Lehigh Valley bird sightings for week of August 14

Canada Warbler

Here are the Lehigh Valley bird sightings for the week ended August 14. The list was compiled by Dave DeReamus, of the Eastern PA Birdline, which is sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society. The Bird House augmented the report with sightings filed through ebird.org.

Martins Creek Environmental Preserve, Northampton County
Osprey, 1 on August 14.
Spotted Sandpiper, 1 on August 14.
Also seen: White-eyed Vireo and Warbling Vireo.

Monocacy Nature Center, Northampton County
Great Horned Owl, 1 continuing through at least August 14.
Northern Rough-winged Swallow, 4 on August 13.
Canada Warbler, 1 on August 13.
Blackburnian Warbler, 1 on August 9.

Wayne Grube Memorial Park, Northampton County
Solitary Sandpiper, 1 on August 12.

Bethlehem Township, Northampton County
(at Freemansburg Avenue near Wagner Drive)
Horned Lark, 12 on August 10.
Least Sandpiper, 17 on August 9.

Seiple's Farm pond, Northampton County
American Kestrel, 1 juvenile, on August 11.

Marsh Wren

Roseto, Northampton County
Eastern Screech-Owl, resident pair on August 11.

Allentown, Lehigh County
(Lehigh Parkway East)
Louisiana Waterthrush, 1 on August 12.
Black-and-White Warbler, 1 on August 12.

North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County
(at Greenleaf Street)
Savannah Sparrow, 1 on August 8.

Leaser Lake, Lehigh County
Forster's Tern, 2 on August 10.
Marsh Wren, 1 on August 11 and 1 on August 14.
Spotted Sandpiper, 1 on August 14.
Semipalmated Sandpiper, 1 on August 11.
Purple Martin, 3 on August 8.
Black-and-White Warbler, 1 on August 8.
Grasshopper Sparrow, 1 on August 8.

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Nestlé Way retention pond, Lehigh County
Spotted Sandpiper, 1 on August 9.
Least Sandpiper, 32 on August 9.

Zionsville woodland, Lehigh County
Eastern Screech-Owl, 1 on August 8.

Green Lane Reservoir, Montgomery County
(at the Church Road area)
Little Blue Heron, 1 on August 9.
Black-bellied Plover, 1 on August 10.
Semipalmated Plover, 8 on August 10; 9 on August 11.
Stilt Sandpiper, 3 on August 10; 17 on August 11.
Semipalmated Sandpiper, 15 on August 9; 20 on August 12; and 15 on August 12.
Bonaparte's Gull, 1 on August 9.

Blue-winged Warbler

Peace Valley Park, Bucks County
Wild Turkey, 8 (6 of them juveniles) on August 13.
Northern Waterthrush, 1 on August 13.
Blackburnian Warbler, 1 on August 13.
Chestnut-sided Warbler, 2 on August 13.
Blue-winged Warbler, 3 on August 12.
Bald Eagle, 1 on August 12 and 1 on August 13.
Also seen: White-eyed Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Osprey, Spotted Sandpiper and Solitary Sandpiper.

Lake Nockamixon State Park, Bucks County
Caspian Tern, 3 on August 12.

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