Lehigh Valley bird sightings for June 26

Mute Swan

Here are the Lehigh Valley bird sightings for the week ended June 26. The list was compiled by The Bird House from data collected by E-bird, the online bird-sighting reporting service.

Hugh Moore Park, Northampton County
Baltimore Oriole, 2 on June 26.

Easton, Northampton County
(on North Delaware Drive)
Warbling Vireo, 2 on June 26.
Also seen: Baltimore Oriole.

Monocacy Nature Center, Northampton County
Mute Swan, 1 on June 26.
Also seen: Warbling Vireo and Baltimore Oriole.

Bethlehem Township, Northampton County
(at the Emrick Boulevard retention pond)
Spotted Sandpiper, 5 on June 25.

Housenick Memorial Park, Northampton County
Brown Thrasher, 2 on June 25.
Pine Warbler, 2 on June 25.
Also seen: Indigo Bunting.

American Redstart

Covered Bridge Road, Northampton County
Black-crowned Night Heron, 1 on June 24.
Brown Thrasher, 2 on June 24.
Orchard Oriole, 1 on June 24.

Bangor, Northampton County
(at Valley View Drive)
American Redstart, 1 on June 24.
Also seen: Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting.

Moore Township, Northampton County
(at Cigar Road)
Scarlet Tanager, 1 on June 22.

(at Schlegel Road)
Horned Lark, 2 on June 19.
Vesper Sparrow, 1 on June 19.

Martins Creek Environmental Preserve, Northampton County
Double-crested Cormorant, 2 on June 19.
Osprey, 5 (including 2 chicks and 2 adults at nest site) on June 19.
Willow Flycatcher, 2 on June 19.
Yellow-breasted Chat, 1 on June 19.
Also seen: Indigo Bunting, and Orchard and Baltimore orioles.

Savannah Sparrow

Bear Swamp Park, Northampton County
American Woodcock, 2 on June 19.
Mute Swan, 1 on June 19.
Osprey, 1 on June 19.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 2 on June 19.
Louisiana Waterthrush, 1 on June 19.
Blue-winged Warbler, 1 on June 19.
Prothonotary Warbler, 1 on June 19.
Yellow Warbler, 4 on June 19.
Also seen: Ruby-throated Hummingbird.

Graver's Hill, Northampton County
Horned Lark, 4 on June 19.
Grasshopper Sparrow, 3 on June 19.
Savannah Sparrow, 2 on June 19.
Also seen: Eastern Bluebird.

Little Gap Hawk Watch, Northampton County
Eastern Whip-poor-will, 1 on June 18.
Worm-eating Warbler, 1 on June 18.
Black-and-white Warbler, 1 on June 18.
Also seen: Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting.


Allentown, Lehigh County
(just west of Interstate 78)
Common Nighthawk, 1 on June 23.

Catasauqua, Lehigh County
(at Gethsemane Cemetery)
Grasshopper Sparrow, 1 on June 26.

Common Nighthawk

Leaser Lake, Lehigh County
Mute Swan, 1 on June 18; 1 on June 19; 1 on June 25.
Bald Eagle, 1 on June 18.
American Kestrel, 2 on June 25.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 2 on June 25.
Black-billed Cuckoo, 1 on June 18.
Willow Flycatcher, 3 on June 18.
Brown Thrasher, 14 on June 25 (3 solitary birds, 3 pairs, and one group of 5, including a juvenile).
Yellow Warbler, 2 on June 18; 2 on June 25.
Pine Warbler, 1 on June 25.
Black-and-white Warbler, 1 on June 25.
Yellow-breasted Chat, 1 on June 25.
Grasshopper Sparrow, 1 on June 25.
Savannah Sparrow, 1 on June 25.
Also seen: Purple Martin, Eastern Bluebird, Scarlet Tanager, Indigo Bunting, and Orchard and Baltimore orioles.

Willow Flycatcher

Hanover Canal Park, Lehigh County
(Catasauqua Lake)
Yellow Warbler, 1 on June 25.
Also seen: Baltimore Oriole.

Trexler Nature Preserve, Lehigh County
American Kestrel, 2 on June 24.
Brown Thrasher, 6 on June 24.
Northern Parula, 1 on June 25
Yellow Warbler, 4 on June 24.
Also seen: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Yellow-throated Vireo, Indigo Bunting, Eastern Bluebird, and Orchard and Baltimore orioles.

State Game Lanes 205, Lehigh County
American Kestrel, 3 on June 25.
Blue Grosbeak, 1 (a male) on June 25 along Warren Road.
Also seen: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, White-eyed Vireo, Indigo Bunting.

Lake Muhlenberg, Lehigh County
Mute Swan, 1 on June 24.

Ironton Rail Trail, Lehigh County
Baltimore Oriole, 1 on June 19.

Alburtis, Lehigh County
(at Smith Lane)
Horned Lark, 2 on June 18.
Yellow Warbler, 1 on June 18.
Savannah Sparrow, 2 on June 18.

Blackpoll Warbler

Penn Forest Reservoir, Carbon County
(at Hell Hollow Road)
Common Loon, 1 on June 20.
Ruffed Grouse, 1 on June 24.
Black-and-white Warbler, 6 on June 24.
Black-throated Blue Warbler, 3 on June 20.
Blackpoll Warbler, 1 on June 20.
Pine Warbler, 1 on June 20.
Hooded Warbler, 2 on June 20; 2 on June 24.
Also seen: Yellow-throated Vireo.

Wild Creek Reservoir, Carbon County
Black-throated Green Warbler, 1 on June 21.
Also seen: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Indigo Bunting.

Beltzville State Park, Carbon County
Brown Thrasher, 1 on June 20.

Green Lane Park, Montgomery County
Killdeer, 13 on June 23.
Orchard Oriole, 2 on June 23.

Green Lane Reservoir, Montgomery County
(at Church Road)
Osprey, 1 on June 23.
American Kestrel, 1 on June 23.
Yellow Warbler, 4 on June 23.
Also seen: Baltimore Oriole.

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

(at Walt Road)
Mute Swan, 3 on June 23.
Also seen: Eastern Bluebird.

Peace Valley Park, Bucks County
Bald Eagle, 1 on June 18; 1 on June 25; and 1 on June 26.
Osprey, 2 on June 25 and 3 on June 26.
American Kestrel, 1 on June 26.
Ring-billed Gull, 2 on June 23.
Blue-winged Warbler, 1 on June 26.
Prothonotary Warbler, 1 on June 23.
Yellow Warbler, 17 on June 18; 3 on June 23; 6 on June 25; and 5 on June 26.
Also seen: Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Willow Flycatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Indigo Bunting, and Orchard and Baltimore orioles.

Nockamixon State Park, Bucks County
Wild Turkey, 1 on June 24.
Great Egret, 2 on June 19.
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, 1 on June 19.
Double-crested Cormorant, 1 on June 24.
Louisiana Waterthrush, 2 on June 24.
Prairie Warbler, 1 on June 24.
Also seen: Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Scarlet Tanager, Baltimore Oriole.