Lehigh Valley bird sightings for September 13

Philadelphia Vireo

Dave DeReamus of the Eastern PA Birdline, a project sponsored by the Lehigh Valley 
Audubon Society, compiled the following list of bird sightings for the week ended September 13.

Saylorsburg, Monroe County
Cape May, Canada, Tennessee and Blackburnian warblers

Jacobsburg State Park, Northampton County
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, 1 on September 11
Philadelphia Vireo, 1 on September 9
Also seen: White-eyed Vireo and warblers that included Wilson's, Blackpoll, Bay-breasted, Blackburnian, Canada and Tennessee

East Allen Township, Northampton County
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, 1 on September 8

Bake Oven Knob, Lehigh County
Bald Eagle, 10 on September 9
Broad-winged Hawks, 529 on September 9
Olive-sided Flycatcher, 1 on September 7
Also seen: Common Raven and Cape May Warbler

Poole Wildlife Sanctuary, Lehigh County
Connecticut Warbler, 1 on September 6

Peace Valley Park, Bucks County
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, 1 on September 7
Also seen: Red-shouldered Hawk, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and Bay-breasted, Blackburnian and Tennessee warblers

Merrill Creek Reservoir, New Jersey
Bald Eagle, 10 seen on September 8 at the Scotts Mountain Hawkwatch

To report bird sightings, send an e-mail to beard@rcn.com with the word "Birdline" in the subject heading.

Directions to many of the sites in this week's report can be found in "Birds of the Lehigh Valley and Vicinity," a guidebook published by the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society and available for sale at The Bird House.

One important note as migration begins: The book tells which birds to expect at various times of the year. The information is based on years of sightings in the Greater Lehigh Valley region.

Broad-winged Hawk