Lehigh Valley bird sightings for September 27

Here are the Lehigh Valley bird sightings for the week ended September 27. The list was compiled by Dave DeReamus, of the Eastern PA Birdline, which is sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society.

Merlin

Jacobsburg State Park, Northampton County
Merlin and White-crowned Sparrow

Williams Township, Northampton County
Connecticut Warbler, 1 on September 23

Village of Little Gap, Carbon County
Rusty Blackbird, 3 on September 25
Also, White-crowned Sparrow

Bake Oven Knob, Lehigh County
Bald Eagle,18 on September 22
Northern Goshawk, 1 on September 22
Merlin, 8 on September 25
Peregrine Falcon, 2 on September 25
Red-headed Woodpecker, 1 on September 26
Also, Common Raven

Whitehall Parkway, Lehigh County
Winter Wren

Trexlertown, Lehigh County
Sandhill Crane, 1 fly-by on September 21

Peace Valley Park, Bucks County
Olive-sided Flycatcher, 1 on September 15
Philadelphia Vireo, 1 on September 17
Also, Blue-winged Teal, Hooded Merganser, Lesser Black-backed Gull, and several warblers (Cape May, Blackpoll, Bay-Breasted, Blackburnian and Tennessee

Merrill Creek Reservoir, New Jersey
From Scotts Mountain Hawkwatch
Golden Eagle, 1 on September 26

Birds seen at several sites this past week included Yellow and Wilson's warblers, and Lincoln's Sparrow.

Directions to many of the birding sites listed 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. Also at the Bird House, you can obtain a list of programs being sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society from now until the spring of 2014. There are lot of interesting opportunities to learn more about birds and other aspects of nature. Be sure to stop by for your free copy.