610) 372-3671 [email protected] Department Editors http://www.pabirds.org NAMC Bill Etter 1030 Old Bethlehem Road, Apt#2 Perkasie, PA 18944 (215)-258-0229 Contents [email protected]

Site Guides 1Editorial Rudy Keller 71 Lutz Rd 2The 2002 Winter Raptor Survey in Pennsylvania...... Greg Grove Boyertown, PA 19512 5Site guide to ...... Eleanor Wolf 610-845-7310 [email protected] 7 Remembering Ralph Bardman...... Kevin F. Crilley 7Yellow Siskin in Berks County...... Ken Lebo Rare Bird Reports Nick Pulcinella 8Pennsylvania Bird Lists for 2001...... Peter Robninson 613 Howard Road 14 Sighting Report Excerpts West Chester, PA 19380 610-696-0687 15 Summary of the Season...... Douglas Kibbe and Roberta Zwier [email protected]

16 Birds of Note CBC Report 18 Local Notes Nick Bolgiano 711 W. Foster Ave. 25 Photo Highlights State College, PA 16801 42 Seasonal Occurrence Tables – January through March 2001 814-234-2746 [email protected]

Hawk Watch Reports Kyle McCarty Keith Bildstein 1700 Hawk Mountain Road Kempton 19529 (610) 756-6961 [email protected]

Book Reviews Gene Wilhelm, Ph.D. 513 Kelly Blvd. Slippery Rock 16057-1145 724-794-2434 [email protected]

Pennsylvania Birdlists Peter Robinson P. O. Box 482 Hanover, PA 17331 [email protected]

ILLUSTRATIONS: COVER: Lark Sparrow, Philadelphia. 2/3/2002 Photo submitted by Doris McGovern. from the Editor...

CHANGES:

We’ve initiated some changes with this issue. We NEW FACES: hope that these changes will make it easier for our readers to make use of the information we publish. We’d like to welcome new compilers James Barker, First, we’ve moved the compiler contact information John Fedak and Gene Wilhelm. James Barker is and the list of observers for each county so that it taking over Beaver starting with the second quarter immediately follows the Local Notes for that county 2002, relieving Jon Cruzan. John Fedak is relieving rather than listing them all at the end. Linda Ordiway in McKean, again starting with the second quarter. Paul Hess is turning Butler over to Second, we’ve simplified the tables, with the intent of Gene Wilhelm starting with the third quarter. Gene making them less cryptic to the readers. Information is also our Book Reviewer and some of you may about peak counts and high and low numbers can remember that he was the first compiler for Butler now be found in the Local Notes where appropriate. when Pennsylvania Birds started. In addition, Peter Look for additional changes in this regard in later Robinson will be adding York to his compiling duties issues. starting with the third quarter, allowing Al Spiese to pursue some other projects that interest him. Thank- A third change that you will see shortly is a shift in you to Jon Cruzan, Linda Ordiway, Paul Hess and Al the seasons we use. The new seasons will be as Spiese for their years of service. follows:

Winter Season - December through February DATA, PHOTOS & VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Spring Migration - March through May As always, we want to remind you that to get those Summer/Breeding Season - June & July reports in to your county compilers, both for your own county and for any other counties you go birding in. Fall Migration - August through November Some counties have few resident birders and the These are the seasonal reporting periods used by compilers of those counties appreciate every report North American Birds magazine, and we think they they can get. Remember to include any pictures or more accurately reflect seasonal bird occurrence than written reports of rare or unusual birds you see. Art- the old calendar quarters. Plus we hope this change work will also be considered for publication. YOU too will make it easier for county compilers who also can see your name in print, if you remember to send send in reports to NAB. (which we encourage them to in your reports. When sending photos or drawings, do.) Please remember to get your reports in to your remember to include a self-addressed envelope or county compiler as soon as possible after the end of mailing label if you’d like them returned to you. If each season. you have data of note for a county with no compiler, you may send it directly to me. As part of the transition to these new seasons, we will be issuing a combined issue Volume 16, Nos. 3 Anyone interested in becoming county compiler for and 4. This issue will contain reports from July one of the counties with no compiler please contact through November. Volume 17 will start off following me. the above schedule. Katrina Knight Comments on these changes, as well as other Chief Editor suggestions for what you’d like to see can, as always, be sent to me.

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PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 1 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 The 2002 Winter Raptor Survey in Pennsylvania

by Greg Grove

A Winter Raptor Survey (WRS) was the state occurred on January 6 but from 56 to 62%. conducted by volunteers in that snow was mostly gone by the Pennsylvania between January 19 beginning of the WRS period. The response to my request to and February 17, 2002. The detailed gather population compositional data procedures for this survey were Table 2 shows the numbers of was excellent: 82% of red-tails were described previously (Grove, 2001). Northern Harriers, Red-tailed and aged and 85% of kestrels were sexed. Rough-legged Hawks, and American In brief, raptors and certain other Kestrels, Black and Turkey Vultures Only 30 Northern Harriers were birds were counted on routes recorded in each region in 2002. Also recorded in 2002. When corrected for designed by the volunteers. Of in Table 2 are the frequencies of effort, the frequency of detection was particular interest are four raptor detection for each of these species nearly identical to 2001 (Table 2). As species, along with vultures, that calculated as birds/hour. Results in 2001, harriers were widely prefer open habitat and are therefore from the 2001 WRS are shown for distributed across the state except relatively easily observed from a comparison. for their near absence in the Plateau vehicle on lightly traveled roads. counties. However, despite the The distribution by county of the four sparse distribution, there are Results are presented for the entire raptor species is shown in the indications of modest concentrations state and also for four major accompanying maps. of harriers in east-central counties physiographic regions: I. Piedmont, and in far-western counties as seen II. Ridge and Valley, III. High The frequencies (birds/hour) for the in the county maps. Plateau, IV. West. Counties in each two relatively abundant species, Red- region are listed in the Appendix. tailed Hawks and American Kestrels, 76% of aged harriers were adults and were quite similar in 2001 and 2002 56% of sexed birds were males but One or more routes were run in 56 of across the state as a whole and note that these values are based on Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, over 75 within each region. Both species are very small sample sizes. routes in all. Statewide, 313 hours most common in the winter Piedmont and 5,119 miles were logged in 2002 with its mild weather and extensive Rough-legged Hawks were the only (Table 1), an increase over 2001 (253 open habitat. open-habitat raptor that differed miles, 4,560 miles). Only the substantially in number between Piedmont region reported fewer In the other three regions red-tails 2001 and 2002. In 2002, despite hours in 2002 than in 2001. were detected at about 35-55% of the increased effort, less than half as frequency recorded in the Piedmont. many rough-legs were reported as in The 2002 winter was decidedly not The pattern for kestrels is different. 2001 (Table 2). Only in the Plateau winter-like with well above normal Frequency of kestrel detection in the region were rough-legs found at the temperatures and little snowfall. Ridge & Valley was only slightly same frequency as in 2001. Was this Most counters reported no snow lower than in the Piedmont while in a reflection of the mild weather in cover during the survey, the contrast (and as in 2001), few eastern North America? Or perhaps exceptions coming from the high kestrels appeared to winter on the it was indicative of a good supply of plateau where some (but not all) Plateau (compare maps of red-tails rodents in the north. routes had a few inches of cover. The and kestrels). Will this pattern most significant snowfall for much of continue in future winters? The few rough-legs found were concentrated in the northern tier Over 1,140 red-tails were aged of counties and in some of the valleys of which 91% were adults, a result the central Ridge and Valley Table 1. 2002 WRS Effort similar to 2001 (87% adults). The counties. proportion of adult red-tails was Hours Miles similar in all four regions, between Sixty-three percent of Rough-legs 89 and 93%. identified to color phase were light Piedmont 58 917 morph birds. Ridge & Valley 117 1780 Of 332 kestrels sexed, 60% were High Plateau 55 910 male; similar to the 59% males As expected, the greatest vulture West 83 1512 recorded in 2001. The percentage of concentration was in the Piedmont but increased numbers (compared to State-wide 313 5119 males in the four regions ranged 2001) also wintered in the Ridge and

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 2 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Valley region. This was especially number? counties with relatively few winter true for Turkey Vultures in the raptors That ‘negative’ data is every Ridge and Valley where about five Six other diurnal raptor species were bit as important as the ‘positive’ data times more Turkey Vultures per recorded in 2002 as follows: from ‘raptor-rich’ counties in hour were detected in 2002 compared - Bald Eagle: 27 (19 adult) providing a complete picture of to 2001. Presumably this increase - Sharp-shinned Hawk: 28 winter raptor and vulture resulted from the mild weather in - Cooper’s Hawk: 30 distribution in Pennsylvania. 2002. - Red-shouldered Hawk: 18 (14 adult) - Merlin: 1 (Allegheny) I thank Nick Bolgiano for comments Turkey Vultures in the Piedmont in - Peregrine Falcon: 3 (Allegheny) on a draft of this article and for again 2002 were recorded at about the this year creating the maps. same frequency as in 2001. However, Owls recorded included: in 2002 there were no data from - E. Screech: 3 Chester County where a large - Great Horned: 1 Literature Cited number of Vultures were recorded in - Snowy: 1 (Union) 2001. - Barred: 1 Grove, G. 2001. The 2001 Winter - Long-eared: 3 (Lawrence) Raptor Survey in Pennsylvania. Compared to 2001, higher numbers - Short-eared: 1 (Mercer) Pennsylvania Birds 15:3-5. of Black Vultures were recorded in 2002 in both the Piedmont and Ridge One Northern Shrike was recorded, and Valley. However, despite the in Lackawanna County. warm season, few vultures wintered I wish to thank the 100-plus birders in the northern and western portions and non-birding companions who of Pennsylvania. Will that continue contributed to this effort. And to be the case as vultures seemingly particular thanks to those in continue to expand their range and

Table 2. NUMBER and FREQUENCY of Open-habitat raptors and vultures during the 2002 WRS (with 2001 data for comparison).

Northern Red-tailed Rough-legged American Black Turkey Harrier Hawk Hawk Kestrel Vulture Vulture

Number Number Number Number Number Number

2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002

Piedmont 11 6 531 462 7 0 146 115 70 100 501 388 R & V 7 9 280 401 25 6 152 195 42 70 21 136 Plateau 0 1 70 165 7 14 10 9 0 2 0 0 West 6 14 260 371 5 1 35 73 0 0 6 1

Total 24 30 1141 1399 44 21 343 392 112 172 528 525

Per hour Per hour Per hour Per hour Per hour Per hour

2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002

Piedmont 0.15 0.10 7.48 7.97 0.10 0.00 2.06 1.98 0.99 1.72 7.06 6.69 R & V 0.07 0.08 2.95 3.43 0.26 0.05 1.60 1.67 0.44 0.60 0.22 1.16 Plateau 0.00 0.02 2.55 3.00 0.25 0.25 0.36 0.16 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.00 West 0.10 0.17 4.37 4.47 0.08 0.01 0.59 0.88 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.01

Total 0.09 0.10 4.51 4.47 0.17 0.07 1.36 1.25 0.44 0.55 2.09 1.68

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 3 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Dauphin (north)* Potter* Appendix: List of counties in each Fulton* Somerset* region. An * indicates at least one route Huntingdon* Sullivan run in 2002. No routes were run in Juniata* Susquehanna* counties without *. Luzerne* Tioga* I. Piedmont (southeast Pa.) Lycoming (south)* Warren* Mifflin* Wayne Adams* Monroe (south)* Westmoreland (east) Berks* Montour* Wyoming* Northumberland* Bucks* IV. West (southwest corner, westcentral, Chester Perry* Schuylkill* northwest corner) Cumberland* Allegheny* Dauphin (south) Snyder* Union* Armstrong* Delaware* Beaver Franklin* III. High Plateau (Laurel highlands Butler* Lancaster* (southwest), Allegheny plateau Clarion* Lebanon* (northcentral), Poconos (northeast)) Crawford* Lehigh* Erie Montgomery* Bradford* Fayette (west)* Northampton* Cambria Greene* Philadelphia Cameron* Indiana* York* Clearfield* Jefferson II. Ridge and Valley (southcentral, Clinton (north) Lawrence * central, eastcentral Pa). Elk* Mercer* Fayette (east) Venango* Bedford Forest* Washington * Blair* Lackawanna* Westmoreland (west)* Carbon* Lycoming (north)* Centre* McKean* Clinton (south)* Monroe (north)* Columbia Pike

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 4 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 A Birding Site Guide for Marsh Creek State Park, Chester County

by Eleanor Wolf

Marsh Creek State Park is located After scanning the lake at the lower migrants. A full survey of the lake in north-central Chester County, area, you may walk or drive up the involves a circular trip. After west of the village of Eagle. It is a hill and park. The higher level surveying the East Launch area popular place for birding, especially contains plenty of parking space, and upper parking lot, drive back during the spring and fall jungle gym and swings for children, out Park Road to the large stop sign migrations. Valley Forge Audubon a swimming pool open during the and blinking red lights. Turn left Society has been conducting a summer, a large picnic area, and onto Little Conestoga Road and spring bird count at the park for bathrooms. Paths leading to follow it just past Shore Line Road several years and has seen a total wooded areas and an arm of the to reach the north arm of the lake, of 181 species. lake are located at the ends of the 2.0 miles. Park at the bridge over two upper parking areas. the inlet and scope both sides, Access to the park is easiest via Pa. especially any mudflats or shallow Route 100. Maps of the park are A word of caution: as the weather areas. The shoreline on the north available at the park office, on the warms, the park becomes quite side of the bridge is the best place left just after passing through the busy. The boaters on all but the to find shorebirds if any mudflats main gate to the East Launch Area. coldest days and hunters in the fall are open. Mute Swans nested here When traveling on Rt. 100, turn are especially troublesome for in 2002. During fishing season, the west either at Park Road or Little birders because the birds get parking will be a little tight. Conestoga Road, both slightly north chased from the lake. Getting to the of the village of Eagle. Park Road East Launch area just as the park Continue west of Little Conestoga leads directly into Marsh Creek and opens is usually best for finding Road. After a right turn, the road has a sign on Rt. 100 directing you to the park. Little Conestoga Road is about a block south; the historic Eagle Tavern is on the northwest corner of this intersection with Rt. 100. If turning left on Little Conestoga, make a left turn onto Park Road (at the blinking yellow lights) and drive about 1.9 miles to the lower parking lot, the East Launch area. Hours are 800 a.m. to sunset. The road into the park is periodically patrolled, so following the speed limit is a good idea. You may park at the East Launch area close to the lake, scanning the lake and walking the gravel road at the end of the parking lot that borders the lake. During the warmer months, bathrooms, canoe, kayak and sailboat rentals, and a restaurant serving snacks are open for the public's convenience. During the winter, bathrooms and concessions are closed. Portable toilets are available for public use.

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 5 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 turns sharply left. Styer Road, back to Rt. 282, even more winding Ruddy Duck, Osprey, Bald Eagle, coming in from the right, has the than ever. Turn left and follow Rt. Black-billed Cuckoo (rare), stop sign. Turn left when the roads 282 for 1.2 miles to Dorlan Mill Common Nighthawk in migration, join and continue 1.0 miles to the Road. This left turn is a bit tricky five swallow species, several species intersection where Little Conestoga because here a one-ane bridge of warblers (including Blue-winged, turns right and Chalfant Road crosses the Brandywine Creek, and Northern Parula, Yellow, Yellow- turns left. Tuen onto Chalfant, you may have to wait for traffic to rumped, Blackburnian, American going slowly because land birds clear the bridge. Turn left onto Redstart and Common may be found in the brush along Dorlan Mill Road. Just after the Yellowthroat), Scarlet Tanager, the road. There are a couple of bridge and opposite the paper mill Swamp and White-throated places where cars may pull off on is a parking area on the right and Sparrows. the left for views of this part of the an entrance to the . lake. There are horse and hiking Doing the whole trail is lengthy, so July - September: Common Loon, trails on the right side of the road you may wish to do that another Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested but few places to park. There is a time. Cormorant, Great Egret, Wood large paved parking area 1.2 miles Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Osprey, down this road at the end. Walking Continue on Dorlan Mill 0.4 miles Spotted Sandpiper, Yellow-billed trails lead back to the area just to a stop sign. Turn left and drive Cuckoo, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Barn passed on the right or lead forward 0.7 miles to the next stop sign at Swallow Rose-breasted Grosbeak to the West Launch area. Grebes the top of a hill where Shamona and Indigo Bunting. and loons are often found close to Creek Elementary School is located. October - December: Common shore at this spot on the lake. Turn Turn left onto Moore Road and Loon, Pied-billed Grebe, Horned right just before a "Do Not Enter" drive 1.1 miles back to Park Road. Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, sign and drive up a little incline to Turning left will take you back to American Wigeon, Blue-winged the parking lot. Park, walk down to the East Launch area. Turning Teal, White-winged Scoter, the water, and scan for birdlife. right will lead you to Little Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Telescopes are very helpful at all Conestoga Road. If you are heading Ruddy Duck, Bald Eagle, American points for viewing bird activity on north, you may wish to cross Little Coot, Solitary and Spotted the lake. Conestoga and continue to Rt. 100 on Park Road. If heading south to Sandpipers, Least and Pectoral Drive back out Chalfant and make the Pennsylvania Turnpike, make a Sandpipers, Yellow-rumped and a left turn onto Marshall Road, right turn and follow Little Palm Warblers. following it 0.7 miles to Rt. 282. Conestoga to Rt. 100. In 2001, several Great Cormorants (Wilson's restaurant and a Mobil visited the lake and were seen for a gas station are on two of the Some of the birds seen during couple of months. (See Vol. 15 No. corners.) Tuen left onto Rt. 282 and different seasons are listed below. 4) follow the narrow, winding road 0.5 January - March: Common Loon, miles to Lyndell Road which will be 148 Harvest Lane Pied-billed Grebe, Horned Grebe, a left turn after the Lyndell Phoenixville, PA 19460 Greater White-fronted Goose, Snow [email protected] Country Store. Follow the road up Goose, Mute Swan, American the hill to North Reeds Road (at the Wigeon, Canvasback, Greater and “road closed” sign). Turn right and Lesser Scaup, Long-tailed Duck, follow the road 0.1 miles along the Bufflehead, Hooded and Red- ridge past a fenced pasture and breasted Mergansers, Bald Eagle, turn left onto the road leading down Red-shouldered Hawk, Merlin, to the West Launch area of the Bonaparte's and Herring Gulls, park. A large parking area and Hermit Thrush, American Tree bathrooms, 0.4 miles from North Sparrow and Fox Sparrow. Reeds, are available as well as access to hiking trails. One trail April - June: Common Loon, Pied- follows the southeast shoreline of billed Grebe, Horned Grebe, the lake and leads to the dam and Double-crested Cormorant, Least beyond. Bittern, nesting Mute Swans, Wood Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Greater Return to North Reeds Road and and Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, turn left. North Reeds Road turns a Hooded and Common Mergansers, couple of times but eventually leads

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 6 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Remembering Ralph I'm all *?&# wet!" I tried not to laugh, face was light and tinted yellow. The but as I looked at him I realized that I breast and belly were lighter with finer Bardman was wearing "wellies" and Ralph was streaking. The mantle was streaked in his favorite ankle-high Hush and yellowish green. The wingbars By Kevin F. Crilley Puppies (or whatever brand he wore). were yellow and the yellow wing patch He was in a good inch over the tops of seemed larger. The undertail coverts his shoes, and definitely taking on were also yellow. I was thinking, "Do you know Ralph ?" 1 can't begin to some water. "Sorry, Ralph", I “maybe it’s a Eurasian Siskin”. I count the number of times I've been mumbled. He continued to carry on for looked at my Birds of Britain and asked that in 17 years of birding at another minute until I said, "Hey Europe guide by Perrins to see what a Green Lane Reservoir. I'm happy to Ralph, when you're done grousing this Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus) say that I did know Ralph for most of bird is still here waiting for you. Your looks like. My bird’s plumage was those years. shoes will dry out one day anyway. He between their female and juvenile bird. came over to the scope to have a look, I also looked at my Sibley Guide to When I got the word that Ralph had and I heard his patented, "Will you Birds. It shows our Pine Siskin passed away on Memorial Day, my look at that!" ( I knew he was over his (Carduelis pinus) has a "yellow form" first thought was about how different wet feet now.) As he stepped back from (p. 534). I did not know it had a yellow birding at Green Lane would be the scope I saw that twinkle in his form. It says, "…scarce, most frequent without him. I wasn't trying to test eyes, and a smile form at the corners of in southwest". It is hard to separate that theory, but at lunch time the next his mouth. (If you knew Ralph, you the difference between the two day I visited "the point" at Church know the look I'm talking about.) "Boy, drawings, since different artists drew Road. My plan was to check on the that's really something !" he said, "I them. The odds are that it was a Pine Willow Flycatchers, much like Ralph don't know how many more of those I'll Siskin, but I didn't want to take the would have done. The birds were there, see." We walked slowly back to our chance to let a good bird go unchecked. all right, "fitz-bewing" all over the cars with the shrike still singing away. So I left a message on pabirds place. As I rounded the final turn on As we said goodbye, Ralph thanked listserver. I received one response. the trail, I had this empty feeling, and me. Looking back on that day, I realize Paul Hess suggested I look at the April got a little misty-eyed. I recalled the how ironic that was. I should have 1998 issue of Birding. An article by last time I had visited that spot with remembered to thank him for meaning Nick Lethaby titled “Eurasian and Ralphie. The date was April 6, 2000. so much to so many for so long. To call Pine Siskins” does discuss a variant There had been a Northern Shrike Ralph a "birding legend" would be an Pine Siskin. He calls it a “green- there all winter, but the bird was understatement. The list of birders morph”. His article has nice pictures of thought to have departed in whose lives he touched would read like all the siskins. He says the green mid-March, as shrikes had on previous a veritable "who's who" of birding. It morph will not have a yellow visits. On that April day, however, I also includes a lot of lesser birders, supercilium but the Eurasian Siskin was lucky to relocate the bird. As I like myself. I'm pretty sure that I female will. Mine did. He also said that returned to my car, I saw old Ralphie speak for a lot of birders around here the undertail coverts are white in the leaning against his vehicle. After when I say, " Thanks Ralph, for letting Eurasian Siskin female and yellow in exchanging hellos, Ralph asked, "Did us walk and talk and bird with you. the green morph. My bird’s were you see the shrike ?" I replied, "Yeah, We are all better birders, and richer yellow. So, in summary, my bird’s it's here, and would you believe it's people for having known you. We're identification is confused. I must say, singing?" Ralph was 84 years old at the going to miss you." that my bird looked closest to his time, but he nearly jumped at this picture of a female Eurasian Siskin. news. "The shrike is?" he asked PO Box 100 The only accepted record of a Eurasian impatiently. I nodded and said, "Want Sumneytown, PA 18084 Siskin is from Attu Island, Alaska in [email protected] to have a look with me?" Ralph 1993. There are five reports of hesitated and said something about Eurasian Siskins in the northeast, but "not getting down there too much for of questionable origin. I will keep my fear of falling down". I persisted, "Tell eye on the thistle feeder this winter to you what, how about if you hand me Yellow Siskin in Berks see if my yellow siskin comes back. your scope, and you can hold onto my County other arm if that helps." He hesitated 17 N. Grandview Avenue again, and agreed, "Well, that'd be Birdsboro, PA 19508 By Ken Lebo okay, you sure you don't mind?" (I was [email protected] honored, but you would never say that to Ralph!) We walked down that uneven, bumpy path together and On December 29 and 30, 2001 I had a crossed a foot-bridge to the spot. I got chance to watch my feeders. About 35 the bird focused in Ralph's scope (still Pine Siskins were coming. One of them singing, mind you) and called him was noticeably more yellow and paler. over. He took one step and let fly with I'll try to describe it compared to the a string of colorful language, " &%# , other Pine Siskins. The `C` behind the

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 7 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Pennsylvania Bird Lists For 2001

Compiled by Peter Robinson

During 2001 some unusual species of birds were found in the state, and some of them stayed long enough to provide opportunities to add to other birder’s Pennsylvnia and County Life Lists. A female Barrow’s Goldeneye was found on the Delaware River at New Hope (Bucks) on 1/20 and stayed until 3/11. A Gyrfalcon was at (Erie) from 1/27 to 4/8. The Black-backed Woodpecker at the Pocono Evironmental Center (Pike) was first reported on 4/8 and stayed until at least 5/25, during which time it was seen by several hundred birders. An American White Pelican was at 4/16 to 4/18. Two Western Meadowlarks were found in Westmoreland -- the first was found 4/28 near Trauger and stayed until at least early July. Another one was found near Crabtree on 5/12. A Swainson’s Warbler found 5/8 at Bushy Run Battlefield (Westmoreland) was seen until 5/18. Another Swainson’s Warbler was at Blue Marsh (Berks) 5/19-20. Two Arctic Terns 5/22-23 on the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Washington Boro (Lancaster) were seen by a few fortunate birders. A White-winged Dove in New Castle (Lawrence) was first reported 6/11 and stayed a few days longer. A second White-winged Dove was at Aaronsburg (Centre) 6/11 to 6/14. A Marbled Godwit was at the Conejohela Flats (Lancaster) from 8/5 to 8/12. A White Ibis was at (Indiana) from 8/19 to 8/27. A Wood Stork at Mosiertown (Crawford) stayed from 8/12 to 8/31, and a Wood Stork in Littlestown (Adams) was reported 8/19 and stayed until at least 9/3. A probable Pacific-slope Flycatcher was seen at Fishing Creek (Lancaster) along the Susquehanna River from 12/16 to 12/26.

There are 53 birders whose Pennsylvania life lists are 300 or more, the same as last year, and 108 birders are above the 250 mark. Barb Haas still has the top Pennsylvania life list at 363. Even those well above 300 usually get to see a few new species each year, especially if they are willing to do some “chasing”, when species not found in the past 10 or 20 years are reported again. Imagine the other possibilities – the species that come to the state but are not seen, or not reported!

Deuane Hoffman’s reported 296 species was the highest 2001 Pennsylvania Annual List, 29 more than Peter Robinson’s distant second place 267. Other people who found 250 species or more in Pennsylvania during 2001 were John Fedak (260), Joyce Hoffmann (259), Devich Farbotnik (258), and Mike Fialkovich (250). Jerry McWilliams’ 246 species for 2001 is perhaps even more impressive, because 239 of them were in the same county (Erie). Last year it took 255 species to be included in the top 50 Pennsylvania Annual Lists, and this year 258 is the 50th.

There are now 8 birders with County Life Lists over 300 species. One of these lists is for Erie County and the other 7 are for Lancaster County, with Randy Miller’s 315 for Lancaster the highest of all. It now takes 260 species to be included in the top 50 County Life Lists.

County Annual Lists in the top 50 were submitted by Devich Farbotnik (253 for Bucks), Deuane Hoffman (242 for Lancaster), and Jerry McWilliams (239 for Erie). It now takes 229 species to make the top 50 County Annual Lists.

Totals marked (B) were originally published in the ABA Birding list supplement.

Pennsylvania Life Lists 21 330 Steve Farbotnik 01 43 308 Robyn Henise 00 65 293 John Peplinski B 94 22 329 Paul Schwalbe 98 44 307 Ernest Schiefer 00 66 292 Carl Garner 99 1 363 Barbara Haas 01 22 329 Devich Farbotnik 01 44 307 Bruce Carl 01 66 292 J. Kenneth Gabler 01 2 362 Deuane Hoffman 01 24 328 Jason Horn 95 46 306 Tom Clauser 01 68 291 Allen Schweinsberg 01 3 360 Franklin Haas 01 25 327 Glenna Schwalbe 98 46 306 Mike Fialkovich 01 69 290 David Abbott B 98 4 349 Eric Witmer 00 25 327 Steve Santner 99 48 305 Gene Wilhelm 92 69 290 Chuck Tague 99 5 348 Tom Garner 01 27 326 Al Guarente 00 48 305 Skip Conant 01 71 289 Kevin Crilley 98 6 346 Jerry Book 00 27 326 Arlene Koch 00 50 302 Sam Stull 85 72 287 Mark McConaughy 01 6 346 Dave DeReamus 01 29 325 John Fedak 00 50 302 Edward Pederson 98 73 285 Armas Hill B 96 8 345 Bernard Morris 00 30 324 Harry Franzen 96 52 300 Larry Lewis 88 73 285 Neal Thorpe 97 9 343 Rick Wiltraut 98 30 324 Jerry McWilliams 01 52 300 Richard Timm B 97 75 284 James Gray B 83 9 343 Randy Miller 00 32 322 Fritz Brock 98 54 299 Keith Richards B 82 76 283 Kerry Grim 98 9 343 Robert Schutsky 00 33 319 John Ginaven 98 55 298 Roger Higbee 99 77 282 John Billings B 98 12 341 Ken Lebo 01 34 318 Phillips Street 99 56 297 Allan Keith B 98 77 282 Thomas Reeves 01 13 338 Jan Witmer 97 34 318 Peter Robinson 01 57 296 Ed Kwater 96 79 279 Dick Byers 00 13 338 Richard Colyer 00 36 316 Margaret Higbee 99 57 296 John Salvetti 00 80 278 James Baird B 81 15 337 John Miller B 97 36 316 Ronald Leberman 01 57 296 Matt Wlasniewski 01 80 278 Merrill Wood 91 16 336 William Stocku B 97 38 315 Evelyn Kopf 95 60 295 Frank Windfelder B 98 82 277 Bonnie Baird B 81 17 335 Joyce Hoffmann 01 39 314 Walter Shaffer 99 61 294 James Baxter 86 83 274 Gloria Lamar 92 17 335 Harold Lebo 01 40 313 Harold Morrin 96 61 294 George Malosh B 96 83 274 Richard Koval 99 19 332 William Murphy 00 41 311 Dana Shaffer 99 61 294 Terence Schiefer 99 85 273 Katrina Knight 99 20 331 Jonathan Heller 01 41 311 Don Henise 00 61 294 William Reid 01 86 272 Scott Kinzey 99

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 8 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 86 272 Dave Rieger 00 21 205 Dennis Weaver 00 County Life Lists By County 135 John Fedak 1999 88 271 James Flynn 97 22 204 Martin Page 00 (100 Or More) 130 Bruce Carl 1998 89 270 Randi Gerrish 99 23 110 Helena Kotala 01 90 269 David Kyler 96 BLAIR ADAMS 90 269 Aden Troyer 00 221 Stan Kotala 2001 213 Arthur Kennel 1995 92 268 Sarah Gerrish 99 180 David Kyler 1996 Pennsylvania Annual Lists 212 Carl Garner 1999 93 267 Harry Henderson 91 160 Deuane Hoffman 2000 2001 198 Deuane Hoffman 2001 94 266 Joe Meloney 94 110 Helena Kotala 2001 193 Nonie Kennell 1995 94 266 Scott Bills 99 104 John Fedak 1998 296 Deuane Hoffman 179 J. Kenneth Gabler 2001 96 265 Michael Schall 01 103 Steve Santner 1995 267 Peter Robinson 150 Steve Santner 1995 97 261 Sam Sinderson, Jr. 00 260 John Fedak 144 Russell Ryan 1993 98 260 Dennis Miller 99 BRADFORD 259 Joyce Hoffmann 108 John Fedak 1998 99 259 Linda McWilliams 92 230 William Reid 2001 258 Devich Farbotnik 104 Don Henise 2000 99 259 Eugene Zielinski 00 194 Ronald Young 1993 250 Mike Fialkovich 99 259 Greg Grove 01 168 Frances Biles 1985 246 Jerry McWilliams ALLEGHENY 102 258 Steve Graff 00 148 Randy Miller 2000 234 Michael Schall 229 Joyce Hoffmann 2001 102 258 Bob Machesney 00 148 Deuane Hoffman 2001 222 Tom Clauser 219 Mike Fialkovich 2001 104 257 Russell Ryan 93 109 John Fedak 1998 220 Ronald Leberman 208 Ed Kwater 1996 105 256 Ted Grisez 96 105 Barbara Haas 1993 215 Bill Reid 201 Bob Machesney 2000 106 254 Neil Troyer 01 102 Steve Santner 1995 213 Ken Lebo 197 Sam Sinderson 2000 107 253 Scott Bastian 99 212 Matt Wlasniewski 189 Deuane Hoffman 1999 108 251 Deborah Grove 01 BUCKS 205 Mark McConaughy 188 Scott Kinzey 1999 109 247 David Hawk 00 288 Steve Farbotnik 2001 200 Neil Troyer 177 Randi Gerrish 1999 109 247 Jeff Payne 00 282 Devich Farbotnik 2001 191 Skip Conant 168 George Malosh 1989 111 245 Bill Reddinger 99 251 William Murphy 2000 180 Theodore Drozdowski 159 Sarah Gerrish 1999 111 245 Robert Frantz 00 227 Jason Horn 1995 179 Marvin Byler 147 Dave Rieger 2000 111 245 Wayne Laubscher 01 226 Deuane Hoffman 2000 173 Dave DeReamus 144 Geoff Malosh 1991 114 244 Harvey Troyer 99 215 Harry Franzen 1996 167 J. Kenneth Gabler 141 Greg Malosh 1991 114 244 Retta Payne 00 202 Stan Glowacki 1991 156 Martin Page 140 Margaret Higbee 1993 116 242 Walter Fye 97 176 Bernard Morris 2001 139 John Fedak 2001 116 242 Jerry Troyer 99 157 Kevin Crilley 1998 138 Roger Higbee 1993 118 240 Dale Gearhart 00 139 John Fedak 2000 122 Dick Byers 1999 119 239 Adam Miller 00 Pennsylvania Annual Lists 129 Barbara Haas 2000 102 Steve Santner 1995 120 238 Roy Ickes 99 (Top 50) 121 Steve Santner 1995 121 235 Gary Edwards 95 111 Al Guarente 1999 ARMSTRONG 122 232 Joe Strasser 94 1 313 Deuane Hoffman 1998 111 Thomas Mason 1999 239 John Fedak 2000 122 232 Voni Strasser 94 2 306 Robert Schutsky 1992 223 Margaret Higbee 1999 124 231 Larry Brown 98 3 305 Deuane Hoffman 1992 BUTLER 211 Roger Higbee 1999 124 231 Jim Mountjoy 00 4 303 Deuane Hoffman 2000 267 Gene Wilhelm 1992 188 Scott Bastian 1997 126 226 Eli Troyer 99 5 298 Deuane Hoffman 1997 202 Deuane Hoffman 2000 185 Steve Graff 2000 126 226 Stan Kotala 01 6 296 Deuane Hoffman 1999 199 Dick Byers 2000 181 Deuane Hoffman 2000 128 224 Arlene Brown 98 6 296 Deuane Hoffman 2001 180 Bob Machesney 2000 175 Bill Reddinger 1999 129 223 Pamela Woodman 93 8 294 John Fedak 1998 169 John Fedak 2000 131 Mark McConaughy 2001 129 223 Nick Kerlin 00 9 293 Deuane Hoffman 1991 166 Ed Kwater 1996 100 Steve Santner 1995 131 222 Marvin Byler 01 10 291 Deuane Hoffman 1996 165 George Malosh 1989 131 222 Martin Page 01 11 290 John Fedak 1997 147 Randi Gerrish 1999 BEAVER 133 219 Ann Pettigrew 96 12 288 Barbara Haas 1986 136 Sarah Gerrish 1999 199 Bill Hintze 2000 133 219 Daniel Snell 00 12 288 Franklin Haas 1986 135 Sam Sinderson 2000 171 Deuane Hoffman 1999 135 214 Glenn Czulada 96 14 278 Sam Stull 1979 129 Margaret Higbee 1993 168 Nick Kerlin 1996 135 214 Mike Ward 01 14 278 Gene Wilhelm 1983 122 Geoff Malosh 1991 152 George Malosh 1998 137 213 Richard Murphy 99 14 278 Joyce Hoffmann 1998 119 Greg Malosh 1991 138 Scott Kinzey 1998 138 210 Gregg Gorton 01 17 277 Deuane Hoffman 1993 119 Roger Higbee 1993 124 John Cruzan 1994 139 209 Theodore Drozdowski 01 18 275 Deuane Hoffman 1994 100 Steve Santner 1995 113 Geoff Malosh 1991 140 206 Benjamin Israel 00 19 273 Joyce Hoffmann 1991 113 John Fedak 1998 140 206 Dennis Weaver 00 19 273 John Fedak 1999 CAMBRIA 112 Greg Malosh 1991 142 200 Fred Crowley 95 21 272 Randy Miller 1992 220 John Salvetti 2000 108 John Snarey 1997 143 199 Candy Krenzer 99 22 271 Jason Horn 1993 161 Gloria Lamer 1992 102 Steve Santner 1995 144 190 Lewis Grove 00 23 269 Jonathan Heller 1992 147 Deuane Hoffman 2001 145 184 Leonard Hess 00 24 268 Terence Schiefer 1985 131 John Fedak 1998 BEDFORD 146 182 Linda Hess 00 24 268 Deuane Hoffman 1986 103 Steve Santner 1995 208 Deuane Hoffman 1999 147 180 Thomas Mason 99 24 268 Deuane Hoffman 1995 152 John Fedak 2000 148 110 Helena Kotala 01 24 268 Peter Robinson 1998 CAMERON 125 J. Kenneth Gabler 2001 28 267 Peter Robinson 2001 151 Deuane Hoffman 2000 122 Steve Santner 1995 29 266 Randy Miller 1991 113 John Fedak 1998 121 Richard Murphy 1999 29 266 Devich Farbotnik 2000 105 Steve Santner 1995 Pennsylvania Life Lists, 102 Randi Gerrish 1999 31 265 John Fedak 1996 Unassisted 102 Sarah Gerrish 1999 31 265 Joyce Hoffmann 1999 CARBON 33 263 Jerry McWilliams 1983 1 314 Deuane Hoffman 01 245 Rick Wiltraut 1998 34 262 Randy Miller 1993 BERKS 2 311 Jerry McWilliams 01 234 David Hawk 2000 34 262 Ken Lebo 1995 292 Ken Lebo 1999 3 310 Robert Schutsky 00 217 Jason Horn 1995 34 262 Walt Shaffer 1999 287 Harold Lebo 2001 4 299 Eric Witmer 00 206 Bernard Morris 1998 34 262 John Fedak 2000 275 Kerry Grim 1998 5 298 John Fedak 01 205 Deuane Hoffman 1999 38 261 Jerry McWilliams 1991 275 Matt Wlasniewski 2000 6 290 Jonathan Heller 01 202 Robert Frantz 2000 38 261 Jonathan Heller 1993 270 Deuane Hoffman 1999 7 289 Franklin Haas 00 142 Michael Schall 2001 40 260 Jason Horn 1992 262 Jason Horn 1995 8 275 Skip Conant 01 115 Steve Santner 1995 40 260 Ken Lebo 1992 253 Ernest Schiefer 1999 9 273 Don Henise 00 103 John Fedak 1998 40 260 Jerry McWilliams 1992 247 Tom Clauser 2001 10 272 Devich Farbotnik 01 100 Al Guarente 1999 40 260 Peter Robinson 1999 209 Bernard Morris 2001 11 271 Ken Lebo 01 207 Barbara Haas 1999 40 260 Dana Shaffer 1999 CENTRE 12 263 Steve Farbotnik 00 205 Terence Schiefer 1998 40 260 John Fedak 2001 272 Merrill Wood 1991 13 247 Neil Troyer 01 192 Larry Lewis 1988 46 259 Gene Wilhelm 1982 263 Harry Henderson 1991 14 246 Dave DeReamus 01 174 Steve Santner 1995 46 259 Mike Fialkovich 1998 245 Rick Wiltraut 1998 15 239 Greg Grove 01 174 Al Guarente 2000 46 259 Joyce Hoffmann 2001 244 Terence Schiefer 1998 16 233 Michael Schall 01 168 Randy Miller 1999 49 258 Steve Santner 1992 232 Eugene Zielinski 2000 17 226 Stan Kotala 01 162 Jonathan Heller 2001 49 258 Devich Farbotnik 2001 226 Deuane Hoffman 2001 18 212 Jim Mountjoy 00 149 Kevin Crilley 1998 218 Scott Bills 1992 19 207 Gregg Gorton 01 145 Steve Farbotnik 2001 196 Greg Grove 2001 20 206 Benjamin Israel 00 139 Scott Bills 1992 184 Paul Schwalbe 1998

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 9 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 182 John Fedak 2001 247 Richard Colyer 1999 FOREST 314 Tom Garner 2000 162 Russ Ruffing 1991 208 Carl Garner 1998 161 John Fedak 1999 314 Eric Witmer 2000 146 Deborah Grove 2001 197 Steve Santner 1995 143 Deuane Hoffman 2000 306 Jerry Book 2000 145 Steve Santner 1995 176 George Wertz, Jr. 1986 141 Ted Grisez 1996 306 Robert Schutsky 2000 145 Kevin Crilley 1998 169 Mark McConaughy 1998 108 Steve Santner 1995 304 Deuane Hoffman 2000 127 Barbara Haas 1999 164 J. Kenneth Gabler 1999 300 Jonathan Heller 2001 120 Jonathan Heller 2001 154 John Fedak 1998 FRANKLIN 294 Barbara Haas 2000 111 Randy Miller 1998 125 Jonathan Heller 2001 268 J. Kenneth Gabler 2001 292 Jan Witmer 1997 111 Randy Miller 1998 266 Carl Garner 1998 292 Bruce Carl 2001 CHESTER 215 Dale Gearhart 2000 291 Harold Morrin 1996 268 Larry Lewis 1988 DAUPHIN 213 Jeffrey Walck 1989 274 Steve Santner 1995 252 Barbara Haas 1996 271 Deuane Hoffman 2001 204 Deuane Hoffman 2001 251 Jason Horn 1995 252 Phillips Street 1996 240 Scott Bills 1999 141 Don Henise 1997 240 Larry Lewis 1988 246 John Ginaven 1998 238 Mark McConaughy 1998 130 Steve Santner 1995 225 Al Guarente 2000 231 Joe Meloney 1994 235 Grace Randolph 1996 114 John Fedak 1998 224 Richard Colyer 2000 227 Deuane Hoffman 1999 234 George Wertz, Jr. 1986 212 Jim Mountjoy 2000 216 Al Guarente 2000 219 Steve Santner 1995 FULTON 209 Ernest Schiefer 2000 205 Jason Horn 1995 211 Richard Colyer 1999 205 J. Kenneth Gabler 2000 201 George Wertz, Jr. 1986 194 Theodore Drozdowski 2001 175 Don Henise 2000 200 Daniel Snell 2000 198 Pamela Woodman 1993 193 Neal Thorpe 1995 154 John Fedak 1998 198 Carl Garner 1998 196 Dennis Weaver 2000 189 Martin Page 2001 134 Randy Miller 2000 194 Daniel Snell 1997 185 Terence Schiefer 1998 167 Steve Santner 1995 128 William Reid 2001 188 Deuane Hoffman 2001 184 Don Henise 1997 147 Thomas Reeves 2001 127 Merrill Wood 1991 152 Jeffrey Walck 1989 166 John Fedak 1998 125 Jonathan Heller 1998 122 Jonathan Heller 2001 119 Steve Santner 1995 160 Kevin Crilley 1998 120 Randy Miller 1998 118 J. Kenneth Gabler 1999 118 Robert Walker 1989 156 Matt Wlasniewski 2000 111 Terence Schiefer 1998 115 Dale Gearhart 2000 146 Steve Farbotnik 2001 109 Bruce Carl 1998 DELAWARE 108 John Fedak 2001 145 Bernard Morris 2000 108 John Fedak 1998 289 John Miller 1985 132 J. Kenneth Gabler 2001 265 Al Guarente 2000 GREENE 129 Mark McConaughy 2001 CLARION 259 Thomas Reeves 2001 194 Ralph Bell 1993 118 Margaret Higbee 1993 255 John Fedak 2001 256 Barbara Haas 2000 162 Deuane Hoffman 2001 108 Roger Higbee 1993 229 Walter Fye 1997 254 Skip Conant 2000 134 Roy Ickes 1996 209 Deuane Hoffman 1998 226 Paul Schwalbe 1998 109 Steve Santner 1995 LAWRENCE 200 Margaret Buckwalter 1996 224 John Ginaven 1999 109 John Fedak 2001 210 Gene Wilhelm 1992 181 Gene Wilhelm 1992 209 Deuane Hoffman 1999 103 Sam Sinderson 2000 158 John Fedak 2000 163 Bill Reddinger 1999 151 Jason Horn 1995 138 Deuane Hoffman 2000 150 Fred Crowley 1995 130 Steve Santner 1995 HUNTINGDON 102 Steve Santner 1995 146 Mark McConaughy 2001 130 Martin Page 2001 237 Greg Grove 2001 104 Steve Santner 1995 119 John Fedak 2001 229 David Kyler 1996 LEBANON 216 Deborah Grove 2001 267 Randy Miller 2000 CLEARFIELD ELK 181 Merrill Wood 1991 236 Steve Santner 1995 178 Deuane Hoffman 2001 183 Linda Christenson 1997 178 Deuane Hoffman 2000 234 Deuane Hoffman 2001 174 John Fedak 2001 141 John Fedak 2001 171 Lewis Grove 2000 208 Stephen Mallanson 1996 154 Eugene Zielinski 2000 128 Deuane Hoffman 1999 163 John Salvetti 2000 203 Jonathan Heller 2001 114 Paul Schwalbe 1998 105 Steve Santner 1995 155 Eugene Zielinski 1998 202 Bruce Weaver 2000 100 Steve Santner 1995 116 J. Kenneth Gabler 2001 192 Bruce Carl 2000 ERIE 106 John Fedak 1998 181 Jason Horn 1995 CLINTON 312 Jerry McWilliams 2001 104 Steve Santner 1995 152 George Wertz, Jr. 1986 246 Paul Schwalbe 1998 291 Sam Stull 1985 130 Don Henise 1997 179 Wayne Laubscher 2001 289 Deuane Hoffman 2001 INDIANA 122 Barbara Haas 1996 168 Deuane Hoffman 2001 284 Joyce Hoffmann 2001 264 Margaret Higbee 1999 105 John Fedak 1999 130 John Fedak 2000 274 Ed Kwater 1996 245 Roger Higbee 1999 120 Steve Santner 1995 268 James Flynn 1997 233 Gloria Lamer 1992 LEHIGH 101 Barbara Haas 1994 268 John Fedak 2001 232 Steve Graff 2000 265 Fritz Brock 1998 263 Ronald Leberman 2001 195 Anne Hedgpeth 1986 264 Bernard Morris 2000 COLUMBIA 253 Linda McWilliams 1992 194 Deuane Hoffman 2001 260 Rick Wiltraut 1998 171 Deuane Hoffman 1999 250 Mike Fialkovich 2001 184 John Fedak 2001 259 Jason Horn 1995 116 John Fedak 1999 249 Barbara Haas 1996 161 Leonard Hess 2000 201 Deuane Hoffman 1999 115 Richard Koval 1999 249 Margaret Higbee 1999 160 Randi Gerrish 1999 141 Michael Schall 2001 100 Steve Santner 1995 237 Roger Higbee 1999 160 Sarah Gerrish 1999 136 Robert Frantz 2000 236 George Malosh 1989 157 Linda Hess 2000 108 John Fedak 1998 CRAWFORD 233 Gene Wilhelm 1992 151 Mark McConaughy 2001 103 Steve Santner 1995 261 Ronald Leberman 2001 230 Sam Sinderson 2000 118 Steve Santner 1995 244 Deuane Hoffman 2001 221 Richard Colyer 2000 104 Bill Reddinger 1999 LUZERNE 223 Margaret Higbee 1999 218 Geoff Malosh 1991 280 William Reid 2001 217 John Fedak 2001 217 Greg Malosh 1991 JEFFERSON 253 Richard Koval 1999 208 Roger Higbee 1999 210 Randy Miller 1998 225 John Fedak 2000 216 Mark Blauer 1985 208 Sam Sinderson 2000 208 Steve Santner 1995 172 Deuane Hoffman 1998 194 Deuane Hoffman 1999 208 Marvin Byler 2001 203 Bob Machesney 2000 105 Bill Reddinger 1999 176 John Fedak 1999 201 Gene Wilhelm 1992 197 Terence Schiefer 1998 104 Steve Santner 1995 149 Kevin Crilley 1998 164 Ed Kwater 1996 197 Dave Rieger 2000 115 Bernard Morris 1998 152 Geoff Malosh 1991 182 Jonathan Heller 1998 JUNIATA 104 Steve Santner 1995 150 Greg Malosh 1991 180 Don Henise 2000 234 Aden Troyer 2000 141 Randi Garrish 1999 178 Bernard Morris 1998 215 Deuane Hoffman 1999 LYCOMING 141 Sarah Garrish 1999 177 Randi Gerrish 1997 109 Jonathan Heller 1998 230 Paul Schwalbe 1998 124 George Malosh 1989 177 Sarah Gerrish 1997 108 Steve Santner 1995 176 Deuane Hoffman 1999 123 James Flynn 1997 146 J. Kenneth Gabler 1999 106 John Fedak 1998 124 Steve Santner 1995 117 Randy Miller 1998 144 Steve Graff 2000 119 John Fedak 1999 112 Steve Santner 1995 128 Greg Grove 2001 LACKAWANNA 103 Don Henise 2000 107 Jonathan Heller 1998 110 Bill Reddinger 1999 182 Glenn Czulada 1996 103 Don Henise 2000 158 Deuane Hoffman 1998 McKEAN 102 Terence Schiefer 1998 FAYETTE 158 William Reid 2001 184 John Fedak 2001 100 Bill Reddinger 1999 160 Mark McConaughy 2001 137 Richard Koval 1996 154 Deuane Hoffman 2001 153 Deuane Hoffman 2000 112 John Fedak 1998 117 Steve Graff 2000 CUMBERLAND 122 John Fedak 1999 103 Steve Santner 1995 103 Steve Santner 1995 269 Deuane Hoffman 1999 119 Steve Santner 1995 103 Ted Grisez 1996 261 Don Henise 2000 117 Randi Gerrish 1999 LANCASTER 259 Robyn Henise 2000 111 Ed Kwater 1996 315 Randy Miller 2000 111 Sarah Gerrish 1999

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 10 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 MERCER 119 Mark McConaughy 2001 TIOGA 111 Barbara Haas 1996 241 Neil Troyer 2001 117 Jonathan Heller 2001 223 Larry Brown 1998 109 John Fedak 1998 232 Harvey Troyer 1999 215 Arlene Brown 1998 231 Jerry Troyer 1999 PHILADELPHIA 205 Benjamin Israel 2000 216 Eli Troyer 1999 290 John Miller 1985 185 Deuane Hoffman 2001 County Annual Lists By 213 Deuane Hoffman 1998 245 Frank Windfelder 1992 168 Bruce Carl 2001 County (100 Or More) 211 Gene Wilhelm 1992 243 Harry Franzen 1996 149 John Fedak 2001 191 John Fedak 2000 242 Al Guarente 1998 120 Steve Santner 1995 ADAMS 190 Neal Troyer 1998 241 Barbara Haas 1996 201 Arthur Kennell 1992 138 Marvin Byler 2001 230 Skip Conant 2001 UNION 144 Deuane Hoffman 2001 124 Steve Santner 1995 219 John Ginaven 1998 221 Allen Schweinsberg 2001 140 Carl Garner 1991 103 Margaret Higbee 1993 216 Thomas Reeves 2001 160 Deuane Hoffman 1999 137 Carl Garner 1998 102 Randi Garrish 1999 208 Deuane Hoffman 1999 132 Barbara Haas 1996 126 Carl Garner 1999 184 Jim McKinney 1992 117 Steve Santner 1995 105 Deuane Hoffman 1998 MIFFLIN 167 Jason Horn 1995 110 John Fedak 2001 105 J. Kenneth Gabler 2000 201 Deuane Hoffman 2000 167 Gregg Gorton 2001 101 J. Kenneth Gabler 2001 160 Greg Grove 2001 163 Stephen Lawrence 1990 VENANGO 113 John Fedak 1998 155 Steve Farbotnik 2001 228 Gary Edwards 1995 ALLEGHENY 108 Steve Santner 1995 154 Steve Santner 1995 213 John Fedak 2001 167 Scott Kinzey 1998 104 Deborah Grove 2001 129 Thomas Mason 1999 182 Deuane Hoffman 2000 164 Scott Kinzey 1999 120 Terence Schiefer 19 98 175 Gene Wilhelm 1992 163 Bob Machesney 1996 MONROE 113 John Fedak 1998 153 Nick Kerlin 1997 159 Bob Machesney 1997 222 Phillips Street 1996 107 Kevin Crilley 1998 103 Steve Santner 1995 127 Deuane Hoffman 1998 176 Jason Horn 1995 101 Randy Miller 1998 114 Sam Sinderson 2000 159 Deuane Hoffman 1999 WARREN 110 Sam Sinderson 1999 123 Bernard Morris 1998 PIKE 227 Harris Johnson 1986 111 John Fedak 2001 201 Joe Strasser 1994 227 Ted Grisez 1996 ARMSTRONG 110 Steve Santner 1995 201 Voni Strasser 1994 199 John Fedak 2001 201 John Fedak 1997 165 Deuane Hoffman 2001 153 Deuane Hoffman 2001 177 Scott Bastian 1996 MONTGOMERY 144 Phillips Street 1996 114 Steve Santner 1995 152 Margaret Higbee 1993 260 William Murphy 1999 138 John Fedak 2001 141 Steve Graff 2000 255 Kevin Crilley 1998 101 Steve Santner 1995 WASHINGTON 133 Bill Reddinger 1998 251 Jason Horn 1995 101 Barbara Haas 2001 210 Margaret Higbee 1993 116 Bill Reddinger 1999 241 Harry Franzen 1996 209 Roger Higbee 1993 113 Mark McConaughy 1998 227 Bernard Morris 2001 POTTER 197 Roy Ickes 1996 112 Deuane Hoffman 1998 223 Neal Thorpe 1997 218 David Hauber 1999 161 Russ Ruffing 1991 110 Steve Graff 1998 217 Deuane Hoffman 1999 145 Deuane Hoffman 2000 147 Deuane Hoffman 2001 184 Steve Farbotnik 2001 125 John Fedak 2001 141 George Malosh 1989 BEAVER 148 John Fedak 1998 104 Steve Santner 1995 111 Sam Sinderson 2000 186 Bill Hintze 1999 141 Gregg Gorton 2001 104 Paul Schwalbe 1998 106 John Fedak 1998 161 Bill Hintze 2000 140 Al Guarente 2000 100 Steve Santner 1995 124 John Cruzan 1994 137 Steve Santner 1995 SCHUYLKILL 117 Deuane Hoffman 1999 129 Thomas Mason 1999 257 Tom Clauser 2001 WAYNE 110 George Malosh 1974 116 Thomas Reeves 2001 212 Deuane Hoffman 2001 221 Joe Strasser 1994 105 George Malosh 1975 107 Robert Walker 1989 201 Mike Ward 2001 221 Voni Strasser 1994 100 Barbara Haas 1996 177 Jason Horn 1995 162 Deuane Hoffman 1998 BEDFORD 154 Bruce Carl 2001 129 John Fedak 1998 223 Sally Dick 1997 MONTOUR 144 Bernard Morris 2001 126 William Reid 1999 221 Tom Dick 1997 214 Deuane Hoffman 2000 133 Steve Santner 1995 102 Steve Santner 1995 155 Deuane Hoffman 1998 213 Allen Schweinsberg 2001 127 Barbara Haas 2000 212 Barbara Haas 1996 115 Dave Rieger 2000 WESTMORELAND BERKS 140 John Fedak 1999 113 John Fedak 1998 219 Dick Byers 2001 252 Ken Lebo 1995 119 Steve Santner 1995 104 Randy Miller 2000 215 Mark McConaughy 2001 240 Ken Lebo 1999 104 Kevin Crilley 1998 103 Al Guarente 1999 208 Linda Christenson 1996 236 Ken Lebo 1997 188 Randi Gerrish 1999 229 Ken Lebo 1996 NORTHAMPTON SNYDER 187 Sarah Gerrish 1999 219 Ken Lebo 1998 269 Rick Wiltraut 1998 205 Deuane Hoffman 1999 156 Deuane Hoffman 2000 215 Matt Wlasniewski 1999 266 Arlene Koch 2000 195 Allen Schweinsberg 2001 144 John Fedak 2001 210 Matt Wlasniewski 1998 260 Dave DeReamus 2001 132 Steve Santner 1995 142 Margaret Higbee 1993 210 Matt Wlasniewski 2001 231 Michael Schall 2001 108 John Fedak 1998 137 Steve Santner 1995 208 Ken Lebo 2001 229 Steve Boyce 1990 133 Roger Higbee 1993 201 Matt Wlasniewski 2000 229 Bernard Morris 2001 SOMERSET 129 Richard Murphy 1999 196 Ken Lebo 2000 225 Deuane Hoffman 2001 240 Jeff Payne 2000 120 James Flynn 1997 187 Deuane Hoffman 1998 220 Brad Silfies 1990 238 Scott Bastian 1999 119 Sam Sinderson 2000 173 Tom Clauser 2001 220 Dennis Miller 1998 238 Retta Payne 2000 152 Ernest Schiefer 1999 219 Adam Miller 2000 177 Richard Murphy 1998 WYOMING 149 Ernest Schiefer 1998 201 Jason Horn 1995 159 Deuane Hoffman 1998 251 William Reid 2001 106 Steve Santner 1995 149 John Fedak 2000 176 Richard Koval 1999 BLAIR 102 John Fedak 1998 126 Steve Santner 1995 152 Deuane Hoffman 2000 143 Beryl Sternagle 1995 101 Randy Miller 2000 108 Randi Gerrish 1999 143 Skip Conant 2000 141 Beryl Sternagle 2000 100 Steve Farbotnik 2001 107 Sarah Gerrish 1999 118 John Fedak 2000 126 Beryl Sternagle 1990 111 Steve Santner 1995 121 Beryl Sternagle 1989 NORTHUMBERLAND SULLIVAN 211 Deuane Hoffman 2000 172 Nick Kerlin 2000 YORK BRADFORD 211 Allen Schweinsberg 2001 162 Skip Conant 2001 255 Deuane Hoffman 2000 147 Ronald Young 1993 166 Barbara Haas 1993 135 Deuane Hoffman 2000 229 Russell Ryan 1993 146 Ronald Young 1992 138 John Fedak 1999 115 Thomas Reeves 2001 194 Steve Santner 1995 141 William Reid 1999 112 Steve Santner 1995 112 Randy Miller 2000 185 Ann Pettigrew 1996 128 William Reid 2001 108 John Fedak 1998 172 George Wertz, Jr. 1986 102 Deuane Hoffman 1996 PERRY 104 Steve Santner 1995 166 Jeff Pheasant 1995 240 Deuane Hoffman 2000 166 Carl Garner 1999 BUCKS 235 Richard Colyer 2000 SUSQUEHANNA 160 Jason Horn 1995 253 Devich Farbotnik 2001 159 Don Henise 2000 183 William Reid 2001 159 J. Kenneth Gabler 2001 247 Devich Farbotnik 2000 157 Steve Santner 1995 182 Jerry Skinner 1999 156 Jonathan Heller 1998 224 Steve Farbotnik 1992 141 Walter Shelly, Jr. 1992 150 Deuane Hoffman 2000 154 Don Henise 2000 217 Steve Farbotnik 1994 139 Dallas Dowhower 1992 105 Steve Santner 1995 153 Candy Krenzer 1999 210 Devich Farbotnik 1992 126 John Fedak 1998 103 John Fedak 1998 150 Randy Miller 1998 166 Deuane Hoffman 1998 120 Randy Miller 1998 138 Don Henise 1997

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 11 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 BUTLER 234 Deuane Hoffman 1997 INDIANA MCKEAN 245 Gene Wilhelm 1983 231 Deuane Hoffman 1998 206 Margaret Higbee 1993 151 John Fedak 2001 229 Gene Wilhelm 1985 230 Deuane Hoffman 2000 203 Margaret Higbee 1991 119 Deuane Hoffman 1996 225 Gene Wilhelm 1982 229 Deuane Hoffman 1996 195 Steve Graff 1998 122 Deuane Hoffman 1998 226 Deuane Hoffman 2001 186 Steve Graff 2000 MERCER 224 Deuane Hoffman 1999 131 Deuane Hoffman 1998 213 Harvey Troyer 1999 CAMBRIA 210 Grace Randolph 1998 114 Mark McConaughy 1998 212 Jerry Troyer 1999 177 John Salvetti 1992 107 Mark McConaughy 2001 211 Gene Wilhelm 1992 175 John Salvetti 1997 DELAWARE 100 Mark McConaughy 1999 210 Neil Troyer 1999 174 John Salvetti 1995 241 John Miller 1969 192 Neil Troyer 1997 171 John Salvetti 1999 211 Al Guarente 1996 JEFFERSON 192 Eli Troyer 1999 165 John Salvetti 1998 209 Al Guarente 1998 198 John Fedak 1997 190 Neil Troyer 2001 184 Al Guarente 1999 143 Deuane Hoffman 1996 186 Neil Troyer 1998 CAMERON 182 Al Guraente 2000 121 Deuane Hoffman 1998 184 Neil Troyer 2000 119 Deuane Hoffman 1998 175 Skip Conant 1998 155 Deuane Hoffman 1998 172 Skip Conant 2000 JUNIATA CARBON 167 Skip Conant 1999 188 Aden Troyer 1996 MIFFLIN 183 David Hawk 2000 142 Skip Conant 2001 176 Aden Troyer 1997 160 Deuane Hoffman 1998 182 David Hawk 1999 172 Deuane Hoffman 2000 155 Deuane Hoffman 2000 162 David Hawk 1996 ELK 170 Deuane Hoffman 1996 126 Deuane Hoffman 1997 155 David Hawk 1998 116 John Fedak 1997 167 Deuane Hoffman 1998 113 Deuane Hoffman 1996 152 Robert Frantz 1999 113 Deuane Hoffman 1996 167 Aden Troyer 2000 145 Robert Frantz 1995 166 Aden Troyer 1995 MONROE 145 Robert Frantz 1998 ERIE 166 Aden Troyer 1999 103 Deuane Hoffman 1999 136 Michael Schall 2001 264 Sam Stull 1979 158 Aden Troyer 1998 101 Deuane Hoffman 1998 131 Deuane Hoffman 1998 256 Jerry McWilliams 1992 129 Deuane Hoffman 2001 252 Jerry McWilliams 1991 MONTGOMERY CENTRE 239 Jerry McWilliams 1994 LACKAWANNA 151 Deuane Hoffman 1999 224 Terence Schiefer 1985 239 Jerry McWilliams 2001 182 Glenn Czulada 1996 140 Deuane Hoffman 1998 214 Terence Schiefer 1986 238 Jerry McWilliams 1999 161 Glenn Czulada 1995 132 Deuane Hoffman 1997 211 Terence Schiefer 1984 237 Jerry McWilliams 2000 117 Richard Koval 1995 126 John Fedak 1997 170 Deuane Hoffman 1998 218 Deuane Hoffman 1998 103 Deuane Hoffman 1998 215 Jerry McWilliams 1998 103 William Reid 2001 MONTOUR CHESTER 212 Deuane Hoffman 1999 143 Deuane Hoffman 2000 225 Larry Lewis 1988 202 Deuane Hoffman 2001 LANCASTER 126 John Fedak 1997 221 Larry Lewis 1983 151 Ronald Leberman 2000 268 Deuane Hoffman 2000 115 Deuane Hoffman 1997 219 Larry Lewis 1986 105 Steve Graff 1998 255 Robert Schutsky 1992 112 Deuane Hoffman 1998 174 Theodore Drozdowski 2001 249 Jonathan Heller 1992 154 Theodore Drozdowski 2000 FAYETTE 242 Deuane Hoffman 2001 NORTHAMPTON 145 Theodore Drozdowski 1999 145 Mark McConaughy 2000 239 Jonathan Heller 1993 210 Adam Miller 2000 135 Martin Page 1999 112 Mark McConaughy 1998 235 Deuane Hoffman 1998 203 Michael Schall 2000 127 Deuane Hoffman 1998 103 Deuane Hoffman 1998 230 Deuane Hoffman 1999 202 Michael Schall 2001 126 Theodore Drozdowski 1998 216 Bruce Carl 2000 189 Dave DeReamus 1990 117 Martin Page 2000 FOREST 214 Bruce Carl 1999 186 Adam Miller 1999 144 April Walters 1993 197 Jim Mountjoy 2000 174 Michael Schall 1999 CLARION 143 Richard Walters 1993 186 Jim Mountjoy 1999 168 Dave DeReamus 1991 231 John Fedak 1998 132 John Fedak 1997 185 Bruce Carl 1998 164 Dave DeReamus 2001 223 John Fedak 2000 185 Randy Miller 1999 159 Dennis Miller 1996 219 John Fedak 1996 FRANKLIN 185 Randy Miller 2000 159 Michael Schall 1997 213 John Fedak 1997 215 Dale Gearhart 1999 177 Randy Miller 1998 146 Dave DeReamus 1999 208 John Fedak 1999 185 Carl Garner 1997 133 Deuane Hoffman 1998 188 John Fedak 2001 180 Carl Garner 1993 LAWRENCE 152 Deuane Hoffman 1998 180 Carl Garner 1994 210 Gene Wilhelm 1992 NORTHUMBERLAND 119 Mark McConaughy 1999 178 Carl Garner 1999 118 John Fedak 1997 157 Deuane Hoffman 1999 115 Bill Reddinger 1999 174 Carl Garner 1998 110 Deuane Hoffman 1996 147 Deuane Hoffman 1998 156 Kenneth Gabler 1999 144 Deuane Hoffman 1997 CLEARFIELD 156 Dale Gearhart 2000 LEBANON 128 John Fedak 1997 155 John Fedak 1997 149 J. Kenneth Gabler 1998 222 Randy Miller 1999 102 Deuane Hoffman 1997 148 J. Kenneth Gabler 2000 215 Randy Miller 1993 PERRY 144 Deuane Hoffman 2001 211 Randy Miller 2000 202 Richard Colyer 1997 CLINTON 133 J. Kenneth Gabler 2001 205 Randy Miller 1996 199 Deuane Hoffman 1995 117 Deuane Hoffman 2000 123 Deuane Hoffman 1998 204 Randy Miller 1998 193 Deuane Hoffman 1996 115 Deuane Hoffman 1999 179 Deuane Hoffman 1998 188 Deuane Hoffman 1998 FULTON 171 Bruce Weaver 1999 184 Deuane Hoffman 2000 COLUMBIA 173 Daniel Snell 1997 167 Deuane Hoffman 2001 179 Deuane Hoffman 1999 117 Deuane Hoffman 1997 128 Deuane Hoffman 1996 163 Bruce Weaver 2000 171 Deuane Hoffman 2001 112 John Fedak 1997 120 Deuane Hoffman 2001 161 Deuane Hoffman 2000 111 Deuane Hoffman 1998 115 Kenneth Gabler 1988 PHILADELPHIA 112 Deuane Hoffman 1998 LEHIGH 225 John Miller 1965 CRAWFORD 108 Kenneth Gabler 2000 200 Bernard Morris 1984 208 Edward Fingerhood 1996 208 Ronald Leberman 1994 132 Deuane Hoffman 1998 162 Al Guarente 1992 202 Ronald Leberman 1989 119 Deuane Hoffman 1997 135 Skip Conant 1999 201 Gene Wilhelm 1992 GREENE 110 Michael Schall 2001 133 Skip Conant 1998 196 Ronald Leberman 2000 137 Ralph Bell 1985 132 Skip Conant 2000 180 Marvin Byler 2000 134 Ralph Bell 1986 LUZERNE 127 Deuane Hoffman 1998 174 Deuane Hoffman 1998 130 Ralph Bell 1990 220 Richard Koval 1996 120 Skip Conant 2001 172 Marvin Byler 2001 122 Deuane Hoffman 2000 219 Richard Koval 1995 107 Deuane Hoffman 1998 206 Richard Koval 1994 PIKE CUMBERLAND 153 William Reid 1999 112 Deuane Hoffman 1999 227 Deuane Hoffman 1989 HUNTINGDON 132 William Reid 2001 109 Deuane Hoffman 2000 226 Deuane Hoffman 1998 205 David Kyler 1996 121 Deuane Hoffman 1998 225 Deuane Hoffman 1992 194 Greg Grove 1994 POTTER 221 Deuane Hoffman 2000 191 Greg Grove 1992 LYCOMING 160 David Hauber 1992 219 Deuane Hoffman 1999 191 Greg Grpve 2000 126 Deuane Hoffman 2000 160 David Hauber 1995 217 Deuane Hoffman 2001 188 Greg Grove 2001 120 Deuane Hoffman 1999 160 David Hauber 1999 138 Carl Garner 1998 180 Greg Grove 1998 112 Deuane Hoffman 1997 157 David Hauber 1993 137 Deuane Hoffman 1998 103 Deuane Hoffman 1998 DAUPHIN 100 Don Henise 2000

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 12 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 SCHUYLKILL 123 Skip Conant 1999 102 Deuane Hoffman 1998 179 Mark McConaughy 2000 212 Tom Clauser 1999 121 Skip Conant 2000 163 Mark McConaughy 1998 210 Tom Clauser 2001 118 Skip Conant 1998 VENANGO 163 Mark McConaughy 2001 209 Tom Clauser 1996 114 Skip Conant 2001 207 Gary Edwards 1995 208 Tom Clauser 1997 113 Nick Kerlin 1998 194 Gary Edwards 1991 WYOMING 203 Tom Clauser 2000 112 Nick Kerlin 2000 192 Russ States 1991 196 William Reid 1999 191 Tom Clauser 1987 113 Deuane Hoffman 1998 193 William Reid 1993 167 Deuane Hoffman 2001 SUSQUEHANNA 188 William Reid 2001 158 Deuane Hoffman 1998 145 Jerry Skinner 1999 WARREN 181 William Reid 1994 109 Deuane Hoffman 1997 165 Ted Grisez 1992 134 Richard Koval 1994 SNYDER 109 William Reid 2001 152 Ted Grisez 1985 122 Richard Koval 1999 177 Deuane Hoffman 1998 107 William Reid 1999 141 John Fedak 2001 105 Skip Conant 2000 175 Deuane Hoffman 1996 105 Deuane Hoffman 1996 117 John Fedak 1997 102 Skip Conant 1998 172 Deuane Hoffman 1997 103 John Fedak 1997 101 Skip Conant 2001 158 Deuane Hoffman 2000 103 Deuane Hoffman 1998 WASHINGTON 134 Russ Ruffing 1985 YORK SOMERSET TIOGA 132 Roy Ickes 1984 219 Bruce Fortman 1999 222 Scott Bastian 1999 197 Benjamin Israel 2000 100 George Malosh 1975 214 Deuane Hoffman 1999 216 Jeff Payne 1996 174 Larry Brown 1998 202 Deuane Hoffman 2001 216 Retta Payne 1996 167 Larry Brown 1992 WAYNE 196 Russell Ryan 1992 208 Scott Bastian 1994 163 Benjamin Israel 1999 127 Deuane Hoffman 1997 191 Randy Phillips 1999 160 Arlene Brown 1992 121 John Fedak 1997 189 Deuane Hoffman 2000 SULLIVAN 142 Arlene Brown 1998 112 Deuane Hoffman 1998 182 Deuane Hoffman 1998 140 Nick Kerlin 1999 122 Deuane Hoffman 1998 178 Russell Ryan 1991 130 Nick Kerlin 1995 WESTMORELAND 153 Candy Krenzer 1999 125 Skip Conant 1995 UNION 190 Mark McConaughy 1999 110 Carl Garner 1999 124 Nick Kerlin 1997 121 Deuane Hoffman 1999

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1 315 Lancaster Randy Miller 2000 1 268 Lancaster Deuane Hoffman 2000 2 314 Lancaster Tom Garner 2000 2 264 Erie Sam Stull 1979 2 314 Lancaster Eric Witmer 2000 3 256 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1992 4 312 Erie Jerry McWilliams 2001 4 255 Lancaster Robert Schutsky 1992 5 306 Lancaster Jerry Book 2000 5 253 Bucks Devich Farbotnik 2001 5 306 Lancaster Robert Schutsky 2000 6 252 Berks Ken Lebo 1995 7 304 Lancaster Deuane Hoffman 2000 6 252 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1991 8 300 Lancaster Jonathan Heller 2001 8 251 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1983 9 294 Lancaster Barbara Haas 2000 8 251 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1988 10 292 Lancaster Jan Witmer 1997 10 249 Lancaster Jonathan Heller 1992 10 292 Berks Ken Lebo 1999 11 248 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1989 10 292 Lancaster Bruce Carl 2001 12 247 Bucks Devich Farbotnik 2000 13 291 Erie Sam Stull 1985 13 246 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1993 13 291 Lancaster Harold Morrin 1996 14 245 Butler Gene Wilhelm 1983 15 290 Philadelphia John Miller 1985 15 244 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1985 16 289 Delaware John Miller 1985 16 243 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1979 16 289 Erie Deuane Hoffman 2001 16 243 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1981 18 288 Bucks Steve Farbotnik 2001 18 242 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1984 19 287 Berks Harold Lebo 2001 18 242 Lancaster Deuane Hoffman 2001 20 284 Erie Joyce Hoffmann 2001 20 241 Delaware John Miller 1969 21 282 Bucks Devich Farbotnik 2001 21 240 Berks Ken Lebo 1999 22 280 Luzerne William Reid 2001 21 240 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1997 23 275 Berks Kerry Grim 1998 23 239 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1994 23 275 Berks Matt Wlasniewski 2000 23 239 Erie Gerald McWilliams 2001 25 274 Lancaster Steve Santner 1995 23 239 Lancaster Jonathan Heller 1993 25 274 Erie Ed Kwater 1996 26 238 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1990 27 272 Centre Merrill Wood 1991 26 238 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1999 28 271 Dauphin Deuane Hoffman 2001 28 237 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1995 29 270 Berks Deuane Hoffman 1999 28 237 Erie Gerald McWilliams 2000 30 269 Northampton Rick Wiltraut 1998 30 236 Berks Ken Lebo 1997 30 269 Cumberland Deuane Hoffman 1999 30 236 Lancaster Randy Miller 1991 32 268 Chester Larry Lewis 1988 32 235 Lancaster Deuane Hoffman 1998 32 268 Erie James Flynn 1997 33 234 Dauphin Deuane Hoffman 1997 32 268 Erie John Fedak 2001 33 234 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1980 32 268 Franklin Kenneth Gabler 2001 33 234 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1982 36 267 Butler Gene Wilhelm 1992 33 234 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1987 36 267 Lebanon Randy Miller 2000 33 234 Erie Ed Kwater 1989 38 266 Franklin Carl Garner 1998 33 234 Lancaster Jonathan Heller 1991 38 266 Northampton Arlene Koch 2000 33 234 Lancaster Randy Miller 1992 40 265 Lehigh Fritz Brock 1998 40 233 Erie James Flynn 1979 40 265 Delaware Al Guarente 2000 41 232 Erie Ed Kwater 1992 42 264 Indiana Margaret Higbee 1999 42 231 Clarion John Fedak 1998 42 264 Lehigh Bernard Morris 2000 42 231 Dauphin Deuane Hoffman 1998 44 263 Centre Harry Henderson 1991 42 231 Erie Deuane Hoffman 1996 44 263 Erie Ronald Leberman 2001 45 230 Dauphin Deuane Hoffman 2000 46 262 Berks Jason Horn 1995 45 230 Erie Gerald McWilliams 1986 47 261 Cumberland Don Henise 2000 45 230 Erie Deuane Hoffman 1991 47 261 Crawford Ronald Leberman 2001 45 230 Lancaster Deuane Hoffman 1999 49 260 Lehigh Rick Wiltraut 1998 49 229 Berks Ken Lebo 1996 49 260 Montgomery William Murphy 1999 49 229 Butler Gene Wilhelm 1985 49 260 Northampton Dave DeRemus 2001 49 229 Dauphin Deuane Hoffman 1996

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 13 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Sighting Report Excerpts

The following are excerpts of interesting Goose can be eliminated by larger size and as Ben had thought when he saw it last reports received for this quarter. bulk alone plus large orange bill. Greater weekend. and Lesser White-fronted have the large Pink-footed Goose white band around the base of the bill, Previous Experience: I have seen this August Mirabella black bands on breast, orange legs, and species along the Atlantic Coast in New Date: 1/27 - 2/2/2002 orange or pink bills. The juvenile Jersey and on the Pacific Coast in Location: 1/27: Eagle Rd., Upper White-fronted would lack the black breast Washington as well as seven of the eleven Makefield Township, 2/2: Ridge Rd., markings but still have bills and legs with birds that have been recorded in Erie Buckingham Township, Bucks more overall yellowish/pinkish tones. County. Conditions: (for 2/2) Afternoon bright light Overall plumage would be more uniform with sun at my back. Seen with Zeiss 7X42 than Pink-footed. (see Photo Highlights) Bins & Leica APO77 Scope at approximately 150-200 feet. (See Photo Highlights) Lark Sparrow Behavior: It was with a large flock of Doris McGovern Canada Geese (approx. 2000) Thousands of Harlequin Duck Date: 2/2/2002, 2-2:30PM geese were in the general area. It was very Jerry McWilliams Location: , wary as were the Canadas. It was seen Date: 2/7/2002 Philadelphia feeding actively in an area of hundreds of Location: Presque Isle State Park, Erie Conditions: It was a clear, sunny day and acres of farm fields. I believe the original I was using Zeiss 7x42 Binoculars. site is currently being used as a sod farm Description: An immature male Harlequin but was weedy and the second site was also Duck had been reported about two weeks Description: The bird was with Song and weedy with soybean stubble, I think. previously by Dick Bollinger. After two White-throated Sparrows and Carolina unsuccessful after-work attempts to find Chickadees. The bird was similar in length Description: The bird was a Pink-footed in the bird, Ben Coulter and I spotted the bird to the White-throats, but seemed plumper, adult plumage. No feather wear was noted, off the south pier where it was near the possibly because it was puffed up against there were no leg bands, and the bird and stern of the Richard Reiss ship. The all the cold and because the white breast the goose flock were very alert to potential dark brown plumage, clear round white seemed to glow in the sun. I first noticed danger. Compared to the Canadas, the bird patch behind the ear, white crescent the bird scoot around a corner and the was overall slightly smaller, shorter between the eye and the grayish bill white outer edge and tips of the rectrices necked, rounder headed, and had a shorter identified the bird. The sun was not directly caught my eye. The bright chestnut crown stubby bill. The legs were bright pink on the bird so it appeared to be uniform stripes and cheek, the arrows of black in (bubblegum pink as someone else described brown. When it turned I could see a thin the moustache region, and the round black it). The head was dark brown. The neck white vertical bar on the side of the breast spot in a clear white breast screamed Lark appeared lighter brown overall partially in front of the folded wing. After watching Sparrow. due to the light and dark, roughly vertical it for about 30 minutes it swam in front of striations concentrated mostly on the side the bow of the ship and did not appear The median head stripe was and front. The lower neck blended in with again until 9:30. Pat Howell, Linda, and white/off-white. the buffy to light brown upper breast. The Jean Joyce had arrived about 10 or 15 The side-crown stripes were bright chestnut rest of the dark areas of plumage were of minutes after we last saw the bird. After or brick red. varying gray tones contrasting with the waiting around for awhile for the Harlequin The supercilium was off-white to yellowish, brown head and neck. The flanks became Duck to show again, but didn't, we went to just a slight wash. progressively darker toward the rear. The the foot of East Avenue and saw the The cheek from lores to over the ear was rear flank feathers had lighter edges. A Red-necked Grebe. We checked again at the bright chestnut or brick red. white border formed where the wings folded south pier at 9:30 and immediately after The white eye ring was a little uneven, into the flanks. The tail was dark with a getting out of the cars I saw the duck just larger at the bottom, but not at all white band at the tip. When sitting with its off the pier in front of us. I took several "teardrop" in shape. wings drooping, the white upper tail coverts photographs of the Harlequin as it swam The bill was dark, i.e., not yellow. were white. The rear belly, vent, and under across to the north side of the channel and Legs were fleshy pink. tail coverts were also clean white. The back rested very close to the north wall. The Median and primary coverts had big buff was overall medium gray or light gray, light was better now and we began to see tips and gave a scalloped appearance. depending on how the sun hit, with whitish things on the duck we didn't see before. Its rear featheredges giving a pretty barred head was a dingy gray not brown as it had When I first saw the bird one nictitating pattern. The secondary and primary flight appeared before. The gray covered the membrane was down over the left eye and feathers were much darker with white entire head, with the crown being the I thought it had conjunctivitis, but after a edges. The stubby bill had a black tip and darkest, and the gray continued down onto few minutes the membrane went up and lighter gray/black base. The pink band or the mantle and some scapulars as well as both eyes seemed normal. The sparrow saddle on the bill between the tip and the down the side of the breast surrounding the came within 8' of us, perched on tops base was clearly visible. white vertical bar .The lower flanks were a ofweeds and feed along the ground. It was warm brown, but it looked as if there were dive bombed by a mockingbird, but was not Similar Species: Clearly pink legs; gray some reddish feathers growing in this area. jumpy. I never heard any call note or song. back, pink bill band on short stubby bill, There was a faint vertical white bar on the and round all brown head eliminate the sides of the neck behind and below the (See cover photo) Bean Goose which has orange/yellow legs, round white spot. the breast had some brown back, yellow bill band on long bill warm brwon barring and the underside of with longer looking head, and small narrow the bird appeared to pale with some barring white line around base of bill. Graylag or mottling. The tertials showed no white

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 14 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Summary of the Season - January through March 2002 by Douglas Kibbe and Roberta Zwier

Perhaps the shortest and mildest winter Our plea for input on food abundance considered when an out-of-season season on record left the state in a appears to have fallen on deaf ears and "Spotted" is seen at our latitude. The serious water deficit. The entire we cannot with certainty say that mast, two species are nearly identical during northeastern U. S. and Canada enjoyed cones or fruit supplies were in short the winter, but the length of the tail downright balmy conditions and some supply, although we suspect this to have relative to the end of the wings may give areas experienced only an inch or two of been the case. Indeed, there was some a clue to the identity of these closely snowfall lasting at most two-three days indication that crossbills were staging a related species (see Pratt et al. The on the ground. Even traditional southward incursion this past winter as Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific snowbelt areas rarely had more than a regions just to the north hosted many. for illustrations). The Lake Perez bird foot of accumulation. Portions of Although this almost certainly means apparently developed spots thereby Pennsylvania averaged more than six that the Canadian cone crop was poor, it eliminating any possibility that it was a degrees above normal. says less about regions where irruptive Common Sandpiper. winter finches appear. Pennsylvania As might be expected, half-hardy had only a smattering of crossbills in a Look for continued expansion of another species fared well, but who would have few areas where cones (or in one case a European species, the Eurasian predicted that no less than 14 species of feeder) apparently held the birds for Collared-Dove. A native of Asia, this warblers would attempt to overwinter in extended periods. Similarly, Pine species swept across Europe last regions to the north of us. The Grosbeaks, always a treat at this century and promises to do the same in Pennsylvania winter season warbler list latitude, put in an extended appearance North America this century. One spent (12) was less impressive but included a and were quite predictable around a most of the period at Fairview, west of Northern Parula and Wilson's locally abundant food source. This Erie. Breeding activity has been widely Warbler which survived well into predictability around a locally abundant documented just to the south of January while a Yellow-throated food source may mean that food was Pennsylvania. Warbler in Lancaster County and a generally in short supply and that these It may surprise some to learn that at Black-throated Blue Warbler at a normally transient winter wanderers least 18 species have been recorded Birdsboro feeder were among the seven stuck close to the few good sources that breeding in Pennsylvania in the first species which were known or suspected they found. to have successfully overwintered. The quarter of the year (i.e., prior to April 1) mild conditions in late winter brought The mild temperatures, some areas according to breeding season data back three additional species which averaging six to seven degrees above summarized by Brauning in Atlas of winter in the southeastern U.S. in normal, made survival easier for all Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania. This March. species. Open water and feeding areas year four species joined this hardy induced waterfowl, including the group and several others broke their Although weather conditions for burgeoning Canada Goose population, previous seasonal record. New additions overwinter survival were far better than to stay in the state. But the plethora of to the "polar bird nesting" club included: could normally be expected, the open water made concentrations of some Mute Swan on two eggs 3/27, compilation of actual half hardy species species harder to find. The large flocks Mourning Dove on two eggs 2/25, which attempted to do so was of geese yielded a number of rarities, Carolina Chickadee nest building unremarkable. Yes, there were more although the origin of some will be 3/31, and Black-crowned Night American Robins dotting lawns in forever suspect. Herons on nests 3/28. Species nesting many areas than was typical. However, earlier than previously reported observers were not documenting Rails, a group which we suspect included 18 Great Blue Herons on exceptional numbers of Hermit overwinter in several locations nests 2/16, Canada Geese 3/27 (and we Thrushes, Gray Catbirds, Eastern annually, went virtually unreported and bet much earlier), and Bald Eagles Towhees, or even Yellow-rumped observers are urged to make the extra with eggs reported 3/11 and with young Warblers at wide-spread locations. All effort to survey larger wetland areas 3/24. We predict that keen observers in this supports the standard argument where these recluses may successfully the next breeding bird atlas will add which forms the basis of migrational overwinter. Greater efforts are also even more species to the list of early theory. Migration is a behavior encouraged in tidal and shoreline areas nesters. Likely candidates include reinforced and necessitated by normal during mild winters when hardier Mallard, Hooded and Common winter conditions over millennium. The shorebirds may reward the hardiest Merganser, Eastern Phoebe, Fish Crow, few individuals who buck the system by observers. A "Spotted" Sandpiper seen Black-capped Chickadee, Carolina attempting to winter north of their in Erie on the Christmas Bird Count Wren, American Robin, and European normal comfort zone are likely to be lost and another spotted at Lake Perez from Starling as most of these species have to the gene pool which is passed on each mid February to early March, been documented breeding prior to April breeding season. Exceptional food remarkable in their own right, raise an in states or provinces north of abundance may induce more individuals unusual question. Did observers Pennsylvania. to test the system, but the proportion of consider the possibility that the bird the population which actually lingers is might be a Common Sandpiper? This still tiny and biologically insignificant. Eurasian species should always be

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 15 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Birds of Note - January through March 2002 (Species not expected or reported in fewer than five counties this period)

Rare and unusual sightings for which details have Eurasian Wigeon - Erie: 1 on 3/6; Lancaster: 1 from been submitted will be reviewed by the Pennsylvania 1/23-1/24. Ornithological Records Committee. “No desc” means no description of the bird was submitted. Surf Scoter - Erie: 1 from 1/19 through the end of the quarter; Indiana: 1 on 3/25.

Birds in Italics are uncommon, but occur most years. Black Scoter - Erie: 1 from 1/1-1/19; Indiana 1 on Birds Underlined occur at least 4 to 7 out of 10 years. 3/25. Italic/Underlined occur fewer than 4 out of 10 years. Barrow’s Goldeneye - Bucks: 1 female on 2/9 on the Delaware River at Yardley (D. Farbotnik). Red-necked Grebe - Erie: 1 on 2/26; Lycoming: 1 Northern Bobwhite - Armstrong: Resident in the from 3/25-2/27; Mercer: 1 on 3/30; Tioga: 1 on county; Chester: Resident in the county; 3/29; Venango: 1 on 3/26 at Kahie Lake (R. Lancaster: Resident in the county. States, G. Edwards). Virginia Rail - Lancaster: 1 on 3/30. American Bittern - Lycoming: 1 from 3/28-3/31 in Old Lycoming Twp (D. Ferry). Sora - Bucks: 1 on 3/19 in Tinicum Township (D. Allison). Northern Gannet - Philadelphia: 1 on 3/20 in Southampton (A. Brady). Spotted Sandpiper - Huntington: 1 on 2/23 at Lake Perez (D. Wentzel) thru March 3. Pink-footed Goose - Bucks: 1 on 1/27 in Upper Makefield Township (D. Farbonik). Presumably Dunlin - Bucks: 1 from the beginning of the quarter the same individual was spotted on 2/2 in through 1/10 at Peace Valley Park (G. Hoffman, Buckingham Township (A. Mirabella) D. Wilton). These are late dates for the county; Chester: 1 on 2/4. Ross’s Goose - Bucks: 1 on 1/1 (A. Mirabella) and 1/2 (J. Mirabella) at Peace Valley Park. One on Laughing Gull - Barks: 2 at Glen Morgan Lake on 1/5 at Peace Valley Park (C. Rutted, A. 3/27 (K. Lebo); Bucks: 1 from 3/17-3/31; Mirabella). The second bird lacked red stain Philadelphia: 1 on 3/1. and had a slightly different bill color than the first individual. Thayer’s Gull - Bucks: 1 on 2/23 at Tullytown (M. Sharp). 1 2nd -year bird on 3/6 at Tullytown (B. Barnacle Goose - Bucks: 1 from 2/8 (A. Mirabella, Etter). One 1st -year bird on 3/3 at Peace Valley J. Mirabella) through 2/19 (P. Lehman) at Park (D. Farbotnik). One 2nd -year bird on 3/19 Buckingham Twp. (Presumably an escapee) at .

Greater White-fronted Goose - Berks: possibly Iceland Gull - Bucks: 1 on 1/11, 2/16, and 2/18 at same bird was seen on 2/10 and 2/13 at Lake Peace Valley Park (A. Brady, A. Mirabella); Antillean (R. Cook, L.Harbaugh., M. peak of 12 at Tullytown on 2/23< (M. Sharp); Wlasniewski) and on 2/16 at Hamburg (R. & M. Erie: 17 from 1/12-3/31; Philadelphia: 1 on 1/5 Compton); Bucks: 1 from 1/1-2/9 at Peace Valley on the Delaware River (D. Culter). Park, one on 1/1 on the Delaware River, near Center Bridge (D. Farbonik) and the last at Glaucous Gull - Bucks: 2 at Tullytown on 2/23 Silver Lake Park 3/9 (G. Carmichael). (MS); Dauphin: 1 on 2/20 on the Susquehanna River near Dauphin Narrows (M. Lyman); Erie: Brant - Allegheny: 1 from 1/1-1/6 on the 13 from 1/10-3/31; Lebanon: 1 on 1/15. Youghiogheny River at BOS (J. Pemberton); Centre: 1 from 1/1-1/3 at Centre Furnace Pond; Caspian Tern - Erie: 1 from 3/20-3/31. Chester: 1 from 1/1-1/26; Lebanon: 1 on 3/24; Loggerhead Shrike - Adams: Resident in Adams Wyoming: 4 on 1/7 and 2 on 2/8 South Eaton (W. County. Reid) .

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 16 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Blue-headed Vireo - Cumberland: 1 on 3/31. observers).

House Wren - Philadelphia: 1 on 1/5 at John Heinz Baltimore Oriole - Bucks: 1 from 1/1-1/10 at Peace National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum Valley Park (D. Wilson) and up to two at (DMcGovern). This was the second record for Leviettetown by mid March (G. Carmichael); the quarter in the county. Delaware: 1 on 1/29.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Lebanon: 1 from 3/17. Red Crossbill - Bucks: 1 on 2/16 at Nockamixon This is an early date for the county. State Park (D. Farbotnik); Erie: 2 on 3/30 at a feeding station in Lake City; Lebanon: 1 on 1/16. Blue-winged Warbler - Centre: 1 from 3/17-3/18.

Orange-crowned Warbler - Allegheny: 1 on ½ at a feeder in Sewickly (C. McClain); Philadelphia: 1 from 3/12-3/30 at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum (M. Ferguson).

Northern Parula - Lancaster: 1 from 1/26-1/28.

Black-throated Blue Warbler - Berks: 1 from 1/19- 3/31 at a Birdsboro feeding (S. Meitzel, D. Terry).

Yellow-throated Warbler - Lancaster: 1 from 1/1- 3/31.

Palm Warbler - Barks: 1 from 3/30>; Lancaster: 1 from 1/1-3/31; Philadelphia: 1 from 3/30 through the end of the quarter.

Black-and-White Warbler - Allegheny: 1 on 3/3; Barks: 1 on 3/30 at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center was only the 2nd March arrival record for the county; Forest: 2 on 3/25 at feeders in Yellowhammer (L. Imperiale).

Louisiana Waterthrush - Allegheny: 1 on 3/31; Bucks: 1 from 3/30-3/31; Chester: 1 on 3/29; Greene: 1 from 3/29>; Huntington: 1 from 3/29>.

Wilson’s Warbler - Lancaster: 1 from 1/4 through 1/12.

Clay-colored Sparrow - Northampton: 1 from the end of last quarter until 1/21 at East Best Road in Copella (R. Wiltraut, M. Schall, A. Miller, D. DeReamus ). One with a gray rump (possibly a Clay-colored Sparrow X Chipping Sparrow) at the same location (R. Wiltraut, M.. Schall, A. Miller, D. DeReamus ).

Vesper Sparrow - Adams: 1 on 3/30 (R. Ryan); Bucks: 1 on 3/31 at Blooming Glen was an early arrival record for the county; Carbon: 1 on 3./31; Westmorland: 1 present for part of the quarter.

Henslow’s Sparrow - Tioga: 1 on 3/29.

Lark Sparrow - Philadelphia: 1 on 2/3 at Benjamin Rush State Park (D. McGovern, multiple

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 17 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Local Notes

Adams County OBSERVERS: Peter Robinson PO Box 482 Hanover 17331, (717) 632-8462, [email protected], Ed There were 91 species reported during the quarter, Chubb, Clyde & Barb Fisher, Don & Jennifer Gilbert, including 15 species of waterfowl. The same quarter last Bill & David Hague, Phil Keener, Karen Lippy, Jack & year there were 92 species reported, including 14 species Nancy Locher, Bob Moul, Peter Robinson, Rusty Ryan, of waterfowl. There were 95 species reported during the Ralph & Deb Siefken. first quarter of 2000, including 17 species of waterfowl.

There was one report of Snow Geese – 30 were seen Allegheny County 3/10 at a pond along Mummasburg Road (R&DS). Tundra Swans showed up in the county on 3/10 when LOCATIONS: Imperial (IMP) 5 were found at a pond on Topper Road (J&NL). A single Redhead, uncommon in the county, was found at Lake Unusual were a few Double-crested Cormorants Kay on 1/9 (BM) and again on 2/10 (J&NL). A female present all quarter. Normally this species is not present Common Goldeneye, also not very common in the until late March or early April. Turkey Vultures were county, was seen at Long Pine Run Reservoir on 2/18 reported earlier than normal. The first was reported (B&DH). 1/27 at Leetsdale (BS) which may have been a wintering individual. On 2/3, several were reported from various A dark-morph Rough-legged Hawk was flying over locations, and regular reports came in for the remainder fields in Freedom Township on 1/8 (PR) at the same of the quarter. Unusual for the county was a Black- location where the same observer saw one on 1/11/01. crowned Night-Heron, found along the Ohio River at McKees Rocks 1/3 (DW). There are very few reports of In a low, wet spot in a cornfield along Cunningham this species during migration, so a winter record is very Road, there were 26 Common Snipe on 3/30 (D&JG). unusual. The bird was seen up to 1/6 (var ob). A Great The first report of American Woodcock was 3/14 on Egret was a great find at Duck Hollow 3/25 (RB). Mountain Road (R&DS). An extreme rarity, a Brant was found on the Several people looked for them, but no Short-eared Youghiogheny River at the town of Boston 1/1 (JP). Owls were found this quarter in the traditional area, There are very few records for the county. The bird the hayfields in Freedom Township, probably because of remained in the area for about a week and was the houses that have been built there during the past photographed by several observers. A Snow Goose 1/31 few years. The only Short-eared Owl seen was one flying on a small pond at Jefferson Borough was another rare beside Route 15 on 2/14 (KL). A Northern Shrike bird for the county (SSin). Unfortunately, it was only showed up on Mountain Road 1/27 (R&DS). It was seen seen one day. A great count of 32 Green-winged Teal th th only the 27 and 28 . Was this the same bird that was were at IMP 3/25 (W&DS). A high count of 46 Ring- there a year before as a juvenile? necked Ducks were there 3/30 (MF). 3 Northern Red-breasted Nuthatch was reported only in East Shovelers 3/25 at HT (TB) and 2 Northern Pintails at Berlin, 1/1 and 3/3 (PK). The only report of Winter IMP 3/25 (WS, DS) were nice finds. Wren, uncommon in winter, was 1/20 on Mountain Road Merlins were seen regularly at the roost in Schenley (R&DS). A Ruby-crowned Kinglet lingered in York Park. Up to 3 birds were seen. After some speculation, Springs, and was seen 1/1 (D&JG). There were two we now know that Pittsburgh has a second pair of sightings of Pine Siskin, 4 on 1/14 at Mountain Road Peregrine Falcons, in the Oakland section of the city. (R&DS), and 1 on 3/4 in Gettysburg (J&NL), but no A nest box was placed on the Cathedral of Learning at reports of crossbills, redpoll, or Evening Grosbeaks. the University of Pittsburgh campus and the birds took On Mountain Road, Fox Sparrows were first seen on to it immediately (KSJ). This building is 36 stories tall-- 2/24, about a week early, with a count of 30 there on 3/9 the tallest building in Oakland, and is a perfect place for (R&DS). A Rusty Blackbird, not very common in the them to nest. A Northern Goshawk was a great find county, either a wintering bird or an early migrant, was on 2/16 in Natrona Heights (P&DH). seen 2/2 on Westminster Road (C&BF). Other spring Killdeer remained in the area this winter, another arrivals were pretty much on time: Tree Swallow 3/14, unusual event. They were seen in January at North Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3/24, Barn Park (P&SL), and at Boston (JP). 2 Greater Swallow 3/24, Brown Thrasher 3/30, Pine Warbler Yellowlegs at IMP 3/30 were early (MF). A nice flock of 3/30, and Vesper Sparrow (a nice “yard bird” for RR) 30 Common Snipe were also at IMP 3/30 (MF). 3/30.

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 18 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 An unusual Herring Gull was seen at the Highland McConaughy. As many as 3 Short-eared Owls wintered Park Bridge on the Allegheny River 2/16 (DW, JH, at the West Lebanon/Elders Ridge strips. P&SL). The bird had a black bill and dark iris. The Ring-billed Gull high count was 545 at Neville Island OBSERVERS: Margaret and Roger Higbee, RR2 Box 1/3 (SK). 166, Indiana 15701, (724) 354-3493, [email protected], Lee Carnahan, Virginia Couch, Very unusual for the county were two Common Raven Mike and Evelyn Fowles, Len Hess, Linda Hess, Bob reports. Three were seen and heard calling in Jefferson Jackman, Dennis Lauffer, Mark McConaughy, Kate St. Borough 2/13 (SSin). Another was seen being mobbed by John, Joe Valasek, Josie Valasek. crows 3/8 in Natrona Heights (PH). A leucistic Blue Jay was seen during the quarter in Lawrenceville (C&AB). Another unusual find was an Orange-crowned Beaver County Warbler visiting a feeder in Sewickley 1/2 (CM). The No report. observer obtained good photographs of the bird showing the yellow undertail coverts, the faint breast streaking, COMPILER: James Barker, 250 Neville Rd., Beaver and lack of any other obvious marks. This bird was only 15009, [email protected]. (Note: New seen that day. A few Pine Siskins remained through compiler) most of the quarter at Sewickley and Pine Township after the fall movement through the area. High counts were 10 in Pine Township on 1/7 (P&SL), and 17 at Sewickley 1/9 (CKl). Bedford County

OBSERVERS: Mike Fialkovich, 805 Beulah Road, LOCATIONS: the Allegheny Front Hawk Watch (AFHW) Pittsburgh 15235, (412) 731-3581, [email protected], Dunnings Creek Wetlands (DCW), Shawnee State Park Don Beck, Gerry Bell, Robert Bingham, Carol Borek, AI (STP) Borek, Paul Brown, Tommy Byrnes, Cyndi Dickson, Mary Duffy , Walter Hammond, Deborah Hess, Paul Open water during this exceptionally warm winter Hess, Joyce Hoffmann, Margie Kern, Scott Kinzey, Chris seemed to have produced wide dispersal rather than Knoll, Pat Lynch, Sherron Lynch, Bob Machesney, Cindy large concentrations of waterfowl. Highlights of the McClain, Carol McCullough, Fred McCullough, Julia period were Barn Owls, early Short-billed Pahountis-Opacic, Jim Pemberton, Dave Rieger, Kate St. Dowitchers (3/26), and two very early Broad-winged John, Kathey Saunders, Dana Shaffer, Walt Shatter, hawks, (3/1 and 3/6). The report, although covering the Wendy Jo Shemansky, Sam Sinderson, Becky Smith, county, is concentrated on STP, DCW and the AFHW. Jack Solomon, Sue Solomon, Chuck Tague, Joan Tague, Peak waterfowl migration occurred on 3/26, dates other Jim Valimont, Dave Wilton. than 3/26 are listed in the following summary. The following wetland dependents and waterfowl are high counts for the quarter: 10 Common Loon on 3/25 Armstrong County (SSP), 205 Horned Grebes on 3/25 (SSP), 1 American Bittern on 3/30 (DCW), 48 Great Blue Herons (DCW), An immature Black-crowned Night-Heron was 142 Tundra Swans on 3/16 (DCW), 51 Wood Ducks on observed flying down-river at Rosston on 111 (M&RH). (DCW), 60 Green-winged Teal on 3/30 (DCW), 70 The waterfowl migration-the best in several years- was American Black Ducks (SSP), 150 Mallards (DCW), the highlight of this quarter's reports. March 26 yielded 20 Northern Pintails (DCW), 65 Blue-winged Teal a nice variety of water birds including more than 500 (DCW), 8 Northern Shovelers on 3/16 (DCW), 38 ducks of 17 species on Keystone Reservoir. Two Red- Gadwalls (SSP), 45 American Wigeons (DCW), 22 throated Loons, found there 3/26 (M&RH), were still Canvasbacks on 3/16 (SSP), 4 Redheads (DCW), 90 there the following day (DL ). Also present on 3/26 were Ring-necked Ducks (DCW). 800 Greater Scaup 32 Common Loons, 191 Horned Grebes, 40 Wood (SSP), 202 Lesser Scaup (SSP), 270 Long-tailed Ducks, 20 Gadwalls, 46 American Wigeons, 35 Ducks (SSP), 10 Common Goldeneye on 3/16 (SSP), American Black Ducks, 158 Mallards, 2 Northern 26 Buffleheads on 3/25 (SSP), 19 Hooded Pintails, 23 Green-winged Teal, 6 Redheads, 24 Mergansers on 3/23 (DCW), 22 Common Mergansers Ring-necked Ducks, 3 Greater Scaup, 50 Lesser (SSP), 275 Red-breasted Mergansers (SSP) and 12 Scaup, 5 Long-tailed Ducks, 41 Buffleheads, 13 Ruddy Ducks (SSP). The waterfowl counts were Hooded Mergansers, 3 Common Mergansers, 32 generally down from previous years with the exception Red-breasted Mergansers, and 7 Ruddy Ducks. A of Long-tailed Ducks. 970 raptors of 16 species passed White-winged Scoter was a nice find for Mike and through the western border of Bedford this quarter at Evelyn Fowles on 3/30 at Keystone. The nesting attempt the AFHW. This total included 1 Black Vulture, 422 by a pair of Bald Eagles, which unfortunately ended Turkey Vultures, 1 Osprey, 3 Bald Eagles, 6 unsuccessfully, was photographed by Mark Northern Harriers, 74 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 38

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 19 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Cooper’s Hawks, 5 Northern Goshawks, 20 Red- numbers, with no large fallouts from freezes or storms. shouldered Hawks, 2 Broad-winged Hawks, 274 Uncommon at LO were single Mallard X American Red-tailed Hawks, 4 Rough-legged Hawks, 50 Black Duck hybrids 2/3 (a drake apparently paired Golden Eagles, 7 American Kestrels, 4 Peregrine with a female American Black Duck), 3/10 & 31 (RK, Falcons and 64 unidentified hawks. Northern MS), a Redhead 1/2, 30 (MS), 2 Common Goldeneyes Harriers were present through most of the quarter 2/3-10 (RK, MS) and another at GML 3/26, 27 (KL). feeding on the rich vole population at DCW. A high of 4 There were at least 16 reports of one or more Bald was counted on 1/26. A light-morph Rough-legged Eagles of all ages spread over the quarter. Raptorheads Hawk was seen on 1/2. A Peregrine Falcon was again documented January migration over HMS (high of observed harassing waterfowl at DCW on 1/15. 40 8 on 1/16 - RH). Most other reports came from the larger Common Snipe were counted at DCW on 3/19, lakes, where birders witnessed some dramatic scenes of Greater Yellowlegs made their first appearance on Bald Eagles hunting ducks and geese diving to evade 3/16, an early Short-billed Dowitcher on 3/26. The big capture. There were 4 Northern Goshawk reports 1/3- surprise for the quarter was a female Barn Owl sitting 3/15 (RC, LBH, KM, ST), 1 bird staying at BML for a few on a tree at DCW. It was observed for 40 minutes weeks in January (JS). Once again it was not a Rough- feeding and pouncing from its perch. It is still present legged Hawk kind of winter. At HMS, 3 birds passed and we believe it is nesting in one of 3 large abandoned 1/8, 13 (ST). One light-morph bird was in Marion silos. Short-eared Owls were present most of the Township 1/12-26 (SF). The only Golden Eagle was quarter. Winter finches were largely absent. seen at BML 2/22 (JS). A Merlin passed HMS 3/27 (DB).

OBSERVERS: Tom Dick, 123 Hummer Lane, Two Laughing Gulls were at GML 3/27 (KL). Lesser Cairnbrook 15924, [email protected], Black-backed Gulls were reported 1/15-3/30, with a [email protected], Allegheny Plateau Audubon, high of 5 at GML 3/30 (KL). There were 5 reports of 1 or Tony Barley, Dick Byers, Sally Dick, Tom Dick, Jerry 2 adult Great Black-backed Gulls during the same Fetter, Gene and Nancy Flament, Ross Galardy, Kevin period (RK, KL, JS). The high count of Bonaparte's Georg Michael , Bill Judd, Rosemary McGlynn, Chi Gulls was 15 at GML 3/30 (KL). Northern Saw-whet Mincone, Jim Rocco. Owls called in Bern Township 2/3 (JS) and District Township 3/5 (RK). Neither was heard again. Red- headed Woodpeckers resided at two traditional Berks County nesting areas near Oley and Bowers, and another visited a feeder in residential Muhlenberg Township 2/3 LOCATIONS: Blue Marsh L. (BML), Glen Morgan Lake, New Morgan (GML), Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (HMS), through March (CD). A hummingbird of unknown Lake Ontelaunee (LO) species was an astonishing sight 2/1(!) when it buzzed past the window of a bank in which the observer was The mild, dry, almost snowless winter permitted transacting business (JS). She has seen literally survival of a few neotropicals and helped short distance thousands of hummers at southwestern hotspots, but or facultative migrants like vultures, Winter Wrens, didn't spot this one again. Hermit Thrushes, Eastern Towhees, Fox Sparrows and blackbirds winter in Berks in greater numbers About 6 large northern Black-capped Chickadees than usual. There were 16 Pied-billed Grebes at the that wintered at a feeder in District Township GML nesting area 3/27 (KL). An early Great Egret was apparently left in early March (RK). A Gray Catbird at LO 3/30 (MW). Both vultures could easily be found in was at LO 1/27 (SS), a rare wintering record. Regular, double digit numbers throughout the county all winter. very well documented visits to different sections of SGL Three sightings of Greater White-fronted Goose at 110 revealed wintering populations of 1-5 Red-breasted LO 2/10 & 13 (RC, LBH, MW) and Hamburg 2/16 (RMC) Nuthatches, 1-4 Brown Creepers, 1-2 Winter Wrens, could have been of the same bird. Snow Geese peaked 1-5 Hermit Thrushes, and several Fox Sparrows at 30,000 (115 “Blues”) at LO 3/9 (RK). Eleven codes among many other species (TC, KG). Especially scoped from yellow collars and reported to the Bird productive was a native stand of Virginia pines, which Banding Lab at the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research held 57 of the 74 Fox Sparrows seen on the ridge 3/17. Center were, as usual, from females banded at Bylot 2 nesting Pine Warblers had returned there 3/23, and Island, Canada during the 1990's or later (RK). A hybrid 6 by 3/30 (TC). A Black-and-white Warbler at Nolde Snow X Canada Goose was at Gotwals pond, Oley 2/10 Forest EEC 3/30 (RC) is only the second March arrival (RK). Two small-race Canada Geese seen with Snow record. A male Black-throated Blue Warbler (photo, Geese at LO 2/3 had the characteristics of videotape) arrived at a Birdsboro feeder 1/19 during one “Richardson's” Canada Geese. Small flocks of of our rare snowstorms. It had found very hospitable Tundra Swans (high of 29 LO 3/3 - RK) came and went hosts (SM, DT). During the next few months, they all quarter. An adult Trumpeter Swan was briefly seen provided a buffet of suet, mealworms (largely ignored), before it flew away with Canada Geese at BML 1/2 vegetables, grapes, honeydew melon, and bananas (a (JS). Birders reported 20 species of ducks in expected favorite). After learning that Black-throated Blue

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 20 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Warblers wintering in the West Indies are nectar feeders OBSERVERS: William Reed 73 W. Ross St, Wilkes- (fide Herbert R. Raffaele, Birds of the West Indies), they Barre 18702, (570) 836-2734, Trudy Gerlach provided shallow jar lids filled with commercial hummingbird nectar, which the bird frequently drank. It became quite tame over time, allowing approach Bucks County within a few feet, and attempted to defend its food by LOCATIONS: Bedminster Township (BET), Blooming Glen chasing other birds. No doubt it supplemented its fruit (BLG), Buckingham Township (BUT), Churchville Park and nectar diet with insects during the many warm (CVP), Delaware River (DR), Hilltown Township (HLT), periods in late winter. It was last seen, apparently quite Nockamixon State Park (NSP), Nockamixon Township healthy, 4/14 at the start of the April heatwave. (NXT), Peace Valley Park (PVP), Penn Warner Tract, A Dark-eyed “Oregon” Junco, described as having a Falls Township (WNT), Plumstead Township (PL T), gray head, brown back, orangish sides and a pinkish bill, Richland Township (RHT), Rohm & Haas, Bristol (RHS), was discovered in a Reading backyard 3/30 because the Tinicum Township (TNT), Tullytown (TYT), Upper observer heard its different sounding chip note (KK). Makefield Township (UMT) The only Snow Buntings reported were 5 in Marion Temperatures much above average and rainfall much Township 1/12 (SF). An immature female Dickcissel, below average certainly influenced bird status this the stage that looks most like a female House quarter. The period of ice cover and snow was so short, Sparrow, visited a feeder in Henningsville 1/21 through that if you took a long winter's nap, you missed it. A few the end of the quarter (PS). The blackbird wintering species such as Hermit Thrush, Fox Sparrow, and line, usually about 20 miles southwest of Berks, swung American Goldfinch remained in higher than normal north into the county this year, as tens of thousands of numbers. At least five species were reported to have blackbirds, mostly Common Grackles, flew nightly to stayed through the quarter for the first time as opposed a roost in southern Berks in January and February to previous year's sporadic or nonexistent reports. These (F&BH). A flock of 11 Eastern Meadowlarks was at were three Great Egrets at RHS (DF), Northern BML 3/29 (EB). The only reported Common Redpoll Shovelers (peak 27) at RHS 3/24 (DF), one Lesser briefly fed on larch buds in District Township 2/10 (RK). Yellowlegs at Core Creek Park (DF), three Gray Flocks of about 30 Purple Finches (the best numbers Catbirds at NSP, and Brown Thrasher in in years, said some birders) wintered at a few feeders, Nockamixon Township (SF). The picture for wintering with lesser numbers sporadically visiting many others. and migrant waterfowl and gulls is less clear but in Pine Siskins were equally widespread but less common general, they were probably more dispersed due to the (var ob). lack of ice cover on lakes, resulting in lower high counts. OBSERVERS: Rudy Keller 71 Lutz Rd, Boyertown An added factor probably was the lack of storms and 19512, (610) 845-7310, [email protected], David resulting fallouts during migration of these species. Barber, Ed Barrell, Rick Carpenter, Tom Clauser, Eruptive species often pass through the area, but this Robert & Mary Ann Compton, Robert Curry, Carolyn year Black-capped Chickadees, Purple Finches, Drasher, Catherine R. Elwell, Scott Fisher, Steve Pine Siskins, and, to a lesser extent, Red-breasted Fordyce, Laurie Goodrich, Kerry Grim, Frank & Barb Nuthatches remained through the winter in good Haas, Lora Beth Harbaugh, Ron Homa, Anna Kendall, numbers. The weather and/or a reduced meadow vole Dean Kendall, Katrina Knight, Harold Lebo, Ken Lebo, population, compared to last year, resulted in fewer Kyle McCarty, Susan Meitzler, Barry Pounder, Peter wintering raptors such as American Kestrels, Saenger, Sue Schmoyer, Joan Silagy, Matt Spence, Northern Harriers and Short-eared Owls, and the David Terry, Steve Thorpe, Matt Wlasniewski. absence of Rough-legged Hawks. The total species count for the quarter was 144 plus Blair County Barnacle Goose, which is not on the state list. New south-bound late dates were reported for five species No report and new north-bound early arrival dates were set for three species. Now, here are some reports of interest. All No compiler. sightings from NSP are credited to B Etter and from BLG to C Rutt, unless otherwise noted.

Bradford County Red-throated Loons were seen at NSP on 1/21(CR) and 2/8 (BE), and on the DR at Solebury Township 3/9 Highly unusual were 200 Snow Geese seen in the (DF). These dates are unprecedented for the county and Wyalusing Region on 3/31(T Gerlach). Turkey Vulture may indicate a wintering bird. Common Loons at NSP on 2/22 was early for the county (TG). A flock of 10 set new late and early dates for the county on 1/19 (DF) Common Redpolls at New Era 1/9-1/19 was a happy and 3/23. A nice high count of 12 Pied-billed Grebes addition to normal bird life (TG) was at NSP on 3/28. An unusual high count of 19

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 21 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Horned Grebes was at PVP on 3/16 (CR). More normal peak of 33 Hooded Mergansers was at NSP 2/15. was a high count of 30 Great Cormorants reported Common Mergansers peaked very early and in much from Bristol on 3/30 (DF). Unexpected was one on the lower numbers. There were 1,100 at PVP 2/6(AM), and DR at PLT on 1/22 (AM, CR). The three Great Blue 220 at NSP 1/16. Heron colonies were occupied again with details to follow next quarter. Black-crowned Night-Heron A maximum of 3 Bald Eagles, compared to last year's remained until at least 1/12 (DF) at WNT and returned 11, were at NSP on 2/5. Northern Goshawks were there 3/23 (DF). reported from NSP 1/19(A Brady) and 2/5 (BE), and at Lake Towhee Park 2/16 (DF). Up to 2 Merlins were at 6 Tundra Swans on the DR at PLT on 1/29 (AM, Judy TNT all quarter (D Allison), and 1 was at NSP from 1/3 Mirabella), 1 at PVP 3/11(KR), and 2 at the WNT 3/23 (J&E Pearson) to at least 2/5. No Ruffed Grouse were (DF) were the only reports. The best find of the quarter reported. A Sora made the ultimate sacrifice, was a Pink-footed Goose first found in Upper apparently hit by a car in TNT, so it could, set a new Makefield Township on 1/27 (DF) and relocated nearby early date of 3/19 (DA). A high count of 187 American in Buckingham Township on 2/2 (AM). This bird was not Coots at WNT was noteworthy (DF). The Dunlin at banded and was as wary as the thousands of Canada PVP since 12/30/01 continued until 1/10 for our first Geese that accompanied it. This is the first well- January report (GH, DW). Thayer's Gull was again documented record for the county. A Greater White- reported at TYT with 1 on 2/23 (MS), and 1 second year fronted Goose remained at PVP at least until 2/9 (AM), bird 3/6 (BE). A first-year bird was reported at PVP 3/3 1 was on the DR near Center Bridge on 1/1 (DF), and 1 (DF) and a possible second-year bird was at NSP 3/19. was at Silver Lake Park on 3/9 (GC). The Snow Goose Iceland Gull reports included 1 at PVP 1/11, 2/16, & flock at PVP increased to approximately 2,500 1/5 with 2/18 (ABy, AM), and 1 at Lake Caroline, Falls Township 25 "Blue” Geese (AM). A flyover flock of 2,000 1/2 at 3/23(DF). A maximum of 12 Iceland Gulls but only two NSP may have been the same group. This was the first Glaucous Gulls were reported from TYT on I 2/23(MS) time as far as I know that a large flock stayed in the where they occurred all quarter. The peak counts county this late in the winter. The short-lived freeze up reported for Lesser Black-backed Gull were as of area lakes that occurred shortly afterward caused follows: CVP 30-90(ABs), PVP 57 2/17(AM), TYT 50 2/23 them to leave. The year started out with a surprise when (MS), and NSP 18 3/21. Adding to the complexity of gull an adult Ross's Goose at PVP was picked out of the identification were several hybrids reported from TYT Snow Goose flock on 1/I (AM) and 1/2 (JM). A second by MS: third-winter Herring X Lesser Black-backed adult Ross's, lacking the red stain and slightly different 1/12 & 2/2, a maximum count on 3/2 of 3 Herring X bill color of the first, was found at PVP 1/5 (CR, AM). Glaucous (Nelson's Gull), and 1 possible Herring X These are the 6th and 7th county reports. One or two Great Black-backed 3/2. Lesser and Richardson's Canada Geese were reported from large goose flocks throughout the county One Barn Owl and 1 Barred Owl report was received. (var ob). The former have only been reported the last A maximum of 4 Long-eared Owls were at PVP 3/4 couple of years, whereas the latter have been reported (A&JM, DF). Only 2 Short-eared Owls were reported, for many years. A Barnacle Goose was reported from 1 1/11 in Bedminster Township (BE) and 1 in TNT 3/6 Buckingham Township on 2/8 (A&JM) and seen through (DF). 17 Northern Saw-whet Owls were reported from at least 2/19 (PL). This species is considered to be of several locations (DF). A maximum of 3 were at PVP on unknown origin. Although, many are probably wild 2/14 (A&JM). This may indicate an above average birds, this one was questionable due to its close wintering population this year. Remaining through the association with one Snow Goose. Possibly both were quarter were up to five Red-headed Woodpeckers at either escapes or releases from the same source, a location in Richland Township (JM, DF) and another although both were not banded and were in good in Nockamixon Township (SF). An uncooperative first- plumage. year Northern Shrike in Blooming Glen on 1/28 led CR on a half-mile chase as it moved from treetop to treetop Although a common species, a nightly gathering of 500- along a hedgerow. Fortunately, he is a track runner in 1,000 Mallards and 50 American Black Ducks at the mile distance. He was rewarded with very close NSP from late January into March seems noteworthy for views as it settled in to roost for the night in some the northern part of the county. Only one report of Blue- thickets. A peak of 425 Horned Larks in Hilltown winged Teal was received, with 4 at WNT 3/24 (DF). Township on 1/25 was surprising (DF). Our first ever Northern Pintail was reported right through January report of a January Tree Swallow was 1 at Bradford and all of February for the first time at several locations Dam on 1/15 (RF). Our earliest return date ever was 3/2 (v ob). A peak of only 7 Canvasbacks was found 1/24 at at PVP (CCrn). Noteworthy for such a large CVP (DF). A Redhead at PVP 1/1(AM, CCan) was the concentration at such an early date, approximately 2,000 only report. A Long-tailed Duck at PVP 3/10 was a were on the DR at TNT on 3/17 (DF). The invasion of new early record (I Baldock). A female Barrow's northern Black-capped Chickadees into our area Goldeneye was on the DR at Yardley on 2/9 (DF). A gradually faded away by mid-March (AM). The Gray

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 22 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Catbirds at NSP and Brown Thrasher in Nockamixon Butler County Township were the only reports. There must have been more considering the weather. American Pipits were LOCATIONS: Lake Arthur (LA), more numerous than normal with 35 1/13 at Doylestown (MSP) Township (RH), 43 1/19 at Upper Makefield Township At LA the most interesting waterfowl were 2 Mute (DF), and 10 3/16 at Blooming Glen. Swans 2/15-3/8 (DD, DY et al), which left us wondering A Vesper Sparrow in Blooming Glen on 3/31 set a new where they came from, and 7 Long-tailed Ducks 3/17 early arrival date. The only Lapland Longspur of the (TRBC). Noteworthy counts included 1,030 Ring- season was in Hilltown Township from 1/11 to 1/21(CR). necked Ducks 3/17 (TRBC), 130 Greater Scaup 3/16 The only Snow Bunting report was of 50 at WNT on (DD, DY), 800-900 Lesser Scaup 3/16 (BAS), and 500 116 (DF). An estimated 250,000 blackbirds, mostly Ruddy Ducks 3/30 (BM). The season had a pattern of Common Grackles flew over Bedminster Township on earlier arrivals than usual: Ring-necked Duck 1/29 213 (BE, CR) and was noteworthy for its magnitude and (C&FM); Lesser Scaup and Hooded Merganser 2/2; early date. Similarly, 20,000 Common Grackles over Common Merganser and Ruddy Duck 2/6; and Blooming Glen on 2/12 is worth mentioning. A Gadwall, American Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Baltimore Oriole continued from December at PVP Green-winged Teal, Redhead, Bufflehead and Red- until at least 1/10(DW). Another appeared at a feeder in breasted Merganser all by mid-February (DD, DY et Levittown on 2/25 and stayed through the end of the al). quarter eating peanut hearts. A second one arrived there The first Osprey was noted 3/8 at LA (C&FM) and by on 3/18 and stayed unti1 3/20, taking advantage of the end of March two pairs were refurbishing their orange halves that the first one ignored. This is the third previous nests, one at the west end of the lake and one year in a row with first quarter reports of this species. atop a high tower along Route 528 (var ob). Besides the Previously, there had been only one. What may be the resident pair of nesting Bald Eagles at Glades, a record highest single site count ever for Purple Finches in the of 5 (2 adult, 3 immature.) were present all quarter at county occurred at a Nockamixon feeder on 1/21 when LA (DD, DY et al). Other raptors of interest were single approximately 200 were present (SF). A high count of 75 Northern Harriers at Butler Township 2/6 (DY) and was at NSP 1/30. This adds validity to my impression MSP 3/9 (DD, DY), and a Northern Goshawk at MSP that this was possibly the largest invasion of this species 3/13 (AM). in decades. Both crossbills are considered accidental in the county. Thus, reports of both are noteworthy, as they A Lesser Yellowlegs 3/23 at LA was notably early (DD, were last quarter. A single Red Crossbill was heard DY et al). A throng of 56 Herring Gulls at LA 3/17 when it was flushed by an accipiter at NSP 2/16 (DF). (TRBC) was a remarkable count for the lake, where no The White-winged Crossbill at NSP continued from more than a handful are usual. A Long-eared Owl was December through at least 1/21(A&JM). And finally, the discovered at MSP 1/18 (DD). Two Tree Swallows at Pine Siskin invasion carried over at various feeders in LA 3/9 were early (BS). A Northern Mockingbird was small numbers with the highest count reported being 20- present at its usual location in MSP (var ob) and 25 all quarter in Richland. (DF). another was seen in Adams Township (MW). An American Pipit appeared at MSP 3/23 (DY, DD) and 2 EXOTICS: Egyptian Goose was reported from the DR at flyovers were observed near Evans City 3/28 (CTn). New Hope 1/29 (A&JM) and from Bedminster 3/6 (BE) where it has been seen sporadically for some time. A Of great interest, Geoff Malosh heard the typical song of Bar-headed Goose was at NSP 1/1 through 1/5. It was a Carolina Chickadee 3/18 at Seven Fields in the last seen heading into a cove where it met a barrage of county's southwestern corner. The location is at least 5 gunfire. It was Bill Etter's favorite of all the escapes he mi. north of this very sedentary species' recent range has seen there. A Black Swan continued sporadically limit in Allegheny , and it has always been well within all quarter at NSP. Black-capped Chickadee range. Butler's only previous Carolina records involved an extraordinary nesting pair OBSERVERS: August Mirabella, 1443 Wheaton Ln, and their offspring at MSP in 1985-1988 and an isolated North Wales 19454, [email protected], individual banded in May 1990 at Jennings Nature Diane Allison, Ian Baldoch, Alana Balogh, Adrian Binns, Reserve. Geoff could not see the singer, which is Alan Brady, Charles Cameron, George Carmichael, Sally unfortunate because near the contact zone where Black- Conyne, Chuck Crunkleton, Bill Etter, Devich capped and Carolina ranges meet, chickadees of one Farbotnik, Steve Farbotnik, Doug Filler, Ron French, species sometimes learn to sing the other species' song. Bob Friedermann, Roy Frock, Ray Hendrick, George So there is a chance that this bird was actually a Black- Hoffman, Ken Kitson, Paul Lehman, Mike Lyman, Joe capped singing the "wrong" song. Nevertheless, his Majden, Don McClintock, Neil Mercando, August discovery shows that chickadees in the county's Mirabella, Judy Mirabella, Joe & Esther Pearson, Ken southwestern area should be given as much study as Rieker, Cameron Rutt, Ginny Seabrook, Matt Sharp, Dave Wilton, John Yerger.

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 23 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 possible. The Carolina range has been expanding slowly Kunkle, Barry Reed, Rehrig family, Nancy Selinsky. northward during recent decades, and perhaps it is beginning to reach Butler. Centre County OBSERVERS: Paul Hess, 1412 Hawthorne St, Natrona Heights 15065, (724) 226-2323, [email protected], LOCATIONS: Bald Eagle State Park (BESP), Black Bartramian Audubon Society, Dave Darney, Mike Moshannon State Park (BMSP) Fialkovich, Candy Gonzalez, Paul Hess, Bob Machesney, Probably the most exciting event of the quarter was the Carol McCullough, Fred McCullough, Geoff Malosh, Ed great flight of waterfowl that occurred during the latter Richards, Becky Smith, Jack Solomon, Russ States, part of March. Almost every species that can be expected Chuck Tague, Joan Tague, Clark Trauterman (CTn), in the county was reported (exceptions included Red- Three Rivers Birding Club, Jim Valimont, Mark throated Loon and Red-necked Grebe.) Waterfowl Williams, Debra Yovanovich. numbers at BESP were impressive, with about 1,000 birds there on March 25 (MH), and about 4,000 birds, Cambria County including 1,000 Horned Grebes, on 3/27 (RSr). Six hundred Red-breasted Mergansers were at the park on Judy Johns noticed Brown Creeper appeared in 3/26 (RSr). The county experienced good flights of Long- several different locations throughout the county. She tailed Ducks, with a high count of 116 at BESP on remarked that once Fox Sparrows showed up, they March 16 (RSr). Snow Geese were reported from the tended to stay away. The Bald Eagle spotted on 3/3 at town of Howard in early January (RSr) and from Colyer Beaverdam Run was an immature. Lake in late March (MH). The Brant reported from Centre Furnace Pond last quarter remained a few days The best quarter sighting for Dave Gobert was a lone into the present quarter. Pairs of White-winged Scoters American Pipit 1/20 on the railroad tracks in the were at BESP (GY) and Colyer Lake (MH), both on 3/16. middle of the borough of Patton. It walked around the tracks and on the street but was not seen again. Hermit Bald Eagles spent the entire quarter at BESP, but were Thrushes were seen in several locations all quarter also reported from Spring Creek and BMSP. Golden probably due to the mild weather. No Lapland Eagles, most likely migrants, were observed at the Longspurs were see although a few Snow Buntings BMSP (NB) and the Sandy Ridge Trail (SR) in March; showed up. Winter birds were scarce. Northern Goshawks were reported from SGL 176 (SR) in February and the State College area (DBt) in March. A OBSERVERS: Gloria Lamer, 515 Laurel Run Rd, Penn Sandhill Crane was found at Black Moshannon in late Run 15765, (724) 349-1159; Georgette Syster, 428 March (R&EB), but unfortunately couldn't be relocated Laurel Run Rd, Penn Run 15765, (724) 349-6293, by other observers. Although they can be found in the Dave Gobert, Judy Johns, Gloria Lamer, Georgette county all winter, Northern Saw-whet Owls apparently Syster. migrated through the area late in the quarter. They were reported from BMSP, Bear Meadows, and SGL 176. Cameron County Red-headed Woodpeckers remained in the Tusseyville No report area for the entire quarter; it is hoped that they will No compiler. have breeding success there. A Northern Shrike spent a few days in February at BESP (PR). A Tree Swallow at BMSP on 3/9 was fairly early (NB). The only report of Carbon County American Pipits came from Colyer Lake in mid March (EZ). A male Varied Thrush was observed briefly along A Lesser Black-Backed Gull was found 3/13 at the Moss Hanne Trail at BMSP in March (KC). The bird Beltzville Beach and 52 Tundra Swans were found 3/16 was apparently a "one day wonder," much to the chagrin on the breast of Beltzville Dam. Several species were of several birders. seen earlier than usual, including an Eastern Phoebe on 2/21 at Huges Swamp (AG), a Tree Swallow along A female Eastern Towhee spent a large part of the the the same day (AG), and 2 very early quarter near Colyer Lake (MH). She was joined by more Yellow-rumped Warblers. 800-1000 American of her kind in late March. Flocks of Red-winged Robins were tallied 2/2 in Beltzville watershed (DH, Blackbirds returned to the area in mid-February, SH, BR). A Common Redpoll was spotted 3/23 at Wild slightly earlier than usual. The best winter finch report Creek Reservoir (DH, BR). was that of a White-winged Crossbill in State College in early January (PM). Evening Grosbeaks started OBSERVERS: Dave Hawk, 521 Walnut St, Lehighton migrating through the area in mid-March, but only in 18235, (610) 377-2407, Bob Frantz, Jeff Frantz, Alan small numbers. Gregory, Dave Hawk, Steve Hawk, Devin Kline, Dan

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 24 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 PHOTOGRAPHIC HIGHLIGHTS

Northern Gannet, Philadelphia, 3/30/2002. Photo by Alan Brady.

Pink-footed Goose, Buckingham, Bucks, 2/02/2002. Photo by Devich Farbotnik. Harlequin Duck, Presque Isle State Park, Erie, 2/07/2002. Photo by Jerry McWilliams.

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 25 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Long-eared Owl, Clintonville, Venango, 1/18/2002. Photo by Ron Montgomery.

Northern Saw-Whet Owl, Delaware Water Gap NRA, Monroe. Photo by Ken Sandri. Photo by Brian Hardiman.

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 26 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Yellow0throated Warbler, Whisler’s Run Park, Lancaster, 1/26/2002. Photo by Peter Robinson.

Dickcissel, Henningsville, Berks, 1/21/2002. Photo by Peter Saenger.

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 27 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Leucistic Blue Jay (left), Bradford, McKean, 1/2002. Photo by John Fedak.

Pine Grosbeak, Tioga, 2/03/2002. Photo by Devich Farbotnik.

White-winged Crossbill, Nockamixon State Park, Bucks, 1/20/2002. Photo by Devich Farbotnik.

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 28 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Correction: The Dickcissel reported last quarter similar size feasting on crab apples and other fruits on remained in the area through December 30. the -style property now under the auspices of the Green Valleys Association. PE had a Gray Catbird OBSERVERS: Eugene Zielinkski, 1322 Old 220 Rd, at his bubbler/bird bath on 2/14, 2/18 and 2/19. It wasn’t Bellefonte 16823, (814) 353-8212, seen before or after those times. [email protected], Cindy Angelone, Jean Aron, Dorthy Bordner, Susan Braun, Margaret Brittingham- Ted Drozdowski and his wife, Christine, found a pure Brant, Rob & Emily Brooks, Donald Bryant (DBt), Kevin white bird in Caln Township on 2/4. “On closer Carney, James Dunn, Alice & Ted Fuller, Roana Fuller, inspection, it turned out to be a Dark-eyed Junco. The Deb & Greg Grove, Molly Heath, Jeff Karnicky, Nancy bird’s bill was like a typical junco, a pale pink. The legs Ellen Kiernan, Mike Lanzone, Jen Lee, Denyce Matlin, were a pale pinkish/light orange color. The eyes were Patricia Moyer, Allison Norris, Tim O’Connell, Dan dark brown/black. We saw the bird on two more Ombalski, John & Becky Peplinski, Daniel Rabbers, occasions that week but failed to get a good photograph. Larry Ramsey, Steve Repasky, John & Cathy Rippey, The bird’s feathers appeared pure white”. Ted went on Peter Robinson, Stephanie Shields, Robert Snyder (RSr), to say that a week later in West Brandywine Township, Rob Stone, Linda Wagner, Terry & Debbie Wentz, Chuck he saw a mixed blackbird flock and another pure white Widmann, John Yerger, George Young. bird. He wasn’t able to identify the bird as to species as the flock was traveling away from him. He encountered a flock of 80,000 Red-winged Blackbirds while birding Chester County Struble Lake on 2/15.

A flock of 20,000 Snow Geese was seen at Struble Lake NP and SG banded 71 Dark-eyed Juncos between 3/23 in early February (LL). A curious and somewhat and 3/28. Watch for those birds next winter. alarming lack was noted by birders who check the lakes of Chester regularly. No Common Goldeneyes were seen GS reported a flock of Snow Buntings and Lapland during the winter months. This was a fairly common Longspurs in Honeybrook Township on 1/8, found duck in former years. Was the warm weather or a originally by LL. The size of the flock was not indicated. decrease in the population responsible? Purple Finches, up to 10 at a time, visited DW’s feeders HM led a group to Nottingham Park on 1/12 where they in Westtown from the beginning of the quarter through found five species of Falconiformes: a Bald Eagle, Sharp- 2/18. TF had a pair of Purple Finches, one on 2/17, one shinned Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk on 3/2,and two on 3/17. P&BH, at Tel Hai Retirement and American Kestrel. Also seen were four species of Community, had Pine Siskins throughout the winter woodpeckers, 10 Red-breasted Nuthatches, 5 Brown and up to 3 times a week for the last couple of weeks in Creepers, and 1,500 Red-winged Blackbirds, a very March. satisfying day of birding. OBSERVERS: Eleanor Wolf, 148 Harvest Ln, The puzzle of the disappearing American Coots at Marsh Phoenixville 19460, (610) 933-6414, Creek was solved. There have been over 100 birds on the [email protected], William Barber, Barry Blust, lake throughout the winter in past years. On several Allison Carmichael, Theodore Drozdowski, Paul Earley, occasions during this quarter, SH observed Bald Eagles Tony Fernandes, Sharon Gardo, Diana Gray, Peter at Marsh Creek capturing and eating American Coots. Gray, Mike Harvell, Sid Hostetter, Beryl Hurlock, The last day that the Bald Eagles were seen regularly at Phyllis Hurlock, Mary Alice Knox, Larry Lewis, Holly Marsh Creek was 3/15, according to PG who is there Merker, Pat Messner, Walt Mychalus, Nick Pulcinella, every day. The eagles were seen carrying sticks, but to Bill Rahling, Marita Richards, Rick Robinson, Jim everyone’s great disappointment, no nesting that anyone Russell, Grier Saunders, Clifford Sayre, Lisa Tull, Glenn could find took place. Bald Eagles were also seen at Wenger, Dan White, Judy White, Richard Wolf. Nottingham Park, Coatesville Reservoir, and Chambers Lake. Clarion County From 3/9 to the end of the quarter, a Red-shouldered Hawk visited TF’s property in Willistown Township. Bald Eagle sightings have become much more common From 3/12 to the end of the quarter and beyond, a along the Allegheny and Clarion Rivers than they used Cooper’s Hawk pair appeared to be nesting on his to be. property. If successful, this will be the third year for Beginning in February and lasting through the quarter Cooper’s Hawks. JR and CR had a large American Robin roost across the SG’s and JR’s feeders were visited all quarter by two road from their house on Wentlings Corners Road. On pairs of Red-breasted Nuthatches. On 1/12, a Valley 2/11/02 JR counted 852 robins dropping into the dense Forge Audubon Society walk at Welkinweir found 100+ pine plantation just as it was almost too dark to see. The American Robins and a flock of Cedar Waxwings of trees are about 15-20 feet tall. Also in Wentlings

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 29 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Corners EM and BM had a lone Eastern Towhee that was well studied at Tamarach Love 3/21, also no longer stayed at their feeder all winter long. a real rarity here in March. Rough-legged Hawks were late arriving at Pymatuning with the first one OBSERVERS: Margaret Buckwalter, 249 Maple Dr, there 1/1 (TCN) both light and dark morphs were noted Shippenville 16254, (814) 782-3925, from 1/1 to 3/8. There were 3 sightings of Northern [email protected], Hendrick Bohlen, Lois Shrikes: 1/2 at ENW Refuge on 1 (JM, BS), 1 at Callahan, Gary Edwards, Walter Fye, Mike Leahy, Ron Hartstown Marsh 3/18 (RN), 1 west of Conneaut Lake Montgomery, Evelyn Myers, Ben Pete, John Pokrifka, 2/23 (RL). Only two sightings of Evening Grosbeaks Kathy Pokrifka, Gil Twiest. were reported and a few Pine Siskins were at my feeders daily throughout the period (RL).

Clearfield County OBSERVERS: Ron F. Leberman, 11508 Pettis Rd, Meadville 16335, (814) 724-5071, Edward Byler, The compiler was only able to make a few trips to the Marvin Byler, Owen Blyer, Rachel Byler, Chuck county this quarter, but he did have help from a couple Gehringer, Joyce Hoffman, Henry Miller, T. Clare of other observers. Nevertheless, the list of birds Nicolls, Rosie Null, Don Snyder, Bob Scribner, Adam observed is fairly small, with only two reports of note. A Troyer, Ervin Troyer, David Troyer, Neil Troyer, Bob Golden Eagle was seen in the Quehanna Natural Area Van Newkirk, Mary Ann Van Newkirk. in January (SR) and a fairly early Greater Yellowlegs was at the Curwensville Lake in late March (GY). Cumberland County OBSERVERS: Eugene Zielinski, 1322 Old 220 Rd, Bellefonte 16823, (814) 353-8212, [email protected], As with most of south-central Pennsylvania, this was Steve Repasky, George Young. one of the warmest and driest winters on record Many birds that normally leave our area stuck around, in small numbers, all winter. It was evident when the bulk Clinton County of populations of species such as Red-winged Single dark-morph Rough-Legged Hawks seen on 1/31 Blackbirds returned, but a few could be found all at South Avis and on 2/14 at McElhatten (WL, MC), winter. A Winter Raptor Survey held on 2/5 in the possibly the same bird, were the only northern vagrants western end of the county was rather disappointing. A seen this quarter. One female Purple Finch seen on 1/9 good tally of 54 Red-tailed Hawks were seen but little and 3/4 at Avis (BZ) was the most interesting finch else. The best count from the WRS was that of Horned report. An adult Bald Eagle was seen at South Avis on Larks with 400+ seen. DS did some good work in the 3/13 (BZ). A Northern Saw-whet Owl was seen at western end of the county this quarter. On 2/27 he found Swissdale on 3/9 (WL). A good variety of waterfowl was an impressive 40+ American Tree Sparrows at SGL observed throughout the quarter. 169, Newville. On 3/1 he found the quarter’s first Common Snipe, tallied 17 Rusty Blackbirds, and OBSERVERS: Wayne Laubscher, RR2 Box 153, Lock found 7 American Woodcocks displaying near dusk. Haven 17745, (570) 748-7511, Lastly, on 3/26 Dan tallied an impressive 65 Common [email protected], Don & Elizabeth Brobst, Snipe in the marsh along Creekview Road northwest of Mary Craig, Lynn & Gen Earon, Harry Henderson, Newville. Speaking of impressive counts, RK counted an Shonah Hunter, David Krempasky, Brenda & Mike undoubted all-time high county count of Fox Sparrows Philippe, David Rockey, Sam Rockey, David Rothrock, with an amazing 50+ seen at Pine Grove Furnace State Vesta Schach, Jim Vanemon, Bill Walker, Beth Zbnegner. Park. During the same outing he also had 3 Red- shouldered Hawks and 6 Pine Siskins.

Columbia County OBSERVERS: Deuane Hoffman, 3406 Montour St, Harrisburg 17111, (717) 564-7475, No report [email protected], Carolyn Blatchley, Ron French, No compiler. Dave Grove, Craig Houston, Ramsay Koury, Dan Snell.

Crawford County Dauphin County

Twelve Sandhill Cranes were seen near Crossingville Winter in south-central Pennsylvania lasted from late on 3/3 and remained in the area for a week. Many December to mid-January. By the end of January we birders from Erie and Pittsburgh and further away were were already enjoying 60-degree days, and all major able to find them. This species seems now to be a regular waterways and ponds were ice free. This certainly had here in Crawford, Erie and Mercer and we do not an impact on the birds we did and did not see this consider it to be all that unusual now. A Golden Eagle quarter .

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 30 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Some highlights included a Northern Shrike near Delaware County Berrysburg in northern Dauphin 1/20 (SW), and a lone Common Redpoll joined the more regular Purple LOCATIONS: Springton Reservoir (SR) Finches and Pine Siskins at a Carsonville feeder 2/1-5 Each month of the quarter had daytime temps in the (J&JF). Merlin sightings included one in Hershey 2/8 70's as the worst drought in recent history continued. In (SR) and another in Linglestown 2/13 (RK). A Glaucous spite of the low water levels, especially at SR which was Gull was discovered among the thousands of Ring- 47% below capacity, the warm open waters did not billed Gulls moving up the Susquehanna River near attract hordes of anatidae from the north. Presumably, the Dauphin Narrows 2/20 (ML ). Lapland Longspurs northern wintering grounds were equally accessible and that joined with the more common Horned Larks at many ducks just never got here. A moderate incursion of the Hershey Farms along Route 322 were reported from Black-capped Chickadees, a few Red-breasted 3/17-3/20 (CB, RK), while a flock of about 200 American Nuthatches and small groups of Pine Siskins Pipits were found at the same location 3/30 (CB). From wintered at several feeders. Except for a Purple late February to mid-March migrating Snow Geese Finches, the winter finches we always hope for, also did stopped in the fields along Sandbeach and Swatara not arrive. Given the mild weather, only a few of the half Roads northeast of Hershey. Numbers from 200 to 2,000 hardy species or other exceptional birds were present. were reported daily during this period (JR, P&RW, S&RZ). Nevertheless, SR hosted a Horned Grebe on 3/19 (NP), 5 Common Goldeneyes (NP, AG), 13 Ring-necked The mild weather and ample food supply contributed to and 60 Ruddy Ducks. The only Canvasback was seen keeping some species around for part or all of the winter. along the Delaware River 2/2 (AG). An Eastern Phoebe was still being reported at Wildwood Lake 1/1 (RS) while a Brown Thrasher near Before Rose Tree Park Hawkwatch in Media opened, JL Hummelstown 1/29 (JR) and a Field Sparrow in East was checking the sky on 3/9 and spotted a light-morph Hanover Township 1/30 (NC) had braved the worst of Rough-legged Hawk. Subsequently on 3/25, the hawk the winter and may have stayed for the duration. Red- watch gang spotted a flock of Canada Geese with one winged Blackbirds were regular feeder visitors bird “less than half the size of its traveling companions.” throughout the quarter at the Olewine Nature Center at Speculation was that this was a “Richardson’s” Wildwood Lake (SL) and unusually large flocks of Canada Goose. American Robins were noticed by many. A Turkey Vulture roost was established near the Dauphin GS and his children found a Northern Saw-whet Owl Narrows where these birds could be observed in the 3/14 near Swarthmore College. His daughter, who had trees along Route 322, 90+ on 2/21 (DB), or soaring over just completed a lesson on owls, noticed the bird hunting the ridges and river on milder days, of which there were moths at the edge of a woodlot in the evening. many. An Eastern Phoebe arrived in Media 3/9 (DM). AG The return of the Great Egrets to Wildwood Lake has found 12 Horned Larks at the Philadelphia been on or near the Ides of March for the past few years, International Airport on 1/10, where a handful of Snow this year the first returned the day after on 3/16 (CD, Buntings fed through February. Extensive development SH)...I sense a Hinkley, Ohio, or San Juan Capistrano around the edges of the airport consumed the fields festival in the offing. By the quarter's end the where numbers of Savannah and White-crowned Peregrine Falcon pair on the Rachel Carson Building Sparrows, and Palm Warblers were traditionally was caring for four eggs and the two known Bald Eagle found. Many reports noted the abundance of Fox nests on the Susquehanna islands in northern Dauphin Sparrows and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers. were active. OBSERVERS: Doris McGovern, 209 Dogwood, Media OBSERVERS: Richard Williams, 3 Parkside Ave, 19063, (610) 565-8484, Denis Brennan, Skip Conant, Al Hummelstown 17036, (717) 566-6562, Guarente, Sheryl Johnson, Edie Parnum, Nick [email protected], Jason Beale, Chuck Berthoud, Pulcinella. Scott Bills, Dan Brauning, Nancy Cladel, Cindy Dunn, Jodi & Pete Fox, Joan & Jim Funck, Jan Getgood, Steve Elk County Hoffman, Tom Johnson, Carl & Nancy Juris, Ramsay Koury, George Kurie, Mike Lazone, Sandy Lockerman, No report Larry Massey, Pam Parson, Steve Rannels, Joan Renninger, Nancy a & Bob Schutsky, Karen Smith, No compiler. Rosemary Spreha, Scott Weidensaul, Patricia Williams, Ron Wilson, Richard & Sally Zaino. Erie County

January and February were relatively mild with March

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 31 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 becoming more winter-like, dumping over 30 inches of Forest County snow which was a record for March in Erie. Waterfowl numbers were not particularly high, but gull numbers at Highlights for the quarter included an assortment of Presque Isle were very good including an outstanding ducks on the Allegheny River: 2 American Wigeons number of white-winged gulls and a record number of 2/13 (GE, RS), a pair of Wood Ducks on 3/21 (LI), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. The breakdown of gulls Canvasback and 2 Redheads on 1/1 and 4 Red- throughout the period includes the following: Thayer's breasted Mergansers on 3/27 (F&JM). At Buzzard (type) Gull, total of 7 (adults and first year birds); Swamp, 3 Hooded Mergansers were found on 3/20 Iceland Gull, total of 17 (all ages); Lesser Black- (PC), and at Tionesta Lake, 53 Common Mergansers backed Gull, total of 20 (all ages) with a county record were spotted on 3/27 (F&JM). high for a single day of 10 individuals on 3/6; Glaucous A total of 30 Turkey Vultures were seen at Buzzard Gull, total of 13 (all ages). There was also a high Swamp on 3/20 (PC). number of Great Black-backed Gulls with over 300 birds concentrated in the bay west of the park office. A Pine Warbler and 2 Black-and-white Warblers were nice finds at feeders in Yellowhammer on 3/25 (LI). Northern finches put on a decent show with a flock of over 20 White-winged Crossbills spending the entire Irruptive species included Common Redpoll 3/7 period feeding on sunflower hearts at a feeding station through 3/19 near Tionesta (F&JM), Pine Siskin on 1/1 in Lake City. This same feeder also hosted a couple of near Tionesta and 3/25 at Yellowhammer (LI), and 30-40 Red Crossbills (for a day) and many Pine Siskins. Evening Grosbeaks at Yellowhammer throughout the Pine Siskins and Common Redpolls were noted at quarter (LI). other feeding stations throughout the county. A flock of 35 Common Redpolls wintered at Gull Point on OBSERVERS: Florence & Jim McGuire, HC 1, Box 6A, Presque Isle subsisting on evening primrose seeds. Tionesta 16353, (814) 755-3672, [email protected], Pat Conley, Gary Edwards, Lisa OBSERVERS: Jerry McWilliams, 3508 Allegheny Rd, Imperiale, Russ States. Erie 16508, (814) 868-3059, [email protected], Jim Baxter, Dick Bollinger, Jonathan Heller, Kathy Kolakowski, Julie Leonard, Linda McWilliams, Randy Franklin County Miller, Pete Robinson, Susan Smith, Randy Stringer, Dave Wilton, Pam & Bob Zelenak. No report

COMPILER: Dale Gearhart, PO Box 155, Shady Fayette County Grove, 17256, (717) 597-3979, [email protected].

Waterfowl high counts: 5 Common Loons 3/26 (MF), 7 Pied-billed Grebes 3/29 (MF), 28 Horned Grebes 3/25 Fulton County (SK), 5 Blue-winged Teal 3/29 (MF), 20 Lesser Scaup This quarter Fulton saw a very mild winter season with 3/30 (WS, DS), 74 Buffleheads, 70 Ring-necked very little precipitation. Reservoir and water tables Ducks, 47 Red-breasted Mergansers, 18 Ruddy became low as throughout the state. Haines-Seville Ducks on 3/25 (SK), and 10 American Coots 3/30 (WS, Wetlands was essentially dried up, but the surrounding DS), all at Jacob's Creek Lake. herbaceous fields still held appreciable sparrow Following a day of rain and wind, a group of 160 Ring- numbers. Cowan’s Gap Lake was drained for repair and billed Gulls were at Jacob's Creek Lake 3/25 (SK). On silt removal. Cowan’s Gap Lake’s current exposed mud 3/26 there were 70 (MF), and on 3/30, only 25 remained flat situation could be the county’s next “hot spot” for (WS, DS). Two Bonaparte's Gulls were at that location spring shorebirds. Stay tuned! Meadow Grounds Lake on 3/25 (SK), and 1 on 3/29 (MF). saw good waterfowl numbers (especially 3/25: 6 Common Loons, 28 Horned Grebes, 9 duck species A Hermit Thrush was a nice find at Nature including Canvasbacks and Long-tailed Ducks) in Reserve 1/2 (KSJ). Two early Common Grackles were the quarter. seen at a feeder near Ohiopyle 1/9 (WS, DS). 8 American Tree Sparrows were found 2/2 in the county All four of the county’s Pennsylvania Game Commission (MM). CREP Survey Routes were used for this year’s winter raptor surveys. On 1/18, CREP Route #1 (Plum Run) and OBSERVERS: Mike Fialkovich, 805 Beulah Rd, Route #2 (Pleasant Grove) collectively produced 11 Red- Pittsburgh 15235, (412) 731-3581, [email protected], tailed Hawks, 4 American Kestrels, and 2 Black Scott Kinzey, Mark McConaughy, Kate St. John, Dana Vultures (25.1 miles). A 1/23 survey of CREP #3 (Taylor Shaffer, Walt Shaffer. Township) and #4 (Buck Valley) detected 8 Red-tailed Hawks, 2 American Kestrels, and 1 Turkey Vulture

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 32 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 (28.5 miles). Buffleheads, Long-tailed Ducks, Red-breasted and Hooded Mergansers, and Ruddy Ducks (DW, DF). Other highlights: An Osprey flying over Harrisonville 3/29 was early. Over 650 American Robins were Red-shouldered Hawks were present and calling in utilizing short stubbled farm fields in western parts of many SV locations; their local numbers seem as high as the county on 3/12. Within a 10-acre area surrounding a I can recall in 12 years here. On the other hand, Barred Meadow Grounds Lake old sorghum/foxtail food plot, 39 Owls, often found in the same habitat, seem less in Song Sparrows and 16 Fox Sparrows were noted evidence than five years ago. A Broad-winged Hawk 3/25. DP found a Red-breasted Nuthatch 1/5 and a had returned to SV by 3/31 (GG). The only Rough- Greater Scaup 3/26 in the waterfall area. legged Hawk in SV was on 2/24 near Cottage (GG, DK). Three Rough-legs were counted at Tussey Mt. OBSERVERS: Dan Snell, PO Box 653, Shippensburg Hawkwatch by 3/31. On 3/8 at Tussey Mt. Hawkwatch, 17257. (717) 532-7708 [email protected], Delores 22 Golden Eagles were counted tying the previous one- Pernell day record (PS, DB, DO, SM).

A Greater Yellowlegs was at Lake Raystown 3/30 Greene County (DK). An American Woodcock returned to SV on 2/19 and the first Common Snipe was noted 3/8 (GG). A Many “winter” birds were absent or only around in very unusual shorebird record at LP was an apparent limited numbers due to the mild winter. However the winter-plumage (no spots) Spotted Sandpiper on the open water permitted other species to “stay over” or out-of-season date of 2/23 (DW). Presumably the same come early. Great Blue Herons and Mallards were bird, but now spotted, was seen on both 3/2 (RF) and 3/3 spotted frequently all winter. MH reported many (MH) in the same location. Could that bird have molted waterfowl at Duke Lake in Ryerson Station State Park into breeding plumage within one week? And was it a with Red-breasted Mergansers at the top of the list very early migrant, or had it survived the mild winter in with 44. the county? McWilliams and Brauning in "Birds of RB reported his first Purple Martin scout a few days Pennsylvania" list only one previous February record for early on 3/20. However, this bird succumbed to the very the state -- in Berks, Feb. 7, 1984. cold weather we had a few days later. On 3/26 he found Early returnees included Eastern Phoebe in SV 3/8 6 more that stayed and did well. (SW), Tree Swallow in SV 3/9 (GG), Brown Thrasher On 2/23 KK had 115 Red-winged Blackbirds at the at HU 3/31 (DK), Pine Warbler near Lake Raystown feeder. Only one was an identifiable female. Brown- 3/31, and a record-early Louisiana Waterthrush in headed Cowbirds and Common Grackles were also RSF on 3/29 (TO). As usual, a few Yellow-rumped present all winter. BB found a lone Common Warblers wintered. American Pipits were reported on Goldeneye on Ten Mile Creek. 1/7 and 3/27 near HU (DK). A Field Sparrow near HU on 2/22 (DK) may have been a wintering bird. The first OBSERVERS: Kathy Kern, 322 Kennel Rd, Fox Sparrow arrived 3/2 in SV (GG). Local observers Waynesburg 15370, [email protected], Ben Barbetta, felt this was an excellent year for Fox Sparrows. One Ralph Bell, Marjorie Howard, Kathy Reeves, Lew seen in SV was completely and uniformly gray on the top Williams of the head and upper back, suggesting a western race (GG). Purple Finches and Pine Siskins were scattered in modest numbers during the quarter. A Huntingdon County single female White-winged Crossbill made a 30- minute visit to our SV feeder on 1/19. DK found an LOCATIONS: Huntingdon (HU), Lake Perez (LP), Evening Grosbeak on 1/27 at HU for the only report. (RSF), Stone Valley (SV), OBSERVERS: Greg Grove, RR1, Box 483, Petersburg At least 20 Great Blue Herons had returned to the 16669, (814) 667-2305, [email protected], David Brandes, heronry in RSF as of 3/17. 2 Redheads were present at Margaret Brittingham, Roana Fuller, Deb Grove, Molly LP on 2/23 (MB). A waterfowl fallout at LP on 3/16 Heath, David Kyler, Trudy Kyler, Scott McConnell, Tim involved 14 species: 90 Tundra Swans, 4 Horned O’Connell, Dan Ombalski, Paula Shannon, Doug Grebes, and a few each of various ducks including Wentzel, Susan Wentzel, Chuck Widmann, Jay Zook American Wigeon, Redheads, and Long-tailed Ducks (GG). A larger fallout at LP on 3/25-26 involved 18 species including 75 Tundra Swans, 20+ Horned Grebes, 20+ Ring-necked Ducks, 100+ scaup, and Indiana County small numbers of Common Loons, Pied-billed Grebes, Wood Ducks, Green-winged Teal, A spectacular waterfowl migration this quarter American Wigeon, Canvasbacks, Redheads, culminated in a fallout at Yellow Creek on 3/25 (MH,

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 33 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 GL). GLr and I were at Yellow Creek to share our scopes two young. In early 2002, one of the young birds died, with a group of students from Marion Center High reportedly because of worms. At the end of this winter School. The fallout yielded an all-time high count of 11 period, the wild male was driving the other young bird Red-throated Loons and all 23 normally-occurring (which was presumably a male) away from the female duck species except Common Goldeneye, including all (its mother) to the other end of the pond. 3 scoter species. We found Common Goldeneye, however, on 3/26. Other highs that day included an The first Great Blue Heron of the quarter was at FP estimated 600 Lesser Scaup and 218 Long-tailed on 3/24. A Green-winged Teal was found on 1/3 at GP. Ducks. 75 American Black Ducks were seen 1/3 at GP and 40 on 1/17. A male Northern Pintail was at GP 1/3-17 and Six Snow Buntings near Marion Center were 5 were there on 3/29. 4 Blue-winged Teal were at FP surprisingly the only report this quarter. AJ's feeder on 3/31. 7 Ring-necked Ducks were there on 2/24 and near Brush Valley yielded the only other interesting 127 on 3/22 into April. Other waterfowl at GP included winter visitors, 1 White-winged Crossbill and 1 Pine 4 Buffleheads on 3/29, a Hooded Merganser on 1/3 Siskin. and 2 on 3/29, 13 Red-breasted Mergansers on 3/27, and 5 Ruddy Ducks from 3/22 into April. An immature OBSERVERS: Margaret and Roger Higbee, RR2 Box Bald Eagle was seen on 3/10, flying over Morgan 166, Indiana 15701, (724) 354-3493 Highway and a Cooper's Hawk flew over C.M.C. [email protected], Tom Barnes, Jason Barnhart, Karen Hospital 3/27. 13 American Coots were at GP 1/3 and Barnhart, George Bercik, Lee Carnahan, Dan 3 or 4 wintered. Cunke1man, Marcy Cunke1man, Mary Ann Dunmire, Evelyn Fowles, Mike Fowles, Steve Graff, Carol Guba, An American Woodcock was found on 3/28 at FP. Betty Guidish, Adam Henry, Jenny Henry, Len Hess, Ring-billed Gulls were seen though the whole quarter, Linda Hess, Bob Jackman, Carolyn Jackman, Dory mostly at GP, with a high of 425 on 1/17 and Herring Jacobs, Anna Jennings, Pat Johner, Janet Kuehl, Tom Gulls reached a high of 25 there on 1/27 and single Kuehl, Mike Kuzemchak, Gloria Lamer, Dennis Lauffer, Great Black-backed Gulls were seen 1/27 and 2/17. Alicia Linzey, Mark McConaughy, Patrick Snickles, Scott Speedy, Lee Tosh, Linda Wagner, Joe Walko, Dave Eastern Phoebe was first seen on 3/29. Fish Crows Wilton. were recorded several times near Lackawanna River, Scranton. A Common Raven was seen flying over Scranton on 3/17. A Rufous-sided Towhee was at FP Jefferson County on 3/22. American Tree Sparrows were present until 3/22. No report 35 Common Redpolls were found 1/13 at FP and an No compiler. Evening Grosbeak was calling from tree along Main Ave., Scranton on 1/2.

Juniata County Observer: Bill Reid, 73 W. Ross St, Wilkes-Barre 18702, (570) 836-2734 OBSERVERS: Toby Petersheim, RR 2, Box 150, Mifflintown 17059, Daniel Kanagy, Elmer Petersheim, Henry Petersheim, Tobias J. Petersheim, Urie Lancaster County Petersheim, Paul Renno, Amos Suarey, Aden Troyer, Moses Troyer. OBSERVERS: Jonathan Heller, 206 Newcomer Rd, Mount Joy 17552, (717) 653-5541 [email protected], Justin Bosler, Ray Lackawanna County Bubb, Bruce Carl, Jon Clark, Scott Fisher, Dan Heathcote, Deuane Hoffman, Tom Hopson, Stephen LOCATIONS: Ford’s Pond (FP), Gravel Pond (GP) Leed, Ann Mease, Randy Miller, Willis Ratzlaff, Marita Single Horned Grebes were found at GP on 3/27 & Richards, Peter Robinson, Leon Schreffler, Bob & Nancy 3/31. Schutsky, Jim Smith, Milt Steffy, Dave Wilton, Eric Witmer, Jan & Pat Witmer. I have reported previously on the domestic Mute Swans brought to Gravel Pond -- How the female was stolen by a wild male mute which came on its own; how the wild swan left when the tame swans were brought in for the winter, then returned when the domestics were put out in the spring of 2001 and killed the domestic male swan; and how the wild male and the domestic female raised

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 34 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Lawrence County above normal temperature. This unseasonable weather was indicated by the bird species seen such as Eastern No report Towhee, Turkey Vulture and Fox Sparrow seen in Upper Milford Township and the Gray Catbird seen at COMPILER: Randy Stringer, 409 Shady Dr, Grove SGL 205. City 16127, [email protected] OBSERVERS: Jon Levin, [email protected], Bernie & Pauline Morris. Lebanon County

LOCATIONS: (MLSP), Luzerne County Middlecreek Wildlife Management Area (MC) No report A flock of 10 Greater White-fronted Geese came into a set of Snow Goose decoys on 2/16 in Millbach (DA). COMPILER: Rick Koval, 305 William St, Plains 18705, Snow Geese numbers peaked at 100,000 on 3/5 at MC. (570) 829-4381 [email protected] The blue phase Ross’s Goose was last seen on 3/23 at MC (RM). Four Ross’s Geese were seen feeding together on 3/24 at MC (RM, var ob). Also on 3/24, at Lycoming County MLSP, a flock of 50 Brant were seen briefly (RS). Wood Ducks were found on 1/5 at MLSP for a new early date An early (3/26) Red-throated Loon was observed on (RS). 26 Gadwall on 2/24 at MLSP was a good spring Rose Valley Lake (SP). A single American Bittern was count (R&KM). Canvasbacks made one appearance at reported on the property of DF in Old Lycoming MLSP on 3/24 (RS). One to two Redheads were at Township 3/28-31. 2 Black Vultures were spotted in MLSP 3/1-17 (var ob). A White-winged Scoter made Cogan House Township on 2/9 (DF, FS, JY)! These are an early appearance at MLSP on 1/15 (CB). very rare in north-central Pennsylvania A Northern Shrike was seen at Rose Valley Lake on 3/13 (SP) and A Sandhill Crane was seen flying northeast on 3/29 at a lone White-winged Crossbill was reported in MCSP for a second Lebanon record (AB) American Loyalsock Township on 2/11 (SP). Woodcocks were first discovered on 1/30 on SGL 145 and peaked at 16 on 3/6 (RM). Herring Gulls peaked at OBSERVERS: Wes Egli, 105 Sherman St, Muncy 17756, only 400 on 1/5 at MLSP. A high spring count of 28 (570) 546-3957, Ron Beach, Dan Brauning, Carrie Egli, Greater Black-backed Gulls was made at MLSP on Dave Ferry, Wayne Laubscher, Steve Pinkerton, Fred 1/5 (RM). Stiner, Larry Waltz, Joe Yoder, Sylvia & Ward Yorks..

Eastern Phoebe was first reported on 3/16 at Camp Shand (SW). 2 Purple Martins were found at a McKean County Fontana colony on 3/23 for a new early date. (JH). A No report Blue-gray Gnatcatcher on 3/17 at MLSP was also an early date. (R&KM). COMPILER: John Fedak, 26 Race Street, Bradford, 16701, (814) 362-1052, [email protected] (Note: new compiler) At MLSP on 3/13, 2 Chipping Sparrows were found (RM). Fox Sparrows were reported in good numbers throughout the county starting on 3/1. 15 were found on Mercer County 3/15 at (RS). Purple Finches and Pine Siskins were reported all quarter. A flock of 15 LOCATIONS: Shenango River Reservoir (SRR) Red Crossbills were found on 1/16 at Camp Shand (SW). An Eared Grebe in winter plumage was found 3/27 at SRR (G&SB). Although the grebe was viewed only OBSERVERS: Randy Miller, 607 Woodland Dr, briefly, it was well described, and documentation was Mannheim 17545, (717) 664-3778, Dave Andrews, sent to PORC. Ansel L. Bachman, Chuck Berthoud, Gerry Boltz, Jeff Hackman, Ramsey Koury, Sandy Lockerman, Kate Due to a mild winter and open water in February, there Miller Steve Rannels, Joan Renninger, Dave Schwenk, were many early dates for ducks: Wood Duck 2/24, Rosemary Spreha, and Susan Wheeler Northern Shoveler 2/18, Ring-necked Duck 2/24, Lesser Scaup 2/18, Hooded Merganser 2/24, Common Merganser 2/23, Red-breasted Merganser Lehigh County 2/2, and Ruddy Duck 2/23. Seldom reported, a Long- tailed Duck showed up 2/7 at SRR (G&SB) and another Lehigh County experienced a mild winter. There were 3/30 at Seguallas Ponds (Harriett Bauer). only 9 inches of snow for the season with many days of

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 35 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Turkey Vulture was also early: 2/26 at Williamson Road (Troyer family). At SRR a Bald Eagle was Monroe County observed 1/27 arranging sticks in last year’s nest on an Osprey platform, near the Headquarters Building. This quarter was marked by unseasonably mild Osprey returned by the middle of March, with a pair temperatures and little precipitation. Few reports were nesting on a transmission tower close to Route 18 in received. Transfer. This tower has a flashing white light inches Morning and afternoon flights of Snow Geese totaling from the nest, and one can't help wondering what effect about 2,000 birds were observed 3/15 at Meesing Nature it might have on developing chicks! Center near Warshells Creek (BH). Omitted from the th Tundra Swans were reported each winter month, and 2001 4 quarter report was a Red-shouldered Hawk the tagged, tame Trumpeter Swan remains at in Mountainhome, first seen 12/24 and again 2/16 (DSr). Sagvallas Ponds in the company of 2 Mute Swans. American Woodcock was first reported displaying early February in Canadensis (JR). A Sandhill Crane was spotted 2/2 on Skunk Run Road (TF). Northern Mockingbird has been upgraded to A Northern Saw-whet Owl was an excellent find by resident in the county. Brown Thrasher and Eastern Ranger Carol Reigel on 3/16 along Towhee probably wintered at SRR. the Delaware River near Smithfield Beach in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. (fide DS). The bird OBSERVERS: Marty McKay, 841 East Lake Rd, was roosting in the outer branches of a large white pine, Transfer 16154, Harriet Bauer, Greg Butcher, Suzanne about 15 feet above the ground. Four Red-headed Butcher, Harvey Troyer, Jerry Troyer, Melvin Troyer, Woodpeckers continued in the swamp at DWGNRA Neil Troyer. headquarters near Bushkill (m. obs.)

The Pine Siskin flock at the Monroe County Mifflin County Environmental Education Center feeders was present the entire quarter (BH). Jesse Swarey, an avid young birder, lives at the foot of Jack’s Mountain near Belleville. He has listed some first OBSERVERS: Brian Hardiman, 8050 Running Valley seasonal sightings of his area: 3/1 American Rd, Stroudsburg 18360, (717) 629-3061, fax 629- Goldfinches ; 3/12 Fox Sparrows, 8 Cedar 3063, Carol Reigel, Jenifer Rituper, Darryl Speicher Waxwings and Red-winged Blackbirds; 3/13 Eastern Meadowlark and Horned Larks ; 3/16 estimated 100+ Tundra Swans flying over in 3 skeins; Montgomery County on 3/17 observed nearby during an all-day snowfall -- one LOCATIONS: Fort Washington State Park (FWP), Green cold, lonely Purple Martin sitting at the unopened nest Lane Reservoir (GLR), Upper Perkiomen Valley Park hole in the martin house. It sat there all day. It was first (UPVP) in line this cold day. On 3/20 one Ring-billed Gull flew over the farm. 3/29 Golden-crowned Kinglets, The first quarter of 2002 brought continued mild, dry Eastern Phoebe, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and a weather in Montgomery. As a result, several species Brown Creeper. 3/30 Jesse observed a Great Blue wintered locally for the first time in recent memory. Heron sitting in a tree in the orchard The Great Cormorant reported last period was This is the fiftieth year that our family has observed and relocated near the GLR dam 1/6 (SB) and was last seen welcomed birds to our backyard. Winter regulars and 1/8 (KC) (details submitted to PORC). spring migrants providing the usual pleasure included Pine Siskins (counts to 30+) and Dark-eyed Juncos, Waterfowl had a decent showing with 21 species White-crowned, White-throated and Chipping reported. Wood Duck, Northern Shoveler, Green- Sparrows, American Goldfinches, Eastern winged Teal and Ring-necked Duck all spent the Towhees, Eastern Bluebirds, Purple Finches, winter at UPVP- unusual for western Montgomery (var Carolina Wrens, American Robins, Blue Jays, and ob). Canvasback reached a record high count of 40 chickadees. Waterfowl on the Juniata River was the birds at Walt Road, GLR 2/1 following a storm (KC). On usual awesome sight of breeding plumages and zesty 3/16, 9 Long-tailed Ducks were at Walt Road (GAF, displaying of the migrants. var ob). Hooded Merganser also reached a record high count of 44 at UPVP 2/8 (KC). Up to 8 Red-breasted OBSERVERS: Margaret Kenepp, RR2, Box 343, Merganser were at Walt Road , GLR 3/26 (KC, GAF). McVeytown 17051, (717) 899-6252, [email protected], Patty Flagle, Bob Fowles, An extremely early Osprey was at Walt Road, GLR 3/8- Margaret Kenepp, Ken McMullen, Darl Miller, Jesse 9 (GAF). Especially noteworthy is that our next report Swarey, Aden Troyer came on 3/26! Perhaps even stranger in the "winter that wasn't" was a Broad-winged Hawk seen and heard

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 36 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 near UPVP 2/20, 22, and 26! (RG) Although the observer than usual this year. Tundra Swans were first is very familiar with the species, details were submitted observed on 1/29, a month earlier than in most recent to PORC given the extreme date. Red-shouldered years. The highest number of swans, 151, on Lake Hawk remains a good find in Montgomery, with reports Chillisquaque also occurred a month earlier than is from 2/15 (AJM), and FWP 3/1 typical. Although the departure of the swans on 3/14 (B&NM). Merlin were sporadic at GLR throughout the was fairly typical, the total length of their stay was period (GAF,var ob). Killdeer were yet another species longer than normal due to the early arrival date. Snow that lingered through the mild winter season. var ob). Geese arrived about two weeks earlier than in previous years with a peak in numbers of about 6,000 birds Lesser Black-backed Gulls continue to prosper in observed on 3/3. This was higher than in previous years. Montgomery , with a record-high of 17 birds at Church The arrival of Eastern Phoebes on 3/19 was also Road, GLR 2/15 (GAF). Bonaparte's Gull numbers earlier by about 10 days than in recent years. peaked at 52 birds 3/26 (KC). OBSERVERS: Jon Beam, Montour Preserve, 700 The year of the Red-headed Woodpecker continued Preserve Rd, Danville 17821, (570) 437-3131, into the new year with at least 7 individuals present in [email protected], Don & Beth Brobst, Frank western Montgomery. 2 birds were at the GLR Nature Bonanno, Fred Freise, Gerald Houseknecht, Dick Center, 2 at UPVP, 1 at Walt Road, GLR, and 2 at a Nickerson, Steve Pinkerton private home near Kutztown Road. In every case, the birds were feasting on the acorns of White, Black , and Pin Oaks. At least 4 birds remained through the Northampton County quarter. (GAF,SG,SR,KC). Single Eastern Phoebes were found near Church Road, GLR 2/2, and at LOCATIONS: Martins Creek Power Plant (MCPP) Norristown Farm Park 2/20 (GAF, A&JM). 20 Horned Up to 3 Great Cormorants were at a quarry near Larks were at Church Road, GLR on 2/2 - unusual for Martins Creek 3/17-26 (AM, MS, DD, et al). East Bangor our location. (GAF) Dam held 42 Great Blue Herons on 3/26 (DD). Large A Barn Swallow at Walt Road, GLR 3/26 was record- numbers of Snow Geese spent parts of January and early. (KC) Also unexpected was a Gray Catbird at February feeding in fields around Palmer Township. Gwynedd Preserve 3/8 (A&JM). One estimate in January was 10,000 (DB). A dark- morph Red-tailed Hawk returned to the Martins Eastern Towhee in winter is not an annual event in Creek area for another winter (RW). On 3/31, a late Montgomery. Imagine the surprise of a homeowner with light-morph Rough-legged Hawk was seen near 6 present at a feeding station near UPVP on 1/19! (RG). Tatamy (E&SB, RW). A Merlin was seen in Williams Another nice find was that of a Chipping Sparrow at Township (AK) the second week of February and at the FWP 1/21 (B&NM). Fox Sparrows wintered at several MCPP on 3/3 (EB, SB, RW). On 2/4 a Peregrine Falcon locations in the county (var ob). Ron Grubb again took was seen flying east at the MCPP (MS). top honors with a count of 9 at his feeders near UPVP 2/2! White-crowned Sparrows were found in small An early Killdeer was seen along the Delaware River numbers at thier traditional haunts on Niantic and Buck on 1/14 (MS). Common Snipe were at the MCPP boat Roads, GLR (A&JM,RB,KC). launch on 1/14-15 (var ob). The Northern Shrike seen last quarter in Klecknersville was refound on 1/22 (AM). In a season of good birds, perhaps our best was a A Gray Catbird was seen at Monacacy Nature Center Brewer's Blackbird at (where else?) Ron Grubb's on 1/13 and on 2/2. 4 American Pipits were at the feeders on 1/20 and 1/22 (RG, GFd) (Details submitted MCPP boat launch on 1/15 (RW). to PORC). Finally, a feeding station near UPVP hosted Pine Siskins and Purple Finches throughout the The Clay-colored Sparrow from the end of last quarter quarter was seen until 1/21 at East Best Road in Copella (RW, MS, AM, DD). Another Clay-colored Sparrow OBSERVERS: Kevin Crilley, PO Box 100, Sumneytown with a gray rump (possibly a Clay-colored x Chipping 18084, (215) 234-6867, [email protected], Ralph sparrow hybrid) was at the same location (RW et al.). Bardman, Steve Blank, Michelle Crilley, Andrew Curtis, Lapland Longspurs and Snow Buntings were at George A. Franchois, Gary Freed, Ron Grubb, Steve Graver's Hill on 2/21 (RW). In Bethlehem, a Baltimore Grunwald, Paul & Anita Guris, Sheryl Johnson, Augie Oriole visited a feeder from 1/18 to 3/11 (AW, DD). & Judy Mirabella, Bill & Naomi Murphy, Steve White-winged Crossbills were at feeders in Nazareth Rothenberger (SB) and Williams Township (AK) during the quarter.

OBSERVERS: Michael Schall, 1149 Mickley Ave., Montour County Whitehall 18052, (610) 435-2781, [email protected], Ed Boyce, Steve Boyce, David Both Tundra Swans and Snow Geese arrived earlier

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 37 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Brandis, Dave DeReamus, Arlene Koch, Adam Miller, Thrasher at BRSP (MS) and 5 Palm Warblers below Anne Williams, Rick Wiltraut. Penn’s Landing (DW).

Surprisingly, Pileated Woodpecker, White-crowned Northumberland County and Savannah Sparrows, Green-winged Teal, Lesser Scaup, Snow Bunting, and Purple Finch No report were missed. Thirteen species were near record numbers: Double-crested Cormorant, Black No compiler. Vulture, Mallard, Bufflehead, Cooper’s Hawk, Common Snipe, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Perry County Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, American Robin, Fox Sparrow, and Rusty Blackbird. Four A very mild winter indeed with very little measured species reached record highs: Eastern Screech-Owl snowfall. Despite the ability to get out without the (32), Eastern Bluebird (16), Hermit Thrush (16), and hindrance of bitter cold or deep snow, little personal Gray Catbird (4). birding or reports from others were received for the quarter. Two notes of interest occurred on the same day. An adult Lark Sparrow was found at BRSP on 2/3 and On 2/3 at Little Buffalo State Park R&ES located an lingered for weeks while being fed by birders (DM, var adult Northern Shrike, maybe the same bird found on ob). In addition to the 15 White-winged Crossbills the New Bloomfield CBC. Also on the 2/3 four intrepid seen on the MBC, a cooperative male visited BR’s birders, KB, SH, PP and KVF Keith Bentz, Steve Germantown thistle feeder in late February to the Hoffman, Pam Parsons and Kim Van Fleet participated delight of scores of birders. Last, but hardly least, a in the Winter Raptor Survey. Their survey in Perry Northern Gannet set down in a rain-soaked parking tallied 2 Bald Eagles, 2 Cooper's Hawks, 50 Red- lot near Southampton Road and Route 1 on 3/20. Alan tailed Hawks, 14 American Kestrels and in the non- Brady reported that rehabbers tried to feed the bird and hawk category 50 Horned Larks and 1 American checked to make sure it could fly, but the bird Pipit. succumbed on the 22nd.

OBSERVERS: Deuane Hoffman, 3406 Montour St, MS is monitoring four nesting pairs of Peregrine Harrisburg 17111, (717) 564-7475, Falcons on the bridges crossing the Delaware River. [email protected], Rosemary & Ed Spreha The City Hall tower nest site continues to be surrounded by construction apparatus, and a Red-tailed Hawk may have moved in to nest. The City Hall pair, which Philadelphia moved to the Bell Atlantic Tower last year to escape the construction, have not returned. A pair of Bald Eagles LOCATIONS:, Benjamin Rush State Park (BRSP), F. D. was seen flying daily and roosting after sundown at Roosevelt Park (FDRP), John Heinz National Wildlife JHNWR and occasionally a third immature bird was Refuge at Tinicum (JHNWR) seen as well. This pair may be nesting in New Jersey.

Temperatures reached the 70s each month of the Early migrants at JHNWR were an Eastern Phoebe quarter making this the warmest, driest winter in 40 3/9, and a few Tree Swallows on 2/25 (MF) possibly th years. However, the days preceding the16 Philadelphia part of the group that wintered in Wilmington along the Mid-winter Bird Census (MBC) coordinated by Keith river. The Orange-crowned Warbler MF found at Russell on 1/5 were unusually cold and many standing JHNWR on 3/12 was still being seen on 3/30. Purple water sources were frozen. Nevertheless, 95 species Finches, though widespread in surrounding counties, (Total: 138 since 1987) were located by 25 birding were not reported, but Pine Siskin were and an parties. Evening Grosbeak was seen in Germantown on 1/25.

On the MBC, a flock of 15 White-winged Crossbills OBSERVERS: Doris McGovern, 206 Dogwood Rd, feeding in hemlocks along the Upper Wissahickon Media 19063, (610) 565-8484, (D&AB) and a House Wren skulking along the dike at [email protected], D&A Belford, JHNWR (DM) were second records. The third Iceland Adrian Binns, Denis Brenan, Debbie Carr(DCr), David Gull was found at a trash transfer station along the Cutler(DCu), Skip Conant, Bert Filemyr, Mike Delaware River (DCu). Other excellent finds were 2 Ferguson, Al Guarente, Gregg Gorton, Chuck Hetzel, Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 Common Loons (AB, Rich Horowitz, Margie Keefe, Steve Lawrence, Chuck BF, MK), Horned Grebe (SS), Great Egret (MK), and Lyman, John Miller, Marlene Miller, Charles Muntean, 5 Greater Scaup (DCr) along the open waters of the Edie Parnum, Nick Pulcinella, Bill Reaume, Keith Delaware River. At FDRP there was a Red-shouldered Russell, Matt Sharp, Sandy Sherman, Kate Somerville, hawk (RH). Common Snipe at Tinicum and FDRP Dave Weidner. were good finds (SS, DM) along with a Brown

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 38 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Pike County Terrace (WM) 3/1.

No report OBSERVERS: Dave Kruel, 540 Pine St, Pottsville 17901, (570) 622-1184, [email protected], No compiler. Barb Allerton, Dave Barber, Niki Bodine, Bruce Carl (BCrl) , Brian Clauser, Tom Clauser, John DeBalko, Denise Donmoyer, Laurie Goodrich, Kerry Grim, Ron Potter County Homa, Barb Jucker, Ann Marie Liebner, William No report Malarkey, Mark Miller, Dave Rieger, Joe Scholtes, Steve Thorpe, Mike Ward, Scott Weidensaul (SWl), Sally COMPILER: David Hauber RR 2 Box 153, Wlasniewski, Doug Wood. Coudersport 16915, (814) 274-8946, [email protected]. Snyder County

No report Schuylkill County COMPILER: Cindy Davis, 40 S. Second St. Apt 2, LOCATIONS: Air Products Wildlife Sanctuary(AP), Hawk Lewisburg 17837, (717) 570-0785 Mountain Sanctuary (HMS), Landingville Dam (LVD)

Nice counts of 350 Snow Geese and 250 Tundra Somerset County Swans came from Schwartz Valley Road during the first Very moderate temperatures and low snowfall resulted week of March (SWl). Not a common duck species for our in early or overwintering waterfowl and others. Up to 3 area, 2 Gadwalls were at LVD 2/12 (MW), and one was Short-eared Owls wintered at the Flight 93 crash site. at AP 3/18 (JD). 6 Northern Shovelers visited AP on Ouemahoning Reservoir never entirely froze to resulting 3/24 (JD). Only one scaup was seen during the entire in wintering Canvasbacks, Ring-necked Ducks, Red- quarter, a Lesser Scaup at AP 3/18 (JD). A Long- breasted Mergansers and a Tundra Swan. The adult tailed Duck was at LVD on 2/3 (DK). LVD had a Northern Shrike first found on Johnstown CBC was Common Goldeneye on 3/1, and 2 were there on 3/4 present until at least 2/10. Waterfowl migration was (DK). A Red-breasted Merganser was at LVD on 2/18 unspectacular with most birds probably overflying the (TC). area. The best fallout occurred on 3/16 with 1,400 birds The start of the year brought the end of the southbound at Somerset Lake. migrant raptors at HMS, including 18 Bald Eagles OBSERVERS: Scott Bastian, 172 Bethany Rd, during January and the first week of February (RH, JS, Somerset 15501, (814) 445-6727, ST). It was an interesting transitional day at HMS on [email protected], Dan Jenkins, Anthony Marich 2/6 when there were 2 southbound and 2 northbound Jr., Jeff & Lauretta Payne. Bald Eagles (ST). From 3/7 through the end of the quarter, Bald Eagles were seen at LVD, including 2 together on 3/16 (BCrl). 2 Rough-legged Hawks were Sullivan County seen at HMS on 1/8, and a single was there on 1/13 (ST). HMS had a northbound Merlin on 3/27 (DB). No report

Probably the first non-flyover record of Sandhill Crane No compiler. in the county, one made use of the wetlands area at Sweet Arrow Lake from 3/24 (BA, NB) to 3/30 (DD, MW). A Great Black-backed Gull was seen flying past the Susquehanna County north lookout at HMS (ST) 1/13. A regular January My most interesting record for the very limited time I species at LVD, Eastern Phoebe was seen there from spent in Susquehanna during the first three months of 1/20 (BJ) and through the remainder of quarter. 2 Tree 2002 was that of 2 Rough-legged Hawks circling over Swallows were on the early side at Sweet Arrow Lake Springville Township on 1/15 while a third Rough-leg on 3/9 (DD). As usual, Rusty Blackbirds made a good could be seen just a short distance away, but over the showing at LVD from mid-February onward. border in Wyoming. One of the Susquehanna birds was Of the northern finches, Purple Finch and Pine a dark morph; the other was light morph. Siskin were seen sporadically throughout the quarter. Three Greater Scaup were seen at Lake Walter on A great New Year's Day bird was a Common Redpoll 3/20; 5 were there on the 26th; and even more in early at Schwartz Valley Road (SWl). Another good finch April. Also at Lake Walter on 3/26 were 1 Pied-billed sighting was that of 3 Evening Grosbeaks at West Grebe, 4 American Black Ducks, and 2 Ring-billed

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 39 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Gulls. 3 Ring-necked Ducks were at Lake Walter on Grebes, 115 Canvasbacks, 100 Ring-necked Ducks, 3/14, and 24 were there on 3/26. at least 800 Lesser Scaup, 115 Buffleheads, 100 Hooded Mergansers, and 200 Red-breasted Observer: Bill Reid, 73 W. Ross St, Wilkes-Barre Mergansers were among the 20 species (RS, GE). KL 18702, (570) 836-2734 also produced 36 Tundra Swans on 3/9 (VT); 40 Long- tailed Ducks on 3/16 (ML, RS); and at least 230 Ring- billed Gulls and 30 Bonaparte's Gulls on 3/12 (GE). Tioga County An early county record Tree Sparrow visited BHNS on OBSERVERS: Robert M. Ross, 97 State Rte 287 N, 3/2 (JS,KG). Several Bald Eagles, both adult and Wellsboro 16901, (570) 376-5394, [email protected], immature, were seen repeatedly all quarter and one was Joe Barnes, Larry & Arlene Brown, Martha Copp, Jeff on a nest at Oleopolis from 3/12. One (sometimes two) Holbrook, Ben & Chandra Israel, Bruce Launius, Bob Long-eared Owl was present at a reclaimed strip mine Ross, Joanna Stickler. near Clintonville all quarter.

OBSERVERS: Gary Edwards, RR1, Box 494, Seneca Union County 16346, (814) 676-3011, [email protected]; Russ States, 24 E 5th St, Oil City 16301, (814) 676-6320, No report [email protected], Nancy Baker, Dave Edwards, Kathie Goodblood, Mike Leahy, Jerry Stanley, Russ COMPILER: Wayne Laubscher, RR2 Box 153, Lock States, Valerie Tarkowski Haven 17745 (570) 748-7511, [email protected] Warren County

Venango County A Red-throated Loon was on the Allegheny River at Starbrick 1/20 (DW. BW, JS, BH). Sixty Tundra Swans Location: Buttermilk Hill Nature Center (BHNC) were seen flying southeast near Warren 1/1 (B&DW)

The warm weather in January kept lakes and ponds The mid-winter count of Bald Eagles along the river open most of the month allowing us to record our second between Warren and the Forest county line was 3 (TG, highest number of species for a January -- 78. As usual, DW). There was a Red-shouldered Hawk northwest of the number decreased in February when the lakes Warren 1/19-20, and two Rough-legged Hawks were finally froze, but we still recorded 72 species and the near Lander (B&DW) . yearly total rose to 85. The lakes began thawing early in March and we recorded 87 species for the month and Four American Coots were in Warren 1/12 (DW, TG). ended the quarter with a total of 105 species. 6 Redheads were in Starbrick 1/20 B&DW), and 4 Red- breasted Mergansers were in Warren 3/28 (TG). 7 Bonaparte’s Gulls were at Starbrick 3/31 (C&MN). A January highlights were 60 Tundra Swans flying over Northern Saw-whet Owl was calling at Saybrook 3/30 BHNC on 1/8 (JS, KG), a dark-morph Red-tailed Hawk (C&MN). at BHNC on 1/11 (JS, KG), a Northern Shrike at Utica 1/8-12; 300+ Horned Larks on 1/13 plus small numbers A Northern Mockingbird was north of Warren near of Lapland Longspurs and Snow Buntings from 1/6- the state line 1/20 (B&DW). Evening Grosbeaks were 18 at Rhoades Farm near Kahle Lake (GE, RS). seen at Saybrook on six dates from 1/1-21 with a maximum of 30 on 1/16 (C&MN) . February produced a blue-morph Snow Goose at Kahle Lake 2/9-10, a rare February record of a Turkey OBSERVERS: Ted Grisez 10 Belmont Dr, Warren Vulture on 2/9, 3 Northern Saw-whet Owls 16365, (814) 723-9464, Bill Hill, Chuck and Marjorie responded to taped calls at on 2/26 Neel, John Schultz, Brenda Watts, Don Watts. (GE, RS), the only Short-eared Owl recorded this quarter on 2/11 at County Line Road (GE). American Woodcock returned on 2/25 at BHNC, and a new early Wayne County record Common Snipe was seen at Kahle Lake 2/25 No report (KG, JS). NB had a White-winged Crossbill at her feeder in Jackson Township on 2/25. No compiler. March highlights centered around waterfowl. On 3/36, KL had over 2,000 birds. The day produced 6 Red- Westmoreland County throated Loons, all swimming together, the highest number of that species ever recorded here. One Red- OBSERVERS: Robert C. Leberman, Powdermill necked Grebe, and approximately 100 Horned Nature Reserve, HC64, Box 453, Rector 15677, (724)

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 40 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 593-7521, Dick Byers, Ken Byerly, Patience Fisher, York Linda Huber, Robert C. Leberman, Mark McConaughy, Jack Merchant Family, Robert S. Mulvihill, Robert The first Black-crowned Night-heron of the season Eastern Shaw, Tim Vetcher was found at the Kiwanis Lakerookery on 3/29, with larger numbers not showing up until unusually late, in April.(AS,KL) A Eurasion Wigeon was seen 3/1 in Wyoming County Gifford Pinchot State Park. (PS, BM) A high of 230 Ring-necked Pheasants were counted at Pleasant A Turkey Vulture at Eatonville on 1/23 was by far the Grove pond. (CB) The Bald Eagles did not return to earliest I know of in Wyoming. They were very early York Impounding dam to nest. (FV) A Lesser elsewhere as well. What is the relationship between the Yellowlegs was seen at Codurus State Park 3/13.(BM) arrival of the vultures and the warm winter which we A single Lesser Black-backed Gull was found among had? Eastern Phoebe (2/26) and Pine Warbler (3/27) approximately 50 Ring-billed Gulls at York Mall 2/7. were also much earlier than usual. An adult Snowy Owl was found dead in Red Lion. (FV) Four Brant on the river at South Eaton on 1/7 and 2 on DW found an Eastern Phoebe 2/26 in SGL 416. 100- 2/8 were highly unusual. One wonders if these had any 150 Horned Larks were seen at Hoff Road farm 1/8-9 relationship to the 48 found on the nearby Southeast (PR, KL) and several large flocks of American Pipits Bradford Co. CBC on 12/29, the first Brant record on were at Warren Fry’s farm near East Berlin. Large that count in 52 years. Lesser Scaup are generally far flocks of American Robins were in the area all winter. more common than Greaters, but this year Greater Early Gray Catbirds were seen at Gifford Pinchot Scaup arrived earlier, remained longer, and were higher State Park 1/5 (BM) and 3/13 (KL). in numbers at Lake Carey and Sordoni's Farm. J&JP found 4 Pine Warblers 3/30. Nixon County Park (FV) and a Marietta watershed feeder hosted Eastern Bald Eagles, both immature and adult, continue to be Towhees all winter (AS). A Chipping Sparrow was in seen along the river. An immature at Lake Carey on 1/4 Spring Grove 1/16 (PR). Snow Bunting were at Long was on the ice, feeding on what appeared to be a female Arm Reservoir 1/13-3/3, with a peak of about 75 on 2/2 Common Merganser. On 1/15, a dark- and a light- (BM, PR, AMc). morph Rough-legged Hawk were seen in Nicholson Township, just inside the border with Susquehanna. At OBSERVERS: Chuck Bethard, Jack & Lil Downs, Barb the same time, a light-morph Rough-legged Hawk was Fisher, Warren Fry, Phil Keener, Karen Lippy, Andy just over the border in Susquehanna. McGann, Bob Moul, John & Jean Prescott, Peter Robinson, Ana Mae Shaffer, Al Spiese, Francis On 3/27, I saw a gull in flight at Lake Carey which was Valesquez, Duane Wilton either a first winter Iceland Gull or a first winter Glaucous Gull.

At about 2 AM on 2/17, at South Eaton, I awoke and heard a bird calling outside. It was giving single toots about 5-6 seconds apart. It sounded like a Northern Saw-whet Owl in quality, but the single toots made it uncertain. After three or four minutes, however, the bird flew off a short way and then started the regular toot- toot-toot-toot call of the Saw-whet.

With the ever-decreasing number of dairy farms in the county, manure spreads are hard to find. At Brown's farm in Lemon Township there was a flock of about 100 Horned Larks feeding on the manure. With the flock on 1/8 there was a single Lapland Longspur, and with same flock on 1/15 there were about 50 Snow Buntings.

OBSERVERS: Bill Reid, 73 W. Ross St, Wilkes-Barre 18702, (570) 836-2734, Joe DeMarco, Edwin Johnson, Eric Johnson, Rick Koval, William Reid

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 41 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 Seasonal Occurrence Tables - January through March 2002 A summary of frequently reported species with arrival/departure dates and high counts

HOW TO READ THE TABLES they are present year round. from the beginning of the quarter to Comments on the above species can at least that date. The species listed in the following be found in either the Summary of An arrow after a date indicates the tables represent the “expected” the Season or Local Notes. species was present starting with species in most areas. The following that date and through the rest of 26 species, permanent residents that All other reported species can be the quarter.* = Something occur in almost every county, are not found in the Birds of Note section. noteworthy. Comments about the included. record may usually be found in the CODES Local Notes section. Ruffed Grouse, Ring-necked sp. = Species unknown, such as Pheasant, Wild Turkey, Rock The codes used in the tables are Scaup. Dove, Mourning Dove, Eastern as follows: Screech and Great Horned owls, A comma between dates indicates A = Present All quarter. This that the species was not present Belted Kingfisher, Red-bellied, species was present from the first Downy, Hairy, and Pileated during that interval. day of the quarter through the last woodpecker, Blue Jay, American A blank does not necessarily mean day of the quarter. This could refer Crow, Tufted Titmouse, White- that the species does not occur in to individual birds or the species as breasted Nuthatch, Carolina that county, just that no reports Wren, Eastern Bluebird, a group. were received by the compiler for Northern Mockingbird, Cedar P = Present Part of the quarter. that species. Waxwing, European Starling, This species was present, but Northern Cardinal, Song specific dates are not available. EXAMPLES: Sparrow, House Finch, American R = Permanent Resident. This Goldfinch, and House Sparrow species breeds and is present year 2/27-3/30 means the species was round in this county. first reported on 2/27 and last Not all of the above are “permanent L = Late. An L after a date indi- reported on 3/30. residents” in the strictest sense. cates an unusually late date. 1/66 means the species was first Kingfishers, for example, will leave E = Early. An E after a date indi- reported on 1/6 and present an area if all of the open water cates an unusually early date. through the rest of the quarter. freezes up. Blue Jays migrate, but 6 = An arrow before a date 61/5,3/156 means the species was since Pennsylvania is in the center of indicates the species was present their summer and winter ranges, present up to 1/5 then returned on 3/15 and was present through the rest of the quarter. 9/4E means the species was reported on 9/4, which was early for this county.

PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 42 2002 – VOLUME 16 NO. 1 SEASONAL OCCURRENCE TABLES - JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2002

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LOON, RED-THROATED - - 3/26-27!- - - 1/21-3/9 - - - - COMMON 3/25 - 3/26!- 3/30 - !1/19L,3/23E 3/17-30!3/24!3/23 3/25! GREBE, PIED-BILLED - 1/11!1/1!3/31 A - A 3/11-23!3/17!A 2/23! HORNED 3/25 3/29 2/23-3/26!- 3/16!-!1/5,3/2 3/2-31!3/30!3/16!2/10-3/16! CORMORANT, DOUBLE-CRESTED - A 3/22!- 3/30!-!1/12,3/24 - - 2/3 3/25! HERON, GREAT BLUE R R A 3/21 R !1 / 1 6 R A A A A EGRET, GREAT - 3/25 - - 3/30 - A - - - - NIGHT-HERON, BLACK-CROWNED - 1/3-6 1/1 - - - !1/12,3/23 - - - - VULTURE, BLACK R - - - R - R - - 2/3 - TURKEY R 1/27!2/10-3/18!2/27-3/31 R 2/22!R 2/16!3/9!1/26!2/25! GOOSE, GR. WHITE-FRONTED - - - - 2/10-16 1/16-3/21 !2 / 9 - - - - SNOW 3/10 1/31 - - A - A - - 3/2!1/3-3/25 C A N A D A R R R 3 / 1 - 3 1 R R R R A R A SWAN, MUTE - - R - R - R 2/15-3/8 - 1/12 A TUNDRA 3/10 1/7 3/12!3/1 1/29!-!1/29,3/11 2/23-3/12 3/3 - 2/2! DUCK, WOOD 3/24 R 3/15-26!3/16-31 3/3!2/26 R 3/17!3/15!1/8 A GADWALL - 3/30 1/1-3/26!3/18-30 A - A 2/14-3/17!3/30!3/16 3/16-26 WIGEON, AMERICAN - - 2/27-3/26!3/31 A 3/6-7 A 2/14-3/17!- 2/3 3/10! DUCK, AMERICAN BLACK A !3/27 1/1-3/26!2/25 A - R 2/8-3/8!- A A MALLARD R R A 2/15-3/31 R R R R A R A TEAL, BLUE-WINGED 3/17 3/18!- 3/31 3/17 - 3/24 3/16-23!- - 3/16! SHOVELER, NORTHERN - - 3/16!- 3/17-23 - A 3/8-23!- 1/23 3/25! PINTAIL, NORTHERN 3/24 3/27 1/1-2/23-3/26 - 1/8!-!3/24 2/14-3/23 - 3/9 2/2-24! TEAL, GREEN-WINGED 3/24 2/22!3/26!3/31 1/25!- 1/13-3/30 2/15-3/11!- 3/31 A CANVASBACK - - 1/1-3/16-30 - 1/29!- 1/20-3/17 3/16!- - 3/25-28 REDHEAD 1/9-2/10 - 2/20-3/26 - 1/2-1/30 - 1/1-3 2/14-3/3!- - 1/8-3/21! DUCK, RING-NECKED 1/8 3/27!1/3-3/16!3/19-31 A 3/6 A 1/29-3/17!3/9!A 2/22! SCAUP, GREATER - 3/29 3/26 - 3/27-30 - 2/27-3/31 2/23-3/16-23 - 3/16-29!3/3-28 LESSER - 3/29 2/20-3/16!3/24-31 3/10-30 - 3/2-31 2/2-3/16!3/20 1/1!3/10! SCOTER, WHITE-WINGED - - 3/30 ------3/28 3/16 DUCK, LONG-TAILED - - 3/16-26 - - - 3/10E 3/17 - 2/2 3/10-28 BUFFLEHEAD - 1/7!2/23-3/30!- 3/16!- A 2/2-3/30!3/16!- 3/10! GOLDENEYE, COMMON 2/18 1/2 1/1-3/16 - 2/3-3/27 - !3/24 2/9-3/17 - 2/2 2/10-3/16-30 MERGANSER, HOODED - 1/5!2/22-3/2!- A 3 / 6 A 2 / 2 !3/10!AA COMMON - 1/29-2/1 1/1-2/23-3/26 - A R R 2/6!3/16 P !3/28 RED-BREASTED 3/25 3/18-24 2/20-3/26!3/31 1/2!- 3/3-31 2/10!3/16!2/3 3/16-28 DUCK, RUDDY 3/25 1/5-3/30 1/1-3/16!- 1/12!- A 2 / 6 !-!1/13 1/8-29-3/16! OSPREY - - - - 3/24!- 3/21!3/8!- - 2/25 EAGLE, BALD - - 3/9-27!- A - A R 3 / 3 2 / 3 A HARRIER, NORTHERN A 1/22!A - A - 1/9-3/24 2/6-3/9 A 1/20 A HAWK, SHARP-SHINNED A R - 3/23 R - R R A A A C O O P E R ' S A R A 3 / 2 1 R - R R A A A GOSHAWK, NORTHERN - 2/16 - - !3/15 - 1/19-2/16 3/13 - - 2/6-3/23 HAWK, RED-SHOULDERED A 1/22-3/28 3/18!- A - R R - 3 / 2 7 A RED-TAILED A R A 3/1-31 R R R R A A A ROUGH-LEGGED 1/8 - - - !1/26 - - - 1/13 - P EAGLE, GOLDEN - - - - 2/22 - - - - 3/3 3/9-16-25 KESTREL, AMERICAN A R A 1/12 R - R R A A A MERLIN - !3/20 - - 3/27-30 - A - - 2/16 - FALCON, PEREGRINE - R - - - - R - - - - COOT, AMERICAN A !3/25 3/26!2/25 A - A 2/10-3/17!3/10!A 3/25! KILLDEER A A 2/7-3/16!3/14-31 R 3/29!R 2/10!3/2!2/21!A YELLOWLEGS, GREATER - 3/30!- - 3/30!------LESSER - - - - 3/29!- A 3 / 2 3 - - - SNIPE, COMMON A 3/30!- - A - A - 3 / 2 !3/9-28!A WOODCOCK, AMERICAN 3/14 2/25!- - 2 / 9 !2/23!2/12!3/9!3/2!3/7!2/21! GULL, BONAPARTE'S - 1/1-3/31 3/16-26!- 3/10!- 3/10!3/23-31!3/30 - 3/16!

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SEASONAL OCCURRENCE TABLES - JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2002

ADAMS ALLEGHENY ARMSTRONG BEAVER BERKS BRADFORD BUCKS BUTLER CAMBRIA CARBON CENTRE

RING-BILLED A A 1/1-3/26!2/27 A - A 1/29-2/14!A A 2 / 9 ! HERRING - R 1/1-3/12!- A - A 2/14-3/17!- A 2 / 9 ! LESSER BLACK-BACKED - - - - A - A - - 3/13 - GREAT BLACK-BACKED - - - - A - A - - 2/3-4 - O W L , B A R N - - - - R - R - - - - BARRED R 3/14 - - R R 1/12 R R !3/7 A LONG-EARED ------1/12!1/18 - - - SHORT-EARED 2/14 - 2/11!- - - 1/11-3/6 - - - - NORTHERN SAW-WHET - - - - 2/3-3/5 - R - - - A WOODPECKER, RED-HEADED R - - - R - R - - - A SAPSUCKER, YELLOW-BELLIED A A - - A - A - - 3/25!A FLICKER, NORTHERN R R A 3/3-31 R A R R A P A PHOEBE, EASTERN 3/19 3/14!3/18-30!3/23-30 3/9!3/29!1/1,3/9 3/16!3/2!2/21 3/16! SHRIKE, NORTHERN 1/27 - - - - - 1/28 - - - 2/7-10 CROW, FISH R - - - R - R - - 3/13 A RAVEN, COMMON R 2/13-3/8 A - A R - - R 2/21 A LARK, HORNED A R 3/16 - A - !3/22 - A 1/12 A SWALLOW, TREE 3/14 3/29!- 3/17-31 3/17!-!1/15L,3/2E 3/9!3/31!2/21 3/9! NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED 3/24 - - 3/24-31 3/31 - 3/30!- - - - B A R N 3 / 2 4 - - 3 / 3 1 ------CHICKADEE, CAROLINA R R - 3/9-23 R - R - - - - BLACK-CAPPED A R A 1/1-3/31 R R R R R R A NUTHATCH, RED-BREASTED A A A 1/1-3/31 A - A R - P A CREEPER, BROWN A A A - A R A - A 2/3 A WREN, WINTER A - - - A 3/18 !2/15 - - 2/3 A KINGLET, GOLDEN-CROWNED A A A - A R A A A 1/5-3/31!A RUBY-CROWNED !1 / 1 - - - A - A - - 2 / 3 !- THRUSH, HERMIT A A - - A - A 1/19 A 1/5 A ROBIN, AMERICAN A A A 3/2-31 R 2/7!R R A A A CATBIRD, GRAY - - - - 1/27 - A - - 3/29!- THRASHER, BROWN 3/30 - - - - - A - - - 3/30! PIPIT, AMERICAN - - - - 3/30!- - 3/23-28 1/20 2/15 - WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED A 2/25 - - A - A - - 2/9!A PINE 3/25 - - - 3/23!- 3/2!- - 3/31!3/23! TOWHEE, EASTERN 2/16 2/7!- 3/9-31 A - R 3/3!- - 1/30! SPARROW, AMERICAN TREE !3/11 !2/22 !2/8-24 1/12 A !3/25 A A A 3/3!A CHIPPING 3/30 1/8 - 3/29 3/23!- 3/27!3/31!- 3/16!3/30! FIELD 2/26 1/22-2/15 - - A - R - - - 3/23! S A V A N N A H ------R - - 3 / 2 8 - FOX 2/24-3/9 3/10!3/15-26 - A 3/1-31 A 3/8-16 2/27!!3/23 A S W A M P ------R - A ! 3/3 A WHITE-THROATED A A A 1/1-3/31 A - A A A P A WHITE-CROWNED A 1/22-2/2 - - A - A - - !1/1 - JUNCO, DARK-EYED A A A 3/9-23 A R A A A P A LONGSPUR, LAPLAND ------1/11-21 - - - - BUNTING, SNOW - - - - 1/12 - 1/6 - 1/13 - - BLACKBIRD, RED-WINGED A 2/9!2/11-22!2/24-3/31 A 2/21!R 2/9!A 2/2 A MEADOWLARK, EASTERN A 3/13!3/16!- 3/8!- R 3 / 9 !3/16!3/3 3/21! BLACKBIRD, RUSTY 2/2 - 2/15!- - - 3 / 1 7 !- - 3/15-23 3/18-27 GRACKLE, COMMON A 1/26!2/20-3/18!2/23-3/31 A 3/7!R 3/7!P 2/15-3/9 A COWBIRD, BROWN-HEADED A A 1/11-29!1/5-3/27 R - R 3/17!P 2/3 A FINCH, PURPLE 2/4 A - - A - A R A - A CROSSBILL, WHITE-WINGED ------!2/21 - - - 1/5 REDPOLL, COMMON - - - - 2/10 1/9-19 - - - 3/23 - SISKIN, PINE 1/14-3/4 A - - A - A - - A A GROSBEAK, EVENING ------3/3! SEASONAL OCCURRENCE TABLES - JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2002

CHESTER CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN DELAWARE ERIE FAYETTE FOREST

LOON, RED-THROATED - 3/29 ------1/1-13 - - COMMON 1/6-10-3/29 3/13!- - 2/1-3/18-30 3/30 3/27!P P 3/25!- GREBE, PIED-BILLED 1/2-9!3/27!- 2/7-3/5 1/1-3/27-30 3/18!3/17!P P 3/25!- HORNED 3/16-28 3/17!- 2/1-3 1/6-3/28-31 3/18 3/17!3/19 P 3/25!- CORMORANT, DOUBLE-CRESTED 3/29 - - - - 3/30!3/21!P A - - HERON, GREAT BLUE 1/2-2/15-3/28 3/16!- 1/2-3/2 1/12!A A A A - 3 / 2 0 ! EGRET, GREAT - - - - - 3/20!3/15!- - - - NIGHT-HERON, BLACK-CROWNED - - - - - 3/30!- - - - - VULTURE, BLACK R - - - - A A P - - - TURKEY R - - - 2/24-3/23-31 A A A P - 3/20! GOOSE, GR. WHITE-FRONTED 1/2-26 ------SNOW 1/21-2/18-3/30 2/11 - - 1/10-2/3 - 2/24-3-11 2/16-3/15!- - - CANADA R R A 1/2-3/10-14 1/1-10!A R R A - R SWAN, MUTE 1/12-3/8!- - - - A A P A - - TUNDRA 1/1-29-3/11 2/5-3/16 P 3/15-17 1/25-3/27 - 1/29-3/16 P A 3/25!- DUCK, WOOD 3/10-18!- - 1/2-3/9-14 1/3!2/27!2/10!R 1/15!- 3/21! GADWALL 1/1 - - - 1/1!3 / 1 8 A - A - - WIGEON, AMERICAN 1/1-2/22-3/28 3/2-7!- 1/2-3/29 1/3!3/18!A 2/1!P 3/25 2/13 DUCK, AMERICAN BLACK !1/25-3/31 - - 1/2-3/15 1/2!A R R A 2 / 2 - MALLARD R R A 1/2-3/30 1/1!A R R A - P TEAL, BLUE-WINGED 3/28 - - - 3/16-23-30 - 3/29!2/1!3/20!3/29!- SHOVELER, NORTHERN 1/2-3/31 - - - 1/10!3/18 3/16!- 3/15!3/25 - PINTAIL, NORTHERN !2/22-3/21 - - 1/2-3/3-15 2/3!3/18 3/1!P 2/20!-- TEAL, GREEN-WINGED 3/8-10-29 3/16 - 2/1-3/9 2/25!3/18!AA3/1!-- CANVASBACK 1/1-2-15 3/27 - 3/9-15 1/12!- - 2/2 A 3/25 1/1 REDHEAD 3/21-31 3/23!- 2/3 1/1!- 3 / 2 3 - A - 1 / 1 DUCK, RING-NECKED A 3/7-27!P 3/5-30 1/2!2/20!2/24!1/4!A 3/25 3/27 SCAUP, GREATER 3/11-21-27 - P - 2/21!- 3/16!- A - - LESSER 1/18-3/28-31 3/2-23!P 3/17 1/1!3/30 A - A 3/2!- SCOTER, WHITE-WINGED ------1/1!-- OLDSQUAW 1/9-3/26 3/16-29 P - 3/30 3/30 3/30 - 1/1!-- BUFFLEHEAD 1/2-2/27!3/23!- 1/2-3/30 1/1!A A P A 3 / 2 5 !- GOLDENEYE, COMMON - 3/16 - 1/2-2/19-3/9 1/5!- A 1/28-2/8 A - - MERGANSER, HOODED 1/21-2/22-3/31 3/2!P 3/15-21-22 1/10!AR !2/28 P 2/2 3/20 COMMON 1/1-3/2-16 2/24-3/13!- 1/2-2/11-3/10 1/12!A A A A - P RED-BREASTED 3/14-16-28 3/19-22!P - 1/25!- 1/28!- A 3/25-29 3/27 DUCK, RUDDY A 3/27!- - 1 / 1 !3/18 - !3/31 P 3/25 - OSPREY 3/24-31 - - - - 3/30!- 3 / 1 7 - - - EAGLE, BALD 1/1-9-3/27 3/3-23 - 3/13 1/2!A R P P - 3 / 4 ! HARRIER, NORTHERN 1/1-3/31 R - 1/2-31-3/23 1/10!A A P P - - HAWK, SHARP-SHINNED R R A 2/2-3/19 1/25-3/3 A R R A - A COOPER'S R - A 1/2-3/15 2/4!A R R A - A GOSHAWK, NORTHERN - - - R - - - 3/16 3/29 - P HAWK, RED-SHOULDERED 2/23-3/9 3/8!- 3/13 1/5!3/30 R P P - 2/16 BROAD-WINGED - 2/20-3/16!- - - - - 3 / 1 5 !- - - RED-TAILED R R A 1/2-3/5 1/1!A R 3 / 9 A - R ROUGH-LEGGED 1/8 1/12-13!- 1/31-2/14 1/2-3/8 - - - P - - EAGLE, GOLDEN - - 1/17 - 3/21 ------KESTREL, AMERICAN R R - 1/2 1/2!A R R A - R MERLIN 1/10-3/29 - - - - - 2/8-13 3/1-4/1 1/18-3/29 - - FALCON, PEREGRINE 2/23-3/17 - - - - - A R 1/10-3/29 - - COOT, AMERICAN A 3/23!- 1/9-3/9 1/1!- 3/23!!2/28 A 3/30 - KILLDEER R 1/13-3/22!P 1/2-3/8 3/1-16-30 A 2/15!R 2/20!2/17!P YELLOWLEGS, GREATER 3/29-30-31 - 3/31 - 3/28-30 - 3/29!3 / 1 - - - LESSER - - - 3/30 3/18 - 3/29!3 / 1 - - - SNIPE, COMMON 2/3-3/28 3/22 - 3/29 3/16-27 3/1!3/17!- 1 / 5 - - WOODCOCK, AMERICAN 3/15 3/11!- 3/3 - 3/1!2/26!P 3/5!- 3/13!

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SEASONAL OCCURRENCE TABLES - JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2002

CHESTER CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN DELAWARE ERIE FAYETTE FOREST

GULL, BONAPARTE'S 3/26-27 3/27!3/20 3/23 - - 3/27!- A 3/25-29 - RING-BILLED A 3/17!P 1/2-3/17-23 1/1!A A A A 3 / 2 6 !- HERRING 1/2-3/11-28 - - - 1/2!A A A A 3 / 2 5 - LESSER BLACK-BACKED 3/3-21 ------1/13!-- GREAT BLACK-BACKED 1/29 - - - - A A A A - - O W L , B A R N R - - - - - R - - - - BARRED - - A R 1/6!A R P P - R LONG-EARED 1/29-2/3-9 - - - - - P - 3/24!-- SHORT-EARED ------3/29-30 - - NORTHERN SAW-WHET - 1/27 - 3/9-15 - A P 3/14 3/28!-- WOODPECKER, RED-HEADED A - - - 3/31 A - - A - - SAPSUCKER, YELLOW-BELLIED 1/17-3/3 - - 1/2 - A A A 3/20!-- FLICKER, NORTHERN R 1/12!A 1/2-31-2/28 1/2!A R R A - - PHOEBE, EASTERN 1/17-3/25!3/30!- - 3/29 3/18!- 1/27-3/9!- - 3/30! SHRIKE, NORTHERN - - - - 1/2-3/18 - 1/20 - 2/10 - - CROW, FISH 3/8-14-27 - - - - A R R - - - RAVEN, COMMON - - A 1/2-3/23 - A R - - - R LARK, HORNED 1/7-2/15-22 !3/22 A 3/5 3/14-18 A R 1/10 P - - MARTIN, PURPLE - - - - 3/27-28 ------SWALLOW, TREE 3/8-18!3/30!- 3/26 3/2!3/18!3/16!3/28!3/15!-- NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED 3/28 - - - - 3/31!3/30!- - - - B A R N - - - - - 3 / 3 0 !- - - - - CHICKADEE, CAROLINA R - - - - A R R - - - BLACK-CAPPED 1/1-10-2/22 A A 1/2-3/31 1/1!A R P R - R NUTHATCH, RED-BREASTED A A - 1/2 1/1!A A - P - A CREEPER, BROWN 1/1-12-3/28 A A 1/9-2/21-28 1/19-3/16 A R !3/19 P 2/2 3/5! WREN, WINTER 1/17 - - 1/2 - A A P P - - KINGLET, GOLDEN-CROWNED 1/1-3/28 !1/6-12 - 1/2 1/6 A A P P 1/2 A RUBY-CROWNED 1/1 - - 2/4 - A A P 3/20!-- THRUSH, HERMIT 1/12-3/29 - - - - A R P P 1/2 - ROBIN, AMERICAN R A A 1/2-3/2 1/1!A R R A - 3 / 2 3 ! CATBIRD, GRAY 1/12-3/31 ------P - - - THRASHER, BROWN 2/24 - - 1/18 - - !1/29L - 1/18 - - PIPIT, AMERICAN - 2/9-3/22 - - 3/27 - 3/30!- 3/15!-- WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED 1/17-3/15-25 3/7 - 1/20-31-3/28 - A P - A - - PINE 3/6 - - - - - 3/28!3/1!- - 3/25! TOWHEE, EASTERN R 1/1!- - 3/24-27 A - 2/24!P - - SPARROW, AMERICAN TREE 1/1-17-2/22 !3/28 A 1/2-3/30 1/1!A A P A 2 / 2 A CHIPPING 3/29 3/28!- - - 3/30 3/30!3/1!- - - FIELD R - - - 1/2 A 3/17!R - - - SAVANNAH 3/16 - 3/31 - - 3/31!- 1 / 2 0 - - - FOX 2/22-3/21-22 2/27!- 1/2-2/5-3/7 3/31 3/9!3/9!A - - 3 / 4 ! SWAMP 3/16-21 - - R 1/6-3/28 A 3/27!R - - - WHITE-THROATED A P - 1/2-3/31 1/1!A A A A 2 / 2 A WHITE-CROWNED 1/17-3/14-16 P - 1/2 1/20 A P P - - - JUNCO, DARK-EYED A R A 1/2-3/31 1/1!A A A A 1/11-2/2 A LONGSPUR, LAPLAND - - - - - P 3/17-20 - - - - BUNTING, SNOW - - - - 2/6 P - P - - - BLACKBIRD, RED-WINGED 1/12-2/15 2/27!- 1/2-3/4 1/19!A A R P 3 / 2 9 !3/11! MEADOWLARK, EASTERN - 3/31 - - 3/8-19-30 A 3/12!- P 3/25!- BLACKBIRD, RUSTY - - 3/3 - 3/2-21-30 3/1!3/17!- 3/20!-- GRACKLE, COMMON R 3/2!- - 1 / 7 !2/27!2/21!R 2/20!1/9!3/11! COWBIRD, BROWN-HEADED R 3/31!- 1 / 2 1 / 1 A A R P - 3 / 1 1 ! FINCH, PURPLE 1/12-21-2/18 1/31!A 1/9-3/4 1/16-20 A A P A - A CROSSBILL, WHITE-WINGED ------A - - REDPOLL, COMMON - 1/21 - - - - 2/3-5 - A - 3/7-19 SISKIN, PINE 1/1-3/25 A - - 1/1 A A P A - 1/1-3/25 GROSBEAK, EVENING - 1/12-3/6 - - 1/19!- - - - - ! 1/2! SEASONAL OCCURRENCE TABLES - JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2002

FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JUNIATA LANCASTER LEBANON LEHIGH LYCOMING MERCER MIFFLIN

LOON, RED-THROATED - - - 3/25 - - - - 3/26 - - COMMON 3/25!3/25 3/25!3/25!- 3/28!- - 3/30 3/25-27!- GREBE, PIED-BILLED 3/9-29!- 3/25!2/24!- 3/18!A - 3/24-30 3/30 - HORNED 3/17-25!- 3/16!2/24!3/16-24 3/16!3/13-24 - 2/28-3/30 3/15-27 - CORMORANT, DOUBLE-CRESTED - 3/25 - 3/26!3/28!A - - - 3 / 2 7 !3/19 HERON, GREAT BLUE 3/9-29!A R A A R A - - A 1 / 1 3 EGRET, GREAT - - - 3/30!- 3/27!- - - - - NIGHT-HERON, BLACK-CROWNED - - - - - 3/28!- - - - - VULTURE, BLACK 1/18 - R - R R A - 2/9 - 1/8 TURKEY 1/23-3/9!2/3!R 2/24!R R R 1 / 4 3 / 1 !2/26E!A GOOSE, GR. WHITE-FRONTED - - - - - 2/5-3/9 2/16 - - - - S N O W - - - - - A A - 2 / 1 7 - - C A N A D A R R R R R R R - R R R SWAN, MUTE - - - - - 2/9-3/18 3/24 - - - - TUNDRA 3/17!- P 2/16!1/2-2/27 A A - 2/20 1/8-3/25 3/16 DUCK, WOOD 3/9-29!3/15!3/1!2/26!2/24!2/3!1/5E - 3/24!2/24-3/17!3/16 GADWALL - - - 3/5!- 3/6 2/24 - - 3/19 - WIGEON, AMERICAN 3/25-26 3/22!3/15 2/5!- 2/16!!3/24 - 3/30 2/24-3/30 - DUCK, AMERICAN BLACK - - A 1/14!1/20 R R - 2/13 3/2-27 3/16 MALLARD R A R A R R R - R R R TEAL, BLUE-WINGED - - 3/21!3/25!- 3/30!- - - 3 / 2 7 - SHOVELER, NORTHERN - - - 2/26!3/16 A A - - 2/18-3/25 - PINTAIL, NORTHERN 3/29!- 3/28!2/5-3/26 - A 2/24-3/1-24 - - - - TEAL, GREEN-WINGED 3/29!- 3/2-28 2/26!3/21 2/16!A - 3/31 3/25-30 - CANVASBACK 3/25-29 - 3/25-28 3/16-30 - 3/10 3/24 - - 3/30 - REDHEAD - - 2/23-3/27 2/9-3/30 - - 3/1-17 - - 3/30 3/21 DUCK, RING-NECKED 2/23!2/2-3/21 3/6!1/29!- 2/20!A - 3/30 2/24-3/30 - SCAUP, GREATER 3/26 - 3/25 2/5-3/30 P - 3/24 - - - - LESSER 3/12!3/29 3/6-27 2/9!3/28 2/17!2/9-3/24 - 3/30 2/18-3/25 - SCOTER, WHITE-WINGED - - - 3/16-30 - - 1/15E - - - - DUCK, LONG-TAILED 3/17-25 - 3/16-29 3/16-30 3/16 3/16 - - 3/30 2/7-3/30 3/20 BUFFLEHEAD 3/12!3/29!A 2/5!3/16-29 A A - 3/30 3/17-30 3/20 GOLDENEYE, COMMON - 2/25 !3/17 2/21-3/26 2/13 A 1/1 - - 2/29 3/27 MERGANSER, HOODED - 3/15!R 2/9!2/14!2/3!2/9!- 2/13-18 2/24-3/30 3/27 COMMON 3/17 - A 2/16-3/26 1/13!A A - - 2/23-3/27 3/27 RED-BREASTED 3/25-29 3/25 3/16!2/9!3/24!3/30 3/1 - 3/30 2/2-3/30 - DUCK, RUDDY - - 3/25!3/12!- A 3/1-24 - 3/30 2/23-3/30 - OSPREY 3/29!- 3/24!3/30!P 3/21!- - 3/27 3/17E!- EAGLE, BALD - - R 2/12!1/26-2/23 R A - A A 2/8 HARRIER, NORTHERN - - A A 2/5-25 A A - 1/3-3/30 A 1/2 HAWK, SHARP-SHINNED R R R A R R R - R R 1/6 C O O P E R ' S R R R A R R R - R R 1 / 2 GOSHAWK, NORTHERN - - R - 3/27 - R - - - - HAWK, RED-SHOULDERED 3/17 - R 1/29!3 / 2 5 R R - - R - BROAD-WINGED - - 3/31!------R E D - T A I L E D R R R A R R R - R R A ROUGH-LEGGED - - !3/30 - 1/5-2/9 1/31-2/6 - - 1/10-2/2 - 1/3-2/4 EAGLE, GOLDEN - - 2/1!- - - - - 2 / 2 8 - - KESTREL, AMERICAN R R R A R R R - R R A MERLIN - - - 1/3-3/28 - 1/31-3/24 - - - - - FALCON, PEREGRINE - - - - - 1/9!--!2/17 - - COOT, AMERICAN - 2/2!- 2/9!P A A - 3/30 3/15-30 - KILLDEER 2/26-3/29!2/12!A 1/8!R R A - 3 / 1 9 !2/2!A YELLOWLEGS, GREATER - - 3/30!- - 3 / 3 0 - - - - - LESSER - - - 3/25!------SNIPE, COMMON 3/12!- 3/8!- 1/1-3/29 A A - - 3/13-21!- WOODCOCK, AMERICAN 2/23!- 2/19!3/15!2/16!1/7!1/30E-3/6 - 3/30 3/7-12!3/8

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SEASONAL OCCURRENCE TABLES - JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2002

FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JUNIATA LANCASTER LEBANON LEHIGH LYCOMING MERCER MIFFLIN

GULL, BONAPARTE'S 3/25-29!- 3/31!3/16!- 3/10!- - 3 / 3 0 - - RING-BILLED 2/26!- A 1/24!A R A - 2 / 3 !A 3/20 HERRING - - P 3/30!1/20 R 1/5-3/24 - - 2/2-7!- LESSER BLACK-BACKED - - - - - 3/30 1/5 - - - - GREAT BLACK-BACKED - - - - 1/20-2/24 R 1/5-3/24 - - - - O W L , B A R N - - - - R R - - - - - B A R R E D R R R - R R R - - R - L O N G - E A R E D - - - - - A - - - - - SHORT-EARED - - - 2/11!------WOODPECKER, RED-HEADED - - - - - R R - - 1/13!1/21 SAPSUCKER, YELLOW-BELLIED 3/25!- A 1 / 8 !1/1 A A - 3/31 - 3/16 FLICKER, NORTHERN R R R A R R R - - R 2/10 PHOEBE, EASTERN 3/9-29!3/4!3/9!3/19!2/14!3/9!3/16 - 3/15!3/17!3/25 SHRIKE, NORTHERN ------3/13 - - CROW, FISH - - 3/8!- 2/12!R R - - - - RAVEN, COMMON R R R A R 2/19 A - R - 1/8 LARK, HORNED R - A A R R R 1/29 2/2 A 3/13 MARTIN, PURPLE - 3/20!- - 3/21!- 3/23E - - 3/29!3/13 SWALLOW, TREE 3/29!3/26!3/9!3/16!3/6!3/16!3/24!- 3/24!3/15!3/18 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED - - - - 3/31!3/30!- - - - - CHICKADEE, CAROLINA - R - - - R R - - - - BLACK-CAPPED R A R A R R R - R R A NUTHATCH, RED-BREASTED 1/5 A R A !3/29 3/28 - - - 2/6 - CREEPER, BROWN R - R A P A R - - A 1/2 WREN, WINTER - - R - - A R - 3/30 - 1/8 KINGLET, GOLDEN-CROWNED 3/25-29!- R A A A R - - A 3 / 2 4 RUBY-CROWNED 3/25!- A 1 / 6 ! 2 / 5 A A - 1 / 1 - - THRUSH, HERMIT 3/25 - R A 1/6!A - 1/6 - 2/13 - ROBIN, AMERICAN A R R A 1/5!R R - R R A CATBIRD, GRAY - - - - !1 / 1 - - 1 / 6 - - A THRASHER, BROWN - - 3/31!------3 / 1 5 3 / 2 8 PIPIT, AMERICAN - - 1/7-3/27 3/23 3/28 A - - - 3/19!- WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED - A A 1/3!A A A - - - - PINE 3/25!3/10 3/31!3/15!3/29!- - 3 / 3 1 - - - TOWHEE, EASTERN 3/9!3/19!!1/6 3/14!3/29!R R A - 2 / 2 1 !3/15 SPARROW, AMERICAN TREE !3/12-29 - A !1/22-3/26 !3/31 !3/6 1/13-3/17 - - A 1/6 CHIPPING 3/31!3/22!3/31!3/30 1/1!3/28!3/13E - - - 3/20 FIELD R 3/15!R A 3/17!R R - - - - S A V A N N A H - - - - - R R - - - - FOX 3/25 - 3/2!2/27!3/15-29!3/14!3/1-15 A 3/6 - 3/10 SWAMP 3/12!- R 1 / 8 - R R - - A - WHITE-THROATED A A A A R A A - 3/11!1/27-3/28!P WHITE-CROWNED - A - - A A A - - - A JUNCO, DARK-EYED A A R A R A R - R A A LONGSPUR, LAPLAND - - - - - !2 / 6 - - - - - BUNTING, SNOW - - - 1/5 - - - 1/29 - 1/1-27 - BLACKBIRD, RED-WINGED 2/23-26!2/2!2/7!1/5!1/4!R R - - A 3 / 2 8 MEADOWLARK, EASTERN R 2/2!A 2/24!3/7-25 R 3/9E - - 3/14!3/13 BLACKBIRD, RUSTY - - 3/17!3/16!- - - - - 1 / 1 !- GRACKLE, COMMON 3/9!A 2/23!1/12!2/2!R R - 2 / 1 5 !2/24!3/28 COWBIRD, BROWN-HEADED 2/26!A 2/24!1/8 1/11!R R - - A - FINCH, PURPLE - - A A - - A 1/21 - 3/28!3/19 CROSSBILL, WHITE-WINGED - - 1/19 1/7 1/1 - - - 2/11 - - SISKIN, PINE - - A 1/1 P 3/20 A 1/7 - - A GROSBEAK, EVENING - - A - P - - - - 1/4 3/25 SEASONAL OCCURRENCE TABLES - JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2002

MONROE MONTGOMERY MONTOUR PHILADELPHIA SCHUYLKILL SOMERSET TIOGA VENANGO WESTMORELAND WYOMING

LOON, RED-THROATED ------3/26-27 - - COMMON - 3/26!1/24 !1/5-3/29 3/28!3/26 3/24-27 3/26!- 3/25! GREBE, PIED-BILLED - 3/16!3/19!P 2/8!3/31 3/17-27 !1/2,3/30 1/20 2/26-27 HORNED - 3/16!3/20-27 1/5-3/27 3/24 3/10-31 3/24-29 3/15!3/16 3/25! CORMORANT, DOUBLE-CRESTED - 3/29!- A - 3/25 - 3/30!-- HERON, GREAT BLUE - A - A A 1/1-3/28 2/14!aP !1/4 EGRET, GREAT - - - 1/6-3/27!------NIGHT-HERON, BLACK-CROWNED - - - 1/2 ------VULTURE, BLACK - A - P 1/14!- - - - - TURKEY - A - A 1/14!3/10 3/8!!2/9,3/8 2/29 1/23E GOOSE, SNOW - 1/12!2/6-3/31 1/6-3/15!3/3-24 2/7 - 2/9 - - CANADA R A !A R R 1/1 2/26-3/21 R R R S W A N , M U T E - - - P R - - - R - TUNDRA - 1/10-3/27 1/29-3/14 - 3/2-3 1/13E 1/2E-3/27 A 1/12 - DUCK, WOOD - A - P 2/10 3/15 1/2!3/15!1/20 3/17! GADWALL - A - 1/5 2/12-3/18 3/16 3/13-29 3/23!1/11 - WIGEON, AMERICAN - 2/16-3/20 - 1/5 1/25-3/18 1/9-3/16 2/23-3/28 3/23!3/2 3/11-26 DUCK, AMERICAN BLACK - A !A R 2 / 2 !1/1 1/2!!3/24 A !3/26 MALLARD R A !A R R R 1 / 2 !R R R TEAL, BLUE-WINGED - P 3/6!2/1 3/30 3/16 - 3/23 - - SHOVELER, NORTHERN - A 3/20 !1/5!3/24 3/8-16 2/26-3/24 - - - PINTAIL, NORTHERN - 2/9-3/27 3/1 1/5 3/10 1/27 - !2/23,3/23 P - TEAL, GREEN-WINGED - A 3/20 A 3/16!3/8-16 3/17-30 - 1/11 3/14! CANVASBACK - 1/6-2/1 - !1/5-3/15 - 1/1-3/16 3/26-27 3/12!- 3/26-28 REDHEAD - - - - - 2/21 3/13-27 A 3/16 - DUCK, RING-NECKED - A 3/1-23 1/5 1/27!1/1 2/19-3/29 A 1/28 3/1! SCAUP, GREATER - - - 1/5 - 2/28-3/31 3/25-27 3/12!3/2 3/18! LESSER - 1/20!- - 3/18 2/17 3/24-26 A P 3/19-29 DUCK, LONG-TAILED - 3/6 1/31 - 2/3 3/16 3/25-27 3/16-28 3/16 - BUFFLEHEAD - 1/14-3/27 2/2!1/5!3/28!3/16 3/24-30 !2/2,3/12 1/20 2/27! GOLDENEYE, COMMON - 2/15-3/10 - 1/5-3/25 3/1-4 2/17-3/31 1/2-3/26 A P 3/27 MERGANSER, HOODED - A 3/6 A 2/2!2/2-3/18 1/2-3/29 A 1/12 2/7! COMMON R A 1/29!A 1/27!2/2-3/25 1/2!A P R RED-BREASTED - 3/26-30 3/19 - 2/18 1/13-3/16 3/24-29 3/15!3/16 3/20! DUCK, RUDDY - 3/26!3/6 1/5!- 2/28-3/31 3/25-27 !2/24,3/23 P 3/18-30 OSPREY - 3/8-26 - 3/16!- 3/31 3/20!- - - EAGLE, BALD - A 3/20 P 1/2!- 1/2!A 1/12 A HARRIER, NORTHERN - 1/10-3/29 A 1/5 - 1/13 1/3-3/27 A A - HAWK, SHARP-SHINNED R A - A R 3/25 1/5-3/29 A R - COOPER'S R A A A R A 1/2-3/26 R R - GOSHAWK, NORTHERN R - - - - 3/26 - 3/8 3/2 - HAWK, RED-SHOULDERED R 2/15-3/1 - P R - - A 2/25 3/7! BROAD-WINGED - 2/20-26 - 3/1 - - 3/6 - - - RED-TAILED R A A R R R 1/6-3/27 R R R ROUGH-LEGGED - - - - 1/18 1/1-2/10 1/7 1/2-3/16 1/11 !1/23 KESTREL, AMERICAN R P A R R 1/13 1/5-3/27 R R R MERLIN - 1/19-3/17 - 2/17-3/21 3/27 - - - - - FALCON, PEREGRINE - - - R ------COOT, AMERICAN - - - !1/5 - 3/10-31 1/2-3/19 !1/1,3/24 1/11 - KILLDEER - A - A 3/1!3/10 3/9!!2/14,3/4 2/19 2/26! YELLOWLEGS, GREATER - - - 3/1!------LESSER - - - 3/17!- 3 / 1 4 E - - - - SNIPE, COMMON - 3/2-18 - !1/5-3/9!2/10!1/1-3/28 - 2/27-3/4 3/16 3/25! WOODCOCK, AMERICAN - - 3/1!A 2/22!3/15 3/28!2/25!2/7 - GULL, BONAPARTE'S - 3/26-29 - - - 3/25-28 3/25-27 3/26!3/26 - RING-BILLED - A 1/29-3/20 A P 1/29-3/28 2/16-3/8 !2/6,3/12 1/12 !3/11 HERRING - A - A P 1/13 1/2-3/24 !1/20,3/26 1/12 A

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SEASONAL OCCURRENCE TABLES - JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 2002

MONROE MONTGOMERY MONTOUR PHILADELPHIA SCHUYLKILL SOMERSET TIOGA VENANGO WESTMORELAND WYOMING

LESSER BLACK-BACKED - !3 / 1 6 - 1 / 5 ------GREAT BLACK-BACKED - 1/15-3/10 - A 1/13 - 1/2 - - - O W L , B A R N - - - - R - - - - - B A R R E D - - - A R R - R R R L O N G - E A R E D ------A - - SHORT-EARED - - - - - 1/27 - 2/11 - - NORTHERN SAW-WHET - - - - P 3/9 - A - 2/17 WOODPECKER, RED-HEADED - A ------SAPSUCKER, YELLOW-BELLIED - A - 1/5 A - 2/15 - P - FLICKER, NORTHERN - A 3/14!R R 3/14 1/3!A P P PHOEBE, EASTERN - 2/2!3/19!3/9!1/20!3/15 3/18!3/15!3/9 2/26! SHRIKE, NORTHERN - - - - - 1/13-2/10 1/5 1/8-2/27 - - CROW, FISH - P - R P - - - - 3/13! RAVEN, COMMON - - - - R R 3/9 1/1 R R LARK, HORNED - 2/2!- - P R 1/10-2/21 A 1/11 R SWALLOW, TREE - 3/8!- 2/25-3/24!3/9!3/29-31 3/21!3/2!P 3/30! NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED - - - 3/29!- 3 / 3 1 - - - - BARN - 3/26!- 3/30!- 3 / 3 1 - - - - CHICKADEE, CAROLINA - A - R - - - - R - BLACK-CAPPED - P A P R R 1/1-3/31 R R R NUTHATCH, RED-BREASTED - 3/16!- 1 / 5 R - - A R A CREEPER, BROWN - !3/4 !1/17 !1/5-3/20 R 1/13 - !2/10 R R WREN, WINTER - !3/15 - !1/5!A - - 1 / 1 R P KINGLET, GOLDEN-CROWNED - A - P R A - !2/11 R R RUBY-CROWNED - A - P A - - - - - THRUSH, HERMIT - - - !1/5!A 1 / 1 - - - - ROBIN, AMERICAN - A A R R 1/1 1/5!A P A CATBIRD, GRAY - 3/8 - !1/5!------THRASHER, BROWN - - - 1/5 ------WARBLER, YELLOW-RUMPED - - - 1/5!!1 / 2 - - - P - PINE - - - 2/11!3/24 - - - - 3/27! TOWHEE, EASTERN - A - P - 3/30 - 3/22!P- SPARROW, AMERICAN TREE - !3/18 A P !3/3 A 2/15 A P !3/18 CHIPPING - 1/21 - 3/28!3/29!3/27 3/29 - P - F I E L D - P - P A 1 / 1 - ! 1/19 P - S A V A N N A H - - - P ------F O X - A - ! 1/5!2/25!2/26-3/16 3/7!3/3!2/27 3/15! SWAMP - 1/10 - A A - 1/20!1/14 P - WHITE-THROATED - A A A A - 3/10-31 A P - WHITE-CROWNED - 1/10!A - P - - - - - JUNCO, DARK-EYED - A A A A A 1/1-3/31 A R R LONGSPUR, LAPLAND - - - - - 1/1 - 1/6-1/18 1/20 1/8 BUNTING, SNOW ------1/6-1/14 - 1/15 BLACKBIRD, RED-WINGED - 2/15!2/21!R 2/12!1/13 2/7-3/31 A P 2/20! MEADOWLARK, EASTERN - 3/3!- - - 3/4 1/10-3/11 3/9!P 3/27! BLACKBIRD, RUSTY - - - P 2/11!3/31 1/10-3/31 - P 3/20 GRACKLE, COMMON - 1/19!3/1!P 1/30!2/26 1/26-3/31 3/12!P 2/26! COWBIRD, BROWN-HEADED - 2/2!3/30!A!1/9-2/28!2/3 1/18!A P 3/30! FINCH, PURPLE - A - P A P 1/24 !2/6 A P CROSSBILL, WHITE-WINGED - - - 1/5-3/3 - - - 2/25 - - REDPOLL, COMMON - - 2/14 - 1/1 - 1/10-2/27 1/9 - !1/15 SISKIN, PINE - A - 1/5 A 1/1-5 2/17-3/9 !1/4,3/22 A - GROSBEAK, EVENING - - - 1/25 3/1 3/15 1/14-20 - P - How to Report Rare Birds

If you observe any of the following species, or a species that is not on the Official List of the Birds of Pennsylvania (see www.pabirds.org/PORC.htm), please send complete documentation of your sighting to Nick Pulcinella, Secretary, Pennsylvania Ornithological Records Committee, 210 Welcome Ave., Norwood, PA 19074.

Pacific Loon Clapper Rail Dovekie Seaside sparrow Northern Fulmar King Rail Thick-billed Murre Harris’s Sparrow Black-capped Petrel Spotted Rail Ancient Murrelet Golden-crowned Sparrow Cory’s Shearwater Purple Gallinule Band-tailed Pigeon Black-headed Grosbeak Leach’s Storm-Petrel Snowy Plover Eurasian Collared-Dove Blue Grosbeak Northern Gannet Wilson’s Plover White-winged Dove ( exempt in Bucks, Chester, Brown Pelican Piping Plover Common Ground-Dove Delaware, Lancaster, Great Cormorant American Oystercatcher Northern Hawk-Owl Philadelphia, York) ( exempt in Bucks, Delaware, Black-necked Stilt Great Gray Owl Lazuli Bunting Philadelphia) Whimbrel Boreal Owl Painted Bunting Anhinga ( exempt in Erie) Chuck-will’s-widow Western Meadowlark Magnificent Frigatebird Black-tailed Godwit Rufous Hummingbird Yellow-headed Blackbird Tricolored Heron Hudsonian Godwit Black-backed Woodpecker Brewer’s Blackbird Cattle Egret Marbled Godwit Pacific-slope Flycatcher Bullock’s Oriole White Ibis Surfbird Say’s Phoebe Brambling Glossy Ibis Red Knot Vermilion Flycatcher Hoary Redpoll Roseate Spoonbill Purple Sandpiper Ash-throated Flycatcher Wood Stork ( exempt in Erie) Loggerhead Shrike Recognizable forms and Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Buff-breasted Sandpiper Violet-green Swallow subspecies: Pink-footed Goose Ruff Boreal Chickadee “Black” Brant Greater White-fronted Goose Red-necked Phalarope Bewick’s Wren ( Branta bernicla nigricans) ( exempt in Berks, Bucks, Red Phalarope Sedge Wren small races of Canada Goose Chester, Delaware, Pomarine Jaeger Northern Wheatear Green-winged (Common) Teal Lancaster, Lebanon, Parasitic Jaeger Mountain Bluebird ( Anas crecca crecca) Montgomery, Philadelphia) Laughing Gull Townsend’s Solitaire “Eastern” Willet Ross’s Goose ( exempt in Erie and the Bicknell’s Thrush ( Catoptrophorus ( exempt in Berks, Bucks, lower Delaware and Varied Thrush semipalmatus Chester, Delaware, Susquehanna rivers) Bohemian Waxwing semipalmatus) Lancaster, Lebanon, Franklin’s Gull Black-throated Gray Warbler Yellow-rumped (Audubon’s) Montgomery, Philadelphia) ( exempt in Erie) Townsend’s Warbler Warbler Cinnamon Teal Little Gull Kirtland’s Warbler ( Dendroica coronata Eurasian Wigeon ( exempt in Erie) Swainson’s Warbler auduboni) ( male exempt) Black-headed Gull Summer Tanager White-crowned (Gambel’s) Tufted Duck Mew Gull ( exempt in Greene) Sparrow King Eider Thayer’s Gull Western Tanager ( Zonotrichia leucophrys Harlequin Duck Black-legged Kittiwake Green-tailed Towhee gambelii) Barrow’s Goldeneye Ross’s Gull Spotted Towhee Dark-eyed (Pink-sided) Junco Masked Duck Sabine’s Gull Lark Sparrow ( Junco hyemalis mearnsi) American Swallow-tailed Kite Gull-billed Tern Lark Bunting Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco Mississippi Kite Royal Tern LeConte’s Sparrow ( Junco hyemalis oreganus) Swainson’s Hawk Roseate Tern Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Dark-eyed (White-winged) Gyrfalcon Arctic Tern Sparrow Junco Yellow Rail Least Tern Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow ( Junco hyemalis aikeni) Black Rail Sooty Tern

Include as many of the following items as possible in your report: species name; location; date and time of observation; your address and phone number; names of other observers if any; how long and at what distance you watched the bird; weather conditions; optics used; bird’s behavior; complete description of the bird as you saw it (describe as many of these characters as possible: upperparts including head, nape, back, upper tail coverts, and upper tail; side including face, breast, and flanks; underparts including chin, throat, neck, breast, belly, undertail coverts, and underside of tail; wings above and below including primaries, secondaries, tertials, and coverts; non- plumage features including bill, legs, feet, and color of eye); how you distinguished the bird from similar species; previous experience with the species if any; a discussion that might support your identification; and the date you wrote the documentation. Photographs, tape recordings, and video are very desirable if they can be obtained.

Members of the Committee are Paul Hess, Chair; George Armistead, Dan Heathcote, Bob Leberman, Matt Sharp, Jerry Stanley, and Eric Witmer.

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