• RBA
• Pennsylvania
• Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
• March 20, 2015

• PAEA1503.20

• Birds mentioned

CANVASBACK REDHEAD WHITE-WINGED SCOTER ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK LAPLAND LONGSPUR ICELAND GULL GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE BARNACLE GOOSE ROSS’S GOOSE SHORT-EARED OWL BULLOCK’S ORIOLE GREATER SCAUP

• Transcript

Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline Date: March 20th at 2:00 PM To Report by E-Mail: Send to becard@rcn.com with “Birdline” in subject heading. Compiler: Dave DeReamus My reporting area includes all of Lehigh and Northampton Counties with the northern edge of the area reaching Beltzville State Park and the southern edge reaching Peace Valley Park in Bucks County. Updates are typically done every Friday, more often when necessary.

You can visit the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society Website at http://www.lvaudubon.org/ .

You can visit my 'Eastern PA Birding' Website for photos and information at http://users.rcn.com/becard/home.html .

Directions to many of the sites in this report can be found in the area’s birding guidebook, “Birds of the Lehigh Valley and Vicinity”. A completely revised, 2nd edition of the book can be ordered at: http://www.lvaudubon.org/shop/ .

NOW FOR THE BIRDS!

Sightings from the PORTLAND area, Northampton County: From the Portland footbridge: CANVASBACK – 1 from 3/13 to 3/15 REDHEADS – 7 on 3/13 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER – 1 on 3/13 Red-breasted Merganser – 1 on 3/13.

Sightings from the RIVERTON area, Northampton County: REDHEADS – 6 on 3/14; 7 from 3/15 to 3/17.

Sightings from the MARTINS CREEK PPL POWER PLANT area, Northampton County: Cackling Goose – 1 on 3/16 CANVASBACKS – 7 on 3/14; 4 on 3/15 and 3/16 REDHEADS – 1 on 3/13; 22 on 3/14; 23 on 3/15 Red-breasted Mergansers – 3 on 3/14 and 3/16 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS – 2 on 3/17 (light morphs) LAPLAND LONGSPUR – 1 on 3/18 (‘fly-by’s).

Sightings from the SANDT’S EDDY area, Northampton County: CANVASBACK – 1 on 3/15 REDHEADS – 2 on 3/15.

Sightings from PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Northampton County: At the Grand Central landfill: ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK – 1 on 3/13 ICELAND GULLS – 2 on 3/13.

Sightings from HUGH MOORE PARK, Northampton County: REDHEADS – 9 on 3/14.

Sightings from the BETHLEHEM area, Northampton County: Peregrine Falcons – 1 on 3/13.

Sightings from BELTZVILLE STATE PARK, Carbon County: ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK – 1 on 3/16.

Sightings from the FOGELSVILLE QUARRY, Lehigh County: GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE – 1 on 3/18.

Sightings from UPPER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP, Lehigh County: BARNACLE GOOSE – 1 on 3/17 (at Long Lane and Tillage Road) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE – 1 on 3/17 (‘fly-by’ at Long Lane and Tillage Road).

Sightings from the TREXLERTOWN area, Lehigh County: Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 on 3/18 (along Cetronia Road).

Sightings from the ALLENTOWN area, Lehigh County: At the Dorney Park pond: CANVASBACKS – 3 on 3/13 to 3/15; 7 on 3/17; 6 on 3/18 REDHEADS – 10 on 3/13; 4 on 4/14; 6 on 3/15; 7 on 3/17 Double-crested Cormorant – 1 on 3/14; 2 on 3/15.

Sightings from LAKE MUHLENBERG, Lehigh County: Red-breasted Mergansers – 2 on 3/13 Double-crested Cormorant – 1 on 3/13.

Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County: At the Church Road area: Tundra Swans – 84 on 3/18 ROSS’S GOOSE – 1 on 3/18 and 3/19 Snow Geese – ~20,000 on 3/19 Cackling Goose – 1 on 3/15, 3/18, and 3/19 Northern Pintails – 162 on 3/16 REDHEADS – 2 on 3/14; 8 on 3/17; 3 on 3/19 SHORT-EARED OWL – 1 on 3/16.

Sightings from the GILBERTSVILLE area, Montgomery County: BULLOCK’S ORIOLE – 1 to at least 3/18 (along Oberholtzer Road).

Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County: CANVASBACKS – 2 on 3/17 REDHEAD – 1 on 3/13 GREATER SCAUP – 4 to at least 3/14 Red-breasted Mergansers up to 6 to at least 3/14 Common Mergansers - ~583 on 3/13. Also Common Raven and Fox Sparrow.

Bald Eagle, Killdeer, Tree Swallow, and PINE SISKINS were reported at several sites this past week.

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