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Bird Highlights
GREAT CORMORANT (Lancaster Co.)
SANDHILL CRANE (Lebanon Co.)
Hotline: Central Pennsylvania Birdline
Date: November 5=2C 2009
To Report: TimeTraveler50@comcast.net
Compiler: Mark A. McConaughy
Coverage: Central Pennsylvania=2C Susquehanna River
Drainage System
Transcriber: Mark A. McConaughy
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Welcome to Pennsylvania Audubon's and the Patriot-News' Birdline. This Bird=
line covers sightings made primarily during the week prior to Thursday=2C N=
ovember 5=2C 2009.
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BEDFORD/SOMERSET COUNTIES:
Allegheny Front Hawk Watch reported counting 92 TURKEY VULTURES=2C OSPREY=
=2C 2 BALD EAGLES=2C 5 NORTHERN HARRIERS=2C 10 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS=2C 7 COO=
PER'S HAWKS=2C 2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS=2C 17 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS=2C 318 RED-TA=
ILED HAWKS=2C 19 GOLDEN EAGLES=2C 1 AMERICAN KESTREL=2C MERLINS and PEREGRI=
NE FALCON between October 29 and November 2 (GF=2C NF=2C BSt=2C JR=2C TD=2C=
EH=2C BG=2C TBa=2C RMc).
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BRADFORD COUNTY:
An immature BALD EAGLE was seen west of Athens on November 3 (TG).
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CENTRE COUNTY:
There were 2 BRANT and 2 adult BALD EAGLES at Bald Eagle State Park between=
October 30 and November 1 (BSn=2C NBu).
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An adult BALD EAGLE was observed on November 1 perched in a tree along Whit=
ehall Road about 0.5 miles past the old Fairbrook Church (GBri).
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Jo Hayes Vista reported seeing 2 GOLDEN EAGLES on November 3 (CG).
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A few RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were in a mixed flock of blackbirds at Scotia Pond o=
n November 4 (GG).
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An adult BALD EAGLE was circling Colyer Lake on November 4 (MH).
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CLINTON COUNTY:
A solitary BRANT was seen on October 29 in the Susquehanna River along the =
dike in Lock Haven (JS).
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY:
Waggoner's Gap Hawk Watch counted 8 BLACK VULTURES=2C 233 TURKEY VULTURES=
=2C 1 OSPREY=2C 12 BALD EAGLES=2C 24 NORTHERN HARRIERS=2C 64 SHARP-SHINNED =
HAWKS=2C 16 COOPER'S HAWKS=2C 3 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS=2C 38 RED-SHOULDERED HAWK=
S=2C 626 RED-TAILED HAWKS=2C 39 GOLDEN EAGLES=2C 3 MERLINS and 2 PEREGRINE =
FALCONS between October 29 and November 3 (RF=2C DG=2C CH=2C GW).
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FRANKLIN COUNTY:
Tuscarora Summit Hawk Watch reported counting 68 TURKEY VULTURES=2C 3 BALD =
EAGLES=2C 4 NORTHERN HARRIERS=2C 12 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS=2C 4 COOPER'S HAWKS=
=2C 6 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS=2C 67 RED-TAILED HAWKS=2C 4 GOLDEN EAGLES and 1 =
MERLIN between October 29 and November 2 (DGe).
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A STILT SANDPIPER continues to be seen at the Kriner Road Ponds through at =
least October 31 (BK). There also were 2 LESSER YELLOWLEGS present on Octob=
er 31 (BK).
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HUNTINGDON/MIFFLIN COUNTIES:
Stone Mountain Hawk Watch reported tabulating 4 BLACK VULTURES=2C 19 TURKEY=
VULTURES=2C 1 OSPREY=2C 3 BALD EAGLES=2C 12 NORTHERN HARRIERS=2C 9 SHARP-S=
HINNED HAWKS=2C 2 COOPER'S HAWKS=2C 7 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS=2C 130 RED-TAILE=
D HAWKS=2C 29 GOLDEN EAGLES and 1 MERLIN between October 29 and November 3 =
(DB=2C GG=2C DWe=2C JB=2C TK=2C NBo).
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LANCASTER COUNTY:
Conejohela Flats produced 1 BRANT=2C 2 immature BALD EAGLES=2C 3 BLACK-BELL=
IED PLOVERS=2C 7 GREATER YELLOWLEGS and 2 BONAPARTE'S GULL between October =
29 and 31 (BS=2C DBo=2C CC=2C JBo).
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There were 2 immature and 6 adult BALD EAGLES and 10 FORSTER'S TERNS in the=
Susquehanna River near Peach Bottom Village on October 29 (BS). A GREAT CO=
RMORANT was observed flying along the Susquehanna River near Peach Bottom o=
n November 3 (CC).
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An immature GOLDEN EAGLE was seen at Middle Creek Wildlife Propagation Area=
on October 31 (BHo=2C JHo).
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LEBANON COUNTY:
Second Mountain Hawk Watch counted 90 BLACK VULTURES=2C 74 TURKEY VULTURES=
=2C 6 BALD EAGLES=2C 14 NORTHERN HARRIERS=2C 47 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS=2C 9 CO=
OPER'S HAWKS=2C 2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS=2C 31 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS=2C 219 RED-T=
AILED HAWKS=2C 10 GOLDEN EAGLES and 2 MERLINS between October 29 and Novemb=
er 3 (DS=2C RB=2C MC=2C JC=2C SC=2C RP=2C FW).
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The SANDHILL CRANE continues to be seen at Lake Duffy in State Game Lands 1=
45 through at least October 30 (SH=2C RM). A single RUSTY BLACKBIRD was als=
o seen in that area on October 30 (SH=2C RM).
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LUZERNE COUNTY:
There were 6 BRANT feeding on the PPL's Susquehanna Riverlands baseball fie=
ld on October 31 (JF).
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Seven SURF SCOTERS were found at Harvey's Lake on November 2 (KR). There wa=
s 1 RED-NECKED GREBE present on November 3 and two were found on November 4=
(KR)
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MIFFLIN COUNTY:
Jacks Mountain Hawk Watch reported counting 24 TURKEY VULTURES=2C 2 BALD EA=
GLES=2C 3 NORTHERN HARRIERS=2C 9 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS=2C 3 COOPER'S HAWKS=2C=
61 RED-TAILED HAWKS=2C 4 GOLDEN EAGLES=2C 1 AMERICAN KESTREL and 1 MERLIN =
between October 29 and November 3 (LW=2C RS=2C GB=2C DSm).
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SCHUYKILL COUNTY:
The Blue Mountain Route 183 Hawk Watch counted 12 BLACK VULTURES=2C 16 TURK=
EY VULTURES=2C 1 BALD EAGLE=2C 5 NORTHERN HARRIERS=2C 20 SHARP-SHINNED HAWK=
S=2C 9 COOPER'S HAWKS=2C 2 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS=2C 94 RED-TAILED HAWKS=2C 2=
GOLDEN EAGLES=2C 1 AMERICAN KESTREL and 1 MERLIN between October 31 and No=
vember 1 (SF=2C JHoo).
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SCHUYKILL/BERKS COUNTIES:
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary reported tabulating 7 BLACK VULTURES=2C 63 TURKEY V=
ULTURES=2C 2 OSPREY=2C 5 BALD EAGLES=2C 16 NORTHERN HARRIERS=2C 47 SHARP-SH=
INNED HAWKS=2C 18 COOPER'S HAWKS=2C 5 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS=2C 37 RED-SHOULDERE=
D HAWKS=2C 340 RED-TAILED HAWKS=2C 19 GOLDEN EAGLES=2C 1 AMERICAN KESTREL=
=2C 3 MERLINS and 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS between October 29 and November 4 (LG=
).
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SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY:
A MERLIN was observed on October 30 sitting on a utility pole in the area o=
f the traditional rail swamp at Noble Farm in Springville Township (JSk).
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A flock of 39 BLACK SCOTERS were at the Schooley Pond near Springville on N=
ovember 2 (JSk).
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YORK COUNTY:
Two BRANT were found at Long Arm Reservoir on November 4 (DR=2C PR=2C DC).
Closing Announcements:
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If you miss the usual Thursday postings of the Central PA Birdline on BIRDE=
AST and PABIRDS=2C I will also be posting it on my page web site at:
http://people.delphiforums.com/MCCONAUGHY/currentbl.htm
*PORC =3D Pennsylvania Ornithological Record Committee. Rare bird sightings=
should be documented with written descriptions and photographs whenever po=
ssible and sent to PORC for review. Send PORC reports to Nick Pulcinella=2C=
613 Howard Road=2C West Chester=2C PA 19380.
The following people have contributed to this birdline: Dan Altif (DA)=2C T=
om Amico (TA)=2C Tony Barle (TBa)=2C Val Barnes (VB)=2C Gloria Bickel (GB)=
=2C Diane Bierly (DBi)=2C Jerry Book (JBo)=2C Rob Blye (RBl)=2C Nick Bolgia=
no (NB)=2C Devin Bosler (DBo)=2C Jen Brackbill (JBr)=2C Gerry Brigman (GBri=
)=2C Randy Brenner (RB)=2C Don Bryant (DB)=2C Nan Butkovich (NBu)=2C Lou Ca=
rpenter (LC)=2C Chuck Chalfant (CC)=2C Dick Cleary (DC)=2C John Cooper (JC)=
=2C Sue Cooper (SC)=2C Morris Cox (MC)=2C Tom Dick (TD)=2C Jim Dunn (JD)=2C=
Edwin Escalet (EE)=2C Pam Fisher (PF)=2C Scott Fisher (SF)=2C Gene Flament=
(GF)=2C Nancy Flament (NF)=2C Ron Freed (RF)=2C Jeff Fridman (JF)=2C Vern =
Gauthier (VG)=2C Dale Gearhart (DGe)=2C Trudy Gerlach (TG)=2C Laurie Goodri=
ch (LG)=2C Bob Gorsuch (BG)=2C Chet Gottfried (CG)=2C Doug Gross (DGr)=2C D=
ave Grove (DG)=2C Greg Grove (GG)=2C Eric Hall (EH)=2C Dave Hawk (DH)=2C Mo=
lly Heath (MH)=2C Jonathan Heller (JHe)=2C Mark Henry (MHe)=2C Jordan Hills=
ley (JH)=2C Ken Hillsley (KH)=2C Jeff Hook (JHoo)=2C Barry Horton (BHo)=2C =
Jennifer Horton (JHo)=2C Sid Hostetter (SH)=2C Craig Houston (CH)=2C Thomas=
Johnson (TJ)=2C Chad Kauffman (CK)=2C Bob Keener (BK)=2C Phil Keener (PK)=
=2C Nick Kerlin (NK)=2C Ramsay Koury (RK)=2C Trudy Kyler (TK)=2C Alex Lamor=
eaux (AL)=2C Wayne Laubscher (WL)=2C Tim Lenz (TL)=2C Scott Lewis (SL)=2C M=
att Loyko (ML)=2C Andrew Markel (AM)=2C Rosemary McGlynn (RMc)=2C Linda McK=
inne (LM)=2C Kate Miller (KM)=2C Randy Miller (RM)=2C Bill Oyler (BO)=2C Ri=
chard Pohner (RP)=2C Larry Ramsey (LR)=2C Tom Raub (TR)=2C Joan Renninger (=
JRe)=2C Dan Richards (DR)=2C Kevin Ripka (KR)=2C Peter Robinson (PR)=2C Jim=
Rocco (JR)=2C Matt Sabatine (MS)=2C Jeff Schaffer (JS)=2C Lauri Shaffer (L=
S)=2C Art Schiavo (AS)=2C Bob Schutsky (BS)=2C Dave Schwenk (DS)=2C Ron Sin=
ger (RS)=2C Jerry Skinner (JSk)=2C Darrell Smith (DSm)=2C Tom Smith (TSm)=
=2C Dan Snell (DSn)=2C Bob Snyder (BSn)=2C Thyra Sperry (TS)=2C Bob Stewart=
(BSt)=2C Rob Stone (RSt)=2C Aden Troyer (AT)=2C Larry Usselman (LU)=2C Joe=
Verica (JV)=2C Jeff Vinosky (JVi)=2C Gene Wagner (GW)=2C Tom Watkins (TW)=
=2C Drew Weber (DW)=2C Scott Weidensaul (SW)=2C Dustin Welch (DWel)=2C Doug=
Wentzel (DWe)=2C Linda Whitesel (LW)=2C Chuck Widmann (CW)=2C Fred Wilcox =
(FW)=2C Pat Williams (PW)=2C Richard Williams (RW)=2C Rick Wiltraut (RWi)=
=2C Eric Witmer (EW)=2C David Yeany (DY)=2C and Sally Zaino (SZ). I apologi=
ze if I have misspelled their names and I will also refrain from naming tha=
t person on request.
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Mark A. McConaughy TimeTraveler50@comcast.net
Bushy Run Battlefield =20
P.O. Box 486
Harrison City=2C PA 15636-0468 (724) 527-5585 x103
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