Scott Burnet (LVAS Habitat Committee Chairman), and his wife Linda Shankweiler (LVAS Social Committee Chair) discovered two Chimney Swift nests on 8/27/16, in the LVAS swift tower located just east of Cedar Beach pool in Cedar Creek Parkway, near Lake Muhlenberg. Today marked the first internal inspection of this tower, since it was completed in fall of 2014. Single birds had been observed entering the tower during the day, both during breeding season last spring and this spring as well. It was hoped that nesting had occurred, but today's discovery of actual nests provides physical evidence. As a follow up, Scott and Linda plan to do an inspection of the tower on the island at the lake tomorrow morning (8/28). This will be the first internal inspection of this tower since the causeway to the island was removed two years ago. Access is now only possible via boat, and with permission from the Allentown Parks Dept. It is hoped that similar findings will be made there also, as swifts have been observed entering that structure during nesting season over the past few years since that tower was finished in late summer of 2013.
Eastern PA Birdline: 8/26/2016
- RBA
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
- August 26, 2016
PAEA1608.26
Birds mentioned
BLUE GROSBEAK DICKCISSEL BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON SNOWY EGRET LITTLE BLUE HERON SANDERLING GLOSSY IBIS YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline Date: August 26th at 6:00 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 .
There will be a field trip to the Whitehall Parkway on September 3rd. Meet at the Whitehall Parkway in the Chestnut Street parking lot at the barn, west of Route 145, at 7:30 AM. Trip leader will be Adam Smith.
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: BLUE GROSBEAK – 1 on 8/22 and 8/23 DICKCISSEL – 1 on 8/26 (first-year male).
Sightings from LEASER LAKE, Lehigh County: BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON – 1 on 8/23.
Sightings from BAKE OVEN KNOB, Lehigh County: Bald Eagles – 23 on 8/22 Merlins – 2 on 8/22. Also Common Raven.
Sightings from the LEHIGH GAP NATURE CENTER, Carbon County: BLUE GROSBEAK – 1 on 8/20.
Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County: At the Church Road area: SNOWY EGRET – 1 to 8/21; 2 on 8/22; 1 from 8/23 to at least 8/25 LITTLE BLUE HERONS – 3 to 8/22; 1 from 8/23 to at least 8/25 SANDERLING – 5 on 8/21 Great Black-backed Gull – 1 on 8/21 Caspian Terns – 8 on 8/21. Also Pectoral and Semipalmated Sandpiper.
Sightings from DEEP CREEK / KNIGHT LAKE area, Montgomery County: GLOSSY IBIS – 1 to at least 8/24.
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County: YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER – 1 on 8/24. Also Red-breasted Nuthatch.
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Eastern PA Birdline: 8/26/2016
- RBA
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
- August 26, 2016
PAEA1608.26
Birds mentioned
BLUE GROSBEAK DICKCISSEL BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON SNOWY EGRET LITTLE BLUE HERON SANDERLING GLOSSY IBIS YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline Date: August 26th at 6:00 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 .
There will be a field trip to the Whitehall Parkway on September 3rd. Meet at the Whitehall Parkway in the Chestnut Street parking lot at the barn, west of Route 145, at 7:30 AM. Trip leader will be Adam Smith.
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: BLUE GROSBEAK – 1 on 8/22 and 8/23 DICKCISSEL – 1 on 8/26 (first-year male).
Sightings from LEASER LAKE, Lehigh County: BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON – 1 on 8/23.
Sightings from BAKE OVEN KNOB, Lehigh County: Bald Eagles – 23 on 8/22 Merlins – 2 on 8/22. Also Common Raven.
Sightings from the LEHIGH GAP NATURE CENTER, Carbon County: BLUE GROSBEAK – 1 on 8/20.
Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County: At the Church Road area: SNOWY EGRET – 1 to 8/21; 2 on 8/22; 1 from 8/23 to at least 8/25 LITTLE BLUE HERONS – 3 to 8/22; 1 from 8/23 to at least 8/25 SANDERLING – 5 on 8/21 Great Black-backed Gull – 1 on 8/21 Caspian Terns – 8 on 8/21. Also Pectoral and Semipalmated Sandpiper.
Sightings from DEEP CREEK / KNIGHT LAKE area, Montgomery County: GLOSSY IBIS – 1 to at least 8/24.
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County: YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER – 1 on 8/24. Also Red-breasted Nuthatch.
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Eastern PA Birdline: 8/5/2016
- RBA
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
- August 5, 2016
PAEA1608.05
Birds mentioned
Snow Goose Red-breasted Nuthatch LITTLE BLUE HERON SNOWY EGRET
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline Date: August 5th 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 STOCKERTOWN area, Northampton County: Snow Goose – 1 to at least 8/1 (at the Stockertown Rod & Gun Club).
Sightings from the BETHLEHEM area, Lehigh County: Red-breasted Nuthatches – 2 on 8/4 (at the Bethlehem Municipal Golf Club).
Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County: At the Church Road area: LITTLE BLUE HERON – 1 to at least 8/4 SNOWY EGRET – 1 to at least 8/4. And at Knight Lake: Hooded Merganser.
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Eastern PA Birdline: 7/30/2016
- RBA
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
- July 30, 2016
PAEA1607.30
Birds mentioned
LITTLE BLUE HERON SNOWY EGRET AMERICAN AVOCET ALDER FLYCATCHER BROWN BOOBY
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline Date: July 30th at 3:00 AM 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 .
There will be a field trip to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware on August 6th. Meet at the Tilghman Square parking lot, near the Red Robin restaurant, just west of Route 309 at 7:30 AM. Trip leader will be Peter Saenger.
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 LYNN TOWNSHIP, Lehigh County: LITTLE BLUE HERON – 1 on 7/21 (at Route 863 and Kistler Valley Road).
Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County: At the Church Road area: LITTLE BLUE HERON – 1 on 7/17; 2 from 7/18 to 7/21; 3 from 7/22 to at least 7/29 SNOWY EGRET – 1 on 7/20 and 7/21; 2 on 7/22; 1 from 7/23 to at least 7/29 Great Egrets – 59 on 7/22 AMERICAN AVOCET – 1 on 7/16; 1 on 7/25 Caspian Tern – 1 on 7/29 ALDER FLYCATCHER – 1 to at least 7/28. Also Ruddy Duck, and Pectoral and Semipalmated Sandpiper.
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County: LITTLE BLUE HERONS – 5 on 7/16.
Sightings from MERRILL CREEK RESERVOIR in nearby New Jersey: BROWN BOOBY – 1 from 7/10 to 7/18.
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Eastern PA Birdline: 6/18/2016
- RBA
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh / Northampton Counties and Vicinity
- June 18, 2016
PAEA1606.18
Birds mentioned
PINE SISKIN MISSISSIPPI KITE OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER ALDER FLYCATCHER PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
- Transcript
Hotline: Eastern PA Birdline Date: June 18th at 5:00 AM 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 SAYLORSBURG area, Monroe County: PINE SISKINS – 3 on 6/13.
Sightings from LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP, Northampton County: At the Gremar Road retention ponds: Ruddy Duck – 1 on 6/11.
Sightings from WILLIAMS TOWNSHIP, Northampton County: MISSISSIPPI KITE – 1 on 6/5.
Sightings from BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, Northampton County: Peregrine Falcon – 1 on 6/16.
Sightings from the WILD CREEK RESERVOIR area, Carbon County: OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER – 1 to at least 6/13.
Sightings from GREEN LANE RESERVOIR, Montgomery County: At the Church Road area: ALDER FLYCATCHER – 1 to at least 6/8.
Sightings from PEACE VALLEY PARK, Bucks County: PROTHONOTARY WARBLER – 1 to at least 6/12.
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