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| Broad-winged Hawk |
The week ended September 21 was a great time for seeing migrating Broad-winged Hawks. Thousands were spotted at various locations in the greater Lehigh Valley region. Bake Oven Knob in Lehigh County and the Merrill Creek Reservoir in New Jersey seem to have been the hot spots. Migrating Bald Eagles have also been seen at Bake Oven Knob.
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 21.
Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County
Connecticut Warbler, 1 on September 14 along National Park Drive
Jacobsburg State Park, Northampton County
Philadelphia Vireo, 1 on September 12, 15 and 17
Mourning Warbler, 1 on September 14 to 16
Connecticut Warbler, 1 on September 16 and 18
Also seen: Lincoln's Sparrow, and Wilson's, Blackpoll, Blackburnian and Tennessee warblers
Bethlehem Township, Northampton County
American Golden Plovers, 1 on September 13 and 2 on September 14, all at the intersection of Bethman and Church roads
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| Lincoln's Sparrow |
Connecticut Warbler, 2 on September 17
Also seen: Blackpoll Warbler and Bobolink
Little Gap (village area), Carbon County
Mourning Warbler, 1 on September 18
Connecticut Warbler, 1 on September 18
Beltzville State Park, Carbon County
Lincoln's Sparrow
Bake Oven Knob, Lehigh County
Bald Eagle, 22 on September 13, and 15 on September 16
Broad-winged Hawk, 1,269 on September 16 and 1,875 on September 17, and 1,648 on September 20
Common Ravens, 27 on September 13
Olive-sided Flycatcher, 1 on September 15
Peace Valley Park, Bucks County
American Avocet, 1 on September 13
Short-billed Dowitcher, 1 on September 14
Caspian Tern, 2 on September 13
Mourning Warbler, 1 on September 12
Connecticut Warbler, 1 on September 12
Also seen: Wilson's Snipe, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Winter Wren, Swainson's Thrush, Lincoln's Sparrow
Also seen were these warblers: Cape May, Canada, Worm-eating, Bay-breasted, Blackburnian and Tennessee
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| Broad-winged Hawk |
Merrill Creek Reservoir, New Jersey
At Scott's Mountain Hawk Watch:
Broad-winged Hawk, 1,557 on September 16; 1,343 on September 18; 2,797 on September 19; 3,814 on September 20
Peregrine Falcon: 3 on September 24
Red-headed Woodpecker, 1 on September 13
Also seen: Cape May and Tennessee warblers
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. The guidebook also 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.'
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