Date: 11/7/25 9:00 am
From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...>
Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 28 October 2025
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE10.28.25

Highlights:
ROSS'S GOOSE (Mercer County)
CACKLING GOOSE (Erie County)
RED-NECKED GREBE (Erie County)
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (Indiana County)
CASPIAN TERN
WESTERN CATTLE-EGRET (Mercer County)
RED-THROATED LOON
SHORT-EARED OWL
MARSH WREN
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH

Contributors: Adrian Fenton, Jeanette Green, Deborah Kalbfleisch, Karen Lucas, Chris Lundberg, Jerry McWilliams, Jackson Medeiros, Dan Mendenhall, Grace Muench, Randy Stringer.

Compiler: Amy Taracido

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 through Tuesday, 28 October 2025

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Transcript-

NOTE: COMMON LOON, SURF SCOTER, COMMON GOLDENEYE, GREAT EGRET, BLACK VULTURE, PINE SISKIN, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW, TENNESSEE WARBLER continue to be reported.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY:

At Wingfield Pines on 10/24, 1 MARSH WREN (DM).


CRAWFORD COUNTY:

On 10/25 at Pymatuning Spillway, 1 CASPIAN TERN (CL).


ERIE COUNTY:

At Presque Isle this week, sightings included WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, SURF/BLACK SCOTERS, RED-THROATED LOON, MERLINS, LONG-TAILED DUCKS, SANDERLING, RED-NECKED GREBE (10/26) (JMc).

On 10/26 at Fairview Business Park, 1 CACKLING GOOSE (JMe).


INDIANA COUNTY:

On 10/25 and 10/28 at Yellow Creek State Park, 1 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (DK et. al.).


LAWRENCE COUNTY:

At the Volant Strips area on 10/27, 5+ SHORT-EARED OWLS (RS).


MERCER COUNTY:

At Maurice K. Goddard State Park on 10/25, 1 ROSS'S GOOSE (JG).

On 10/27 near New Lebanon, 1 WESTERN CATTLE-EGRET (AF et. al.).


SOMERSET COUNTY:

On 10/26 at Lake Somerset, 4 LESSER YELLOWLEGS (KL).


WESTMORELAND COUNTY:

On 10/25 at Powdermill Nature Reserve, 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (GM).

Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA

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