Lehigh Valley bird sightings for June 22

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Here are the Lehigh Valley bird sightings for the week ended June 22. The list was compiled by The Bird House from reports reported through e-Bird, the online bird reporting service.

Bethlehem, Northampton County
(at Monocacy Nature Center)
Mute Swan, 1 (flying) on June 22.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 4 on June 22.
Also seen: Red-tailed Hawk, Eastern Wood-pewee.

Easton, Northampton County
(on Delaware Drive)
Wood Duck, female with 14 chicks on June 19.
Bald Eagle, 1 on June 18.
Warbling Vireo, 1 on June 18.
(at Forks of the Delaware)
Warbling Vireo, 1 on June 17.
Rough-winged Swallow, 1 adult and 3 juveniles, on June 17.

Great Horned Owl

Hanover Township, Northampton County
(on Princeton Drive)
Great-crested Gnatcatcher, 1 on June 18.

Jacobsburg State Park, Northampton County
Great Blue Heron, 1 on June 18.
Also seen: Ovenbird.

Green Pond, Northampton County
Great Horned Owl, 1 on June 16.

Palmer Bikeway, Northampton County
Indigo Bunting, 1 on June 15.
Also seen: Warbling Vireo, Common Yellowthroat.

Haafsville, Lehigh County
Blue-winged Warbler, 1 on June 21.
Killdeer, 1 on June 16.
Also seen: Cooper's and Red-tailed hawks.

Whitehall Township, Lehigh County
(at Bridge Street)
Black Vulture, 35 on June 21.
Turkey Vulture, 2 on June 21.
Also seen: Red-tailed Hawk, Blue Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting.
(at Brynwood Drive)
Dark-eyed Junco, 1 on June 14.

Baltimore Oriole

Trexlertown, Lehigh County
(at Rodale Park)
Red-tailed Hawk, 2 on June 21.
Downy Woodpecker, 4 on June 21.
Also seen: Red-bellied Woodpecker, Warbling Vireo.
(at Trexler Nature Preserve)
Great Blue Heron, 3 on June 20. American Kestrel (3 adults and 8 juveniles) on June 20.
Common Yellowthroat, 4 on June 20. Yellow Warbler, 4 on June 20.
Indigo Bunting, 7 on June 14. 
Orchard Oriole, 2 on June 20.
Baltimore Oriole, 1 on June 20.
Also seen: Black and Turkey vultures, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Warbling Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.

Bake Oven Knob, Lehigh County
Yellow-throated Warbler, 1 on June 21.
Also seen: Downy and Pileated woodpeckers, Cerulean Warbler, Indigo Bunting.

Center Valley, Lehigh County
Willow Flycatcher, 2 on June 20.
Common Yellowthroat, 2 on June 20.
Yellow Warbler, 2 on June 20.
Also seen: Great Blue Heron, Black and Turkey vultures, Red-tailed Hawk, Northern Parula.

Orchard Oriole (male)

Allentown, Lehigh County
(at Parkway Boulevard)
Baltimore Oriole, 2 on June 20.
Also seen: Downy and Pileated woodpeckers, Cerulean Warbler, Indigo Bunting.
(at Lehigh Parkway)
Common Merganser, 3 adults and 29 juveniles, on June 19.
Black Vulture, 2 on June 19.
Great-crested Flycatcher, 4 on June 19.
Warbling Vireo, 5 on June 19.
Baltimore Oriole, 8 on June 19.
Red-tailed Hawk, 4 on June 16.
Also seen: Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Bald Eagle, Worm-eating Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Red-eyed Vireo.

South Mountain Preserve, Lehigh County
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, 2 on June 18.
Veery, 5 on June 18.

Prairie Warbler

Shimersville, Lehigh County
Willow Flycatcher, 2 on June 20.
Also seen: Chestnut-sided Warbler, Indigo Bunting.

Lehigh Gap Nature Center, Lehigh County
Turkey Vulture, 2 on June 20.
Warbling Vireo, 3 on June 20.
Red-eyed Vireo, 5 on June 20.
Yellow Warbler, 2 on June 20.
Prairie Warbler, 6 on June 20.
Indigo Bunting, 4 on June 20.
Also seen: Bald Eagle, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Black-and-white Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Baltimore Oriole.

To report bird sightings to Dave DeReamus, of the Eastern PA Birdline, send an e-mail to becard@rcn.com with the word "Birdline" in the subject heading. The Eastern PA Birdline is sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society.