Date: 8/19/25 1:18 pm From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...> Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 22 July 2025
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE07.22.25
Highlights:
RED KNOT (Erie County)
AMERICAN AVOCET
STILT SANDPIPER (Mercer County)
WHIMBREL (Erie County)
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (Crawford County)
LEAST BITTERN
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Butler and Somerset Counties)
NORTHERN HARRIER
SWAINSON'S WARBLER (Fayette County)
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (Indiana County)
Contributors: Jeff Bogan, Jason Bojczyk, Alex Bryant, Martin Carlin, Adrian Fenton, Aaron Graham, Yianni Laskaris, Doug Massey, Samantha McNaney, Brian Miller, Scott Reynolds, Luca Samolis, Donald Snyder, Kim Springer, Jennifer 'Winter Wren' via Ebird.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 15 July 2025 through Tuesday, 22 July 2025
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NOTE: VIRGINIA RAIL continue to be reported.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
In West Mifflin on 7/17, 1 NORTHERN HARRIER (JBog).
BUTLER COUNTY:
At Moraine State Park on 7/18, 1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON; on 7/20, 2 COMMON TERNS (MC).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
At Erie National Wildlife Refuge on 7/17, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN (YL).
On 7/17 in Meadville, 1 MERLIN (YL).
At Pymatuning on 7/19, 2 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS (BM).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle this week, sightings included AMERICAN AVOCETS (JBoj et. al.)., 1 RED KNOT (7/16) (DS), 5 WHIMBRELS (7/17) (DM), 1 WHIMBREL (7/19) (AG et. al.).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
On 7/16 at Bear Run Nature Reserve, 1 SWAINSON'S WARBLER continues (AB).
INDIANA COUNTY:
On 7/19 in Blairsville, 2 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS (SR).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
At Shaner Road ponds on 7/20, 1 COMMON TERN (JW).
On 7/20 at Black Swamp, 1 LEAST BITTERN (AG et. al.).
MERCER COUNTY:
At Shenango Wildlife Area on 7/19-7/20, 1 STILT SANDPIPER (KS, AF).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
On 7/21 at Lake Somerset, 1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (SM).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
This week in the California area, BLACK VULTURES continue (AT).
