Date: 6/25/25 11:18 am From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...> Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 10 June 2025
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE06.10.25
Highlights:
CACKLING GOOSE (Mercer County)
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER (Fayette County)
WILSON'S PHALAROPE
MARBLED GODWIT (Erie County)
AMERICAN AVOCET (Erie County)
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Erie County)
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Allegheny County)
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (Beaver and Erie Counties)
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
ALDER FLYCATCHER
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
WILSON'S WARBLER
SWAINSON'S WARBLER (Fayette County)
BLUE GROSBEAK (Washington County)
SUMMER TANAGER (probable, Greene County)
Contributors: David Argent, Haley Buchanan, John Campbell, Liam & Anna Donnelly, Mike Evans, Mike Fialkovich, Steve Gosser, Deborah Kalbfleisch, Michelle Kienholz, Theresa Konzel, Julie Leonard, Geoff Malosh, Dan McGuire, Linda Olczak, Keri Ronacher, Joe Sebastiani, Becky Shifflett, Shawn Sowers, Mark Vass, Grace Vesho, Bill Winkler, Aisha Yousuf.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 3 June 2025 through Tuesday, 10 June 2025
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Transcript-
NOTE: COMMON LOON, BLACK VULTURE, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER continue to be reported.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
In Allison Park on 6/5, 1 LITTLE BLUE HERON (HB).
On 6/5 in Squirrel Hill, 1 MERLIN (MK).
Near East McKeesport on 6/7, 1 ALDER FLYCATCHER (MF).
On 6/7 in North Park, 1 LITTLE BLUE HERON (DK et. al.).
At Imperial Grasslands on 6/7, 1 BLUE GROSBEAK (MV).
BEAVER COUNTY:
On 6/4 in Rochester, 11 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS (KR).
At McRoberts Road marsh on 6/8, 2 flyover SANDHILL CRANES (via Ebird).
On 6/8 near New Galillee, 1 SANDHILL CRANE (GM).
CLARION COUNTY:
In Piney Tract on 6/7, 1 CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (BS).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
At Pymatuning on 6/7, 1 MERLIN (SS).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle State Park this week, sightings included WILSON'S PHALAROPE (GV), 1 MARBLED GODWIT (LD et. al.), 1 AMERICAN AVOCET (AY).
Along Carter Hill Road on 6/5, 1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (TK).
On 6/8 in Glenwood Park, 1 WILSON'S WARBLER (JC).
In Erie on 6/10, 9 flyover AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS (JL).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
On 6/4 in Spring Valley, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER; on 6/6, 1 flyover AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER; on 6/9, 1 MERLIN (DMcG).
At Fort Necessity National Battlefield on 6/3, 1 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (via Ebird).
On 6/7 at Bear Run Nature Reserve, 1 SWAINSON'S WARBLER (SG).
GREENE COUNTY:
In Holbrook on 6/2, 1 MARSH WREN (LO).
On 6/9 near Brave, 2 probable SUMMER TANAGERS (DA).
MERCER COUNTY:
From last week: on 6/2 near Jackson Center, 1 CACKLING GOOSE (BW).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
At Greencove Wetlands on 6/9, 1 MARSH WREN (JS).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
Near Jones Mills on 6/3, 2 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS (ME).
