Date: 4/30/25 12:51 pm From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...> Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 15 April 2025
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE04.15.25
Highlights:
TRUMPETER SWAN
BARNACLE GOOSE (Allegheny County)
CACKLING GOOSE (Mercer County)
DUNLIN
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
LITTLE GULL (Mercer County)
FORSTER'S TERN
COMMON TERN
RED-THROATED LOON
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (Butler, Fayette, and Mercer Counties)
SNOWY EGRET (Somerset County)
GOLDEN EAGLE (Crawford County)
FISH CROW (Armstrong and Mercer Counties)
PURPLE MARTIN
BANK SWALLOW
VEERY
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (Butler County)
Contributors: David Argent, Kimberly Berry, Jeff Brinker, Seth Burnosky, Monica Chatham, Jane Clark, Michael David, Ed Donley, Adrian Fenton, Ron Graham, Linda Greble, Sam Gutherie, Amy Henrici, Clyde Hess, Christopher Hinkle, S. Kaye via Ebird, John Keener, Meg & Nick Kolodick, Glenn Koppel, Timothy Kronenberger, Yianni Laskaris, Paul Lehman, Judy Lesso, Arbuthnot M via Ebird, Jason McClelland, Jess McGuire, Ed McKaveney, Jerry McWilliams, Trent Millum, Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan, Mark Palmer, Jeff Payne, Amber Pertz, Kenneth Pinnow, Kim Springer, Jerry Stanley, Russ States, Mark Strittmatter, Travis Suckow, Shannon Thompson, Dennis Trapnell, Steve Wagner, E. White via Ebird, Katie Wickert, Michael Williams, Bill Winkler, Ken Woolston, Spencer Worthing, Kendall Zook.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 8 April 2025 through Tuesday, 15 April 2025
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NOTE: SURF SCOTER, VIRGINIA RAIL, COMMON NIGHTHAWK, GREAT EGRET, LONG-TAILED DUCK, BLACK SCOTER, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, PINE SISKIN, FOX SPARROW continue to be reported, and FOY PALM WARBLER.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
On 4/9-4/11 at East Deer Recreational Park, 1 BARNACLE GOOSE (SW et. al.); on 4/14, 2 FORSTER'S TERNS (EPH).
At Aspinwall Riverfront Park on 4/10, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (AF).
On 4/11 in Creighton, 1 BARNACLE GOOSE (JMcC).
At Wingfield Pines on 4/11 and 4/15, 1 MARSH WREN (AM, TK).
On 4/12-4/13 in Cheswick, 1 RED-THROATED LOON (AP, MD).
At Rachel Carson Riverfront Park on 4/12-4/13, 1 RED-THROATED LOON (EM et. al.).
On 4/12 in West Mifflin, 1 BLACK VULTURE (ST).
At Highland Park on 4/14, 1 BARNACLE GOOSE (JL et. al.).
At Dashields Dam on 4/14, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, 2 FORSTER'S TERNS (AF).
ARMSTRONG COUNTY:
On 4/14 in Kittanning, 2 FISH CROWS (SG).
BUTLER COUNTY:
On 4/11 in Portersville, 26 RED-THROATED LOONS (AH); on 4/12, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE (KB et. al.), up to 15 RED-THROATED LOONS (JB et. al.).
In West Sunbury on 4/11, 1 BANK SWALLOW (GK).
At North Boundary Park on 4/11, 1 CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (SW).
On 4/12 at Moraine State Park, 1 COMMON TERN (EW); on 4/13, 7 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS (MP); on 4/13-4/14, 1 RED-THROATED LOON (KB et. al.).
At Bear Run Boat Launch on 4/13, 9 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS (RG et. al.), 40 BONAPARTE'S GULLS (RG).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
On 4/7 at Erie National Wildlife Refuge, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN (YL).
At Pymatuning State Park on 4/12, 4 COMMON TERNS (KWi); on 4/13, 1 COMMON TERN (KP et. al.).
On 4/12 at Mystic Park, 1 possible GOLDEN EAGLE (MC).
At State Gamelands #277 on 4/13, 1 GOLDEN EAGLE (KZ).
On 4/13 just west of E. Lake Road, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (JMcG).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle State Park this week, sightings included 4 FORSTER'S TERNS, 2 COMMON TERNS, 7 NORTHERN HARRIERS, SANDHILL CRANES (JMcW), 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR (CH).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
On 4/6 at Heritage Scout Reservation, 1 AMERICAN WHITEI PELICAN (DT).
In Connellsville on 4/9, 1 DUNLIN (CH).
On 4/9 at Duck Pond Road, 3 DUNLIN (KWo).
On 4/14 at Deer Lake, 1 BLACK VULTURE (JC).
FOREST COUNTY:
In Marienville on 4/10, 1 RED-THROATED LOON (SK).
On 4/11 at Beaver Meadows Recreation Area, 1 RED-THROATED LOON (SK).
INDIANA COUNTY:
At Yellow Creek State Park on 4/8, 2 RED-THROATED LOONS (ED); on 4/13, 1 LITTLE GULL, 6 BONAPARTE'S GULLS (TM).
On 4/12 at Two Lick Creek Reservoir, 1 CASPIAN TERN (MS).
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
At Fordham Lake on 4/11, 7 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS (JK).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
MERCER COUNTY:
At Lake Wilhelm on 4/10, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN (MW); on 4/11, 1 LITTLE GULL, 4 RED-THROATED LOONS, 1 PACIFIC/RED-THROATED LOON (JS).
On 4/11 in Sharpsville, 1 AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, 1 FISH CROW (MW).
At Shenango Wildlife Area on 4/12-4/14, 1 RED-THROATED LOON (MW, BW); on 4/13, 1 CACKLING GOOSE (BW).
On 4/13 at State Gamelands #130, 2 WINTER WRENS (KS).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
At Lake Somerset on 4/11-4/12, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN (anon); on 4/13, 1 COMMON GALLINULE (DT); on 4/14, 1 SNOWY EGRET, 9 BONAPARTE'S GULLS (JP).
On 4/12 in Hollsopple, 2 RED-THROATED LOONS (PL).
At Quemahoning Reservoir on 4/13, 2 RED-THROATED LOONS; on 4/14, 1 COMMON GALLINULE (LG), 1 RED-THROATED LOON (SB).
VENANGO COUNTY:
At Kahle Lake on 4/11, 2 RED-THROATED LOON, 3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, and others (JS), 30 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 4 FORSTER'S TERNS, 1 COMMON TERN, PURPLE MARTINS, and others (RS); on 4/14, sightings inlcluded 28 BONAPARTE'S GULLS (MK).
WARREN COUNTY:
At Chapman State Park on 4/15, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE (TS).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
This week in the Coal Center/California area, BLACK VULTURES (AT).
