Lehigh Valley bird sightings for the week of January 3

Snow Goose

Here are the Lehigh Valley bird sightings for the week ended January 3, 2016. The list was compiled by Dave DeReamus, of the Eastern PA Birdline, which is sponsored by the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society.

PPL Martins Creek Power Plant area, Northampton County
Greater White-fronted Goose, 1 on December 26.

Martins Creek Quarry, Northampton County
Greater White-fronted Goose, 1 on January 1.

Plainfield Township, Northampton County
(at the Grand Central landfill)
Iceland Gull, 1 on January 1 (first-year bird)

Nazareth Quarry, Northampton County
Ross's Goose, 4 on January 2 (among approximately 25,000 Snow Geese).
Cackling Geese, 10 on January 2.
Peregrine Falcon, 1 on January 2.
Iceland Gull, 1 on January 2 (first-year bird)
Also seen: Bald Eagle

Beltzville State Park, Carbon County
Black Scoters, 2 on December 28.

White-winged Scoter

Penn Forest Reservoir, Carbon County
Red-throated Loon, 1 on December 28.

Coplay, Lehigh County
(at the Sheetz Quarry)
Ross's Goose, 1 on January 1.

Fogelsville Quarry, Lehigh County
Greater White-fronted Goose, 1 from December 25 to at least January 1.

Lake Nockamixon, Bucks County
(from the fishing pier)
White-winged Scoter, 1 on December 26.

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