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Pennsylvania Birds PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS Volume 20, No. 2 Mar - May 2006 Issued October 2006 Seasonal Editors PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS Daniel Brauning Journal of the Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology Michael Fialkovich Greg Grove Deuane Hoffman Volume 20 Number 2 March - May 2006 Department Editors Nick Pulcinella - Editor-in-chief Book Reviews (610) 696-0687 [email protected] Gene Wilhelm, Ph.D. 513 Kelly Blvd. http://www.pabirds.org Slippery Rock 16057-1145 724-794-2434 [email protected] CBC Report Nick Bolgiano 711 W. Foster Ave. Contents State College, PA 16801 814-234-2746 [email protected] 63 Editorial 64 Anhinga Church Farm School Pond, Exton, Chester CounCtyh.uck Chalfant Hawk Watch Reports Gail Farmer 65 Photo Quiz #12 Answer............................... Rick Wiltraut Keith Bildstein 66 Two Local Bird Record Collections Transferred. David B. Long 410 Summer Valley Rd. Orwigsburg, PA 17961 67 Bonaparte’s Gull Migration in Southwestern Pennsylvania - Understanding 570-943-3411 [email protected] “The April 10 Effect”........................ Geoff R. Malosh 71 Spring Raptor Migration Summary 2006. Lindsay Zemba NAMC Bill Etter 74 Summary of the Season - March - May 2006. Mike Fialkovich 1030 Old Bethlehem Road 76 Birds of Note - March - May 2006 Apt#2 Perkasie, PA 18944 79 Photo Highlights (215)-258-0229 84 Local Notes [email protected] Photo-Quiz #13 - Inside back cover Pennsylvania Birdlists Peter Robinson P. O. Box 482 Hanover, PA 17331 [email protected] Photo-Quiz Rick Wiltraut Jacobsburg EE Center 835 Jacobsburg Road Wind Gap, PA 18091 Data Technician Wendy Jo Shemansky 41 Walkertown Hill Rd. Daisytown, PA 15427 [email protected] Publication Manager Franklin Haas 2469 Hammertown Rd. Narvon, PA 17555 [email protected] Cover: Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola). This individual, photographed 13 May 2006 (Geoff Malosh), was one of several found this spring at Madden Run Marsh, Beaver. from the Editor... from the Editor... Reminder Spring Migration Tables If you have bird sightings from counties that do not have an A reminder that the 2006 official County Compiler, they Spring Migration Tables for this may be sent directly to the Chief issue are available on the PSO Editor for inclusion. If you are a website http://www.pabirds.org/ . birder from a county that has no For those who do not have Compiler and you wish to internet access and wish to have volunteer your services, please copies of the Tables, please contact the Chief Editor. These contact the Chief Editor. counties currently do not have an official County Compiler: Blair, Butler, Cameron, Elk, Jefferson, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northumberland, Union, Wayne, and Wyoming. Nick Pulcinella Editor-in-Chief Now Available! The Annotated List of the Birds of Pennsylvania Second Edition A publication of the Ornithological Technical Committee of the Pennsylvania Biological Survey. Lists all of the accepted species for Pennsylvania plus an appendix of other species reported but not accepted. Bar graphs of occurrence throughout the year and physiographic regions. Lists all of the records for rarities. Only $7 (postage included) Order from: PSO, 2469 Hammertown Rd., Narvon, PA 17555 www.pabirds.org PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS (ISSN 0898-8501) is published four times a year by The Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology. Editorial and business offices are located at 2469 Hammertown Road, Narvon, PA 17555-9730. Subscriptions, all in US$: One year U.S.A. $28.50, Canada $40, Foreign $45. Library rate $30. Single copies:, $5.50. Checks and money orders in U.S.$ only should be made payable to PSO. Copyright © 2006 by The Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology. SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT NARVON, PA 17555 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to PSO, 2469 Hammertown Road, Narvon, PA 17555-9726. PENNSYLVANIA BIRDS 63 2006 - VOLUME 20 NO. 2 Anhinga Church Farm School Pond, Exton, Chester County Chuck Chalfant I was out very early (in the happening to me. bird not wanting to spook it before dark) May 4, 2006 trying to locate Then as luck would have it, the others got to see it. As I was calling Soras in the wetlands just west of bird flew to a perch in a leafed, Doris McGovern, the *#* bird flew off the pond. Nick Pulcinella had deciduous tree on the far side of the its perch and started circling the reported their presence to me the pond, maybe 100 yards away. It was pond. Luckily, it flew over us a day before. I’m doing a 2006 Chester evident, even in bad light, that with couple of times and Nick was able to County Big Year and Nick and other the beige or tan neck and upper get some flight photos that clearly Chester County birders have been breast, that it was indeed a female or show the silhouette and shape of an very helpful in sharing good birds juvenile Anhinga. I decided to get a Anhinga. with me. little closer where the lighting was The bird gradually made higher It was very birdy around the better just to be “absolutely positive” and higher circles as if to get its small wetland pools, one of those before getting out the cell phone and bearings and eventually drifted off as perfect spring mornings when you calling out the troops. I watched the if to head south, which would have are able to get out before first light Anhinga preening from 50 yards been in the direction of its home, and observe the wetland come to life away “and me without a camera.” I somewhere along the Gulf Coast. as the new day breaks. I couldn’t get snuck out of there seemingly Now, Nick lives south of here, just a the Sora to respond, but this place undetected by the bird. few miles along the first ridge. He was teaming with wildlife this leaves thinking that the Anhinga morning. By 8:30, I had covered the would make a super yard bird if it area and realized the Sora wasn’t flew within site of his home. Now going to respond and I headed for the folks, that is a REAL LISTER! I bigger Church Farm Pond. stayed at the pond, but eventually As I approached, I startled a walked slowly back to the parking lot hen Mallard with three little along the edge of a field and kept the yellowish fuzz-ball ducklings. She bird in sight. It then changed course swam toward the middle of the pond and left the Exton area and headed with the ducklings following close north-northwest. Eventually, around behind. I probably would have 9:50, it drifted out of sight, very high continued on, but one of the in the sky. ducklings dove under the surface, Pretty exciting stuff; what a then another one disappeared with morning! Elated to luck into such a just a little “glup” down it went. The bird lost so far from home; great that Plate 1. Overhead view showing long, thin, third duckling stayed on the surface pointed neck and bill, broad wings and fan- Nick could get there quick enough close to its mother. In that brief shaped tail. May 4, 2006, Exton, Chester. (Nick for photos; but disappointing that no instant, I was trying to think if I had Pulcinella). one else got to add this bird to their ever remembered dabbling ducks do Pennsylvania lists. That would have that. I’ve been told since that they do Now its time to make a phone been icing on the cake for me. So now on occasion dive for brief moments. call and who better than Nick my duty is to call back the people I They seem so buoyant, you would Pulcinella who lives within 3-4 miles just called and tell them the bad think they would pop right back up. of this pond. It was about 8:45 and news that the bird had left the pond. I didn’t see any surface commotion Nick was still at the house. I think The Anhinga was within my sight for as if a bass or turtle had grabbed Nick’s words were, “we gotta get a only one hour, but it was an hour I them, but the ducklings did not come photo of this bird, I’ll be there in 10- will not soon forget. back up. I watched the hen to see if 15 minutes.” I told him I would sit maybe they were under her wing or and described the bird’s location at on her back in typical grebe fashion, the pond. I was tempted to go to the but couldn’t find them. Now this car and get the scope but if I moved, REALLY got my attention, as it we probably would not find the bird seemed far too long for a dabbling again. I then called home to tell duckling to stay under. Elaine about the bird and asked her This delay that made be stay to post the location to the PABIRDS there a few minutes evidently Listserve. I began to call other spooked a large dark bird from its birders whose numbers were perch along the tree lined brushy programmed into my phone. pond bank. My attention was now I was still calling when Nick diverted by this large dark bird as it arrived with scope and cameras in flew away, low over the water. My hand. He had already located the first thoughts were cormorant, but bird and taken a few photos from Plate 2. Another overhead view showing the same features but with a bit more of the buffy- just as quickly, I realized this was afar and had telephoned the sighting colored throat and neck. May 4, 2006, Exton, not a cormorant flying away from to the PA Rarity Phone Chain.
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