• RBA
• Pennsylvania
• Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
• November 11, 2016
• PAEA1611.11
• Birds mentioned

“Gambel’s” White-crowned Sparrow BLACK-NECKED STILT GREAT CORMORANT TRUMPETER SWAN GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE GREATER SCAUP

The next Audubon program will be held on November 11th at 7:00 PM at the Wildlands Conservancy in Emmaus. Alex Hildebrandt will do a program called “An Evening with Wildlife Photographer, Alex Hildebrandt”.

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 WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP, Northampton County: Golden Eagle – 1 on 11/6 “Gambel’s” White-crowned Sparrow – 1 to at least 11/6.

Sightings from BELTZVILLE STATE PARK, Carbon County: Pectoral Sandpiper – 1 on 11/3.

Sightings from BAKE OVEN KNOB, Lehigh County: Bald Eagles – 10 on 11/4 Northern Goshawks – 1 on 11/4, 11/5, 11/6, and 11/10 Red-tailed Hawks – 161 on 11/4; 214 on 11/6 Golden Eagles – 14 on 11/4; 7 on 11/6.

Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County: At Knight Lake: BLACK-NECKED STILT – 1 from 11/2 to at least 11/10. At the Walt Road area: Ruddy Ducks – 287 on 11/6 GREAT CORMORANT – 1 on 11/10 Lesser Yellowlegs – 2 on 11/5; 1 on 11/7 Pectoral Sandpipers – 2 on 11/4 and 11/5; 3 on 11/6; 1 on 11/8 White-rumped Sandpiper – 1 on 11/4 Least Sandpipers – 2 on 11/4 Bonaparte’s Gull – 1 on 11/8.

Sightings from LAKE NOCKAMIXON, Bucks County: TRUMPETER SWAN – 1 on 11/6.

Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County: GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE – 1 on 11/6 and 11/10 GREATER SCAUP – 1 back on 11/2 Golden Eagle – 1 on 11/4 Peregrine Falcon – 1 on 11/5.

Red-breasted Nuthatches continued to be reported from several sites this past week.

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