Lehigh Valley bird sightings for January 23

Short-eared Owl

Here are the Lehigh Valley bird sightings for the week ended January 23. The list was compiled by Dave DeReamus, of the Eastern PA Birdline, which is sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society.

Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County
Common Redpoll, 2 on January 18 along Heiden Road.

Echo Lake, Northampton County
Redhead, 1 on January 17.

Martins Creek PPL power plant, Northampton County
Iceland Gull, 1 on January 17.

Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County
Short-eared Owl, 1 on January 19.
(Rarely seen in our area; the last time one was reported here was in 2009. The short-eared owl is a winter visitor to our region. It breeds in the Canadian maritimes, the Hudson Bay area and west to Alaska.)

Easton, Northampton County
(viewed from the Autogrille Deli access just north of Easton)
Barrow's Goldeneye, 1 on January 20 and January 21 (female).

Easton, Northampton County
(at the Forks of the Delaware)
Redhead, 2 on January 17.

Williams Township, Northampton County
Harris's Sparrow, 1 through at least January 23.
Also seen: Bald Eagle and Northern Harrier.

Bethlehem, Northampton County
Peregrine Falcon, 1 on January 21.

Kunkletown, Monroe County
Gray Catbird, 1 on January 22.

Fogelsville Quarry, Lehigh County
Redhead, 2 through at least January 18.

Allentown, Lehigh County
Redhead, 1 through at least January 19 at Trexler Pond.

Lake Muhlenberg, Lehigh County
Redhead, 1 through at least January 20.

Peace Valley Park, Bucks County
Redhead, 1 on January 20.

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