Date: 12/3/25 11:08 am
From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...>
Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 18 November 2025
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE11.18.25

Highlights:
EARED GREBE (Erie County)
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (Allegheny County)
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (Erie County)
DUNLIN
GLAUCOUS GULL (Erie County)
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
PARASITIC JAEGER (Erie County)
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER
SNOW BUNTING
LAPLAND LONGSPUR (Erie County)
AMERICAN PIPIT
EVENING GROSBEAK (Butler, Jefferson, Warren, and Washington Counties)
RED CROSSBILL (Warren County)
RUSTY BLACKBIRD

Contributors: Nolan Adrian, Nathan Bowser, Alicia Brunner, Ron Burkert, John C. Campbell, Rob Hooton, Dave Keith, Meg & Nick Kolodick, Ryan Lapp, Jerry McWilliams, Daryl Nolt, Tabassam Shah, Jerry Stanley, Russ States, Travis Suckow, Carl Thomson, Jeanne Whitesell.

Compiler: Amy Taracido

Tuesday, 11 November 2025 through Tuesday, 18 November 2025

**This report is distributed by e-mail only. Compiler is not responsible for errors on websites who reproduce/reprint these reports. If you would like to receive western PA RBAs, contact AMYTARACIDO@ YAHOO.COM

Transcript-

NOTE: TUNDRA SWAN, BUFFLEHEAD, COMMON GOLDENEYE, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, GREAT EGRET, PINE SISKIN continue to be reported.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY:

In Oakmont on 11/11-11/17, 1 RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (RH, RB, et. al.).


BUTLER COUNTY:

At Lake Arthur on 11/14, 1 possible LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (NA).

On 11/15 in Whiskerville, 6 EVENING GROSBEAKS (NB).


CLARION COUNTY:

At Kahle Lake on 11/12, 3 SNOW BUNTINGS, 1 AMERICAN PIPIT (JS); on 11/13, 1 BONAPARTE'S GULL, 15 CANVASBACKS, and others (MK).


ERIE COUNTY:

At Presque Isle this week, sightings included REDHEADS, WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 1 EARED GREBE (11/12), SURF/BLACK SCOTER, LONG-TAILED DUCKS, RED-THROATED LOONS, MERLIN, PEREGRINE FALCON, 1 PARASITIC JAEGER (11/17) (JM), LAPLAND LONGSPURS, SNOW BUNTINGS, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (11/15), ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK (DN).

On 11/17 at Presque Isle Downs and Casino, 1 GLAUCOUS GULL (JC).


FAYETTE COUNTY:

On 11/16 at Deer Lake, 1 DUNLIN (CT).


JEFFERSON COUNTY:

On 11/15 in Clarington, 4 EVENING GROSBEAKS (TS).

At Bond Road Wetlands on 11/15, 4 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS (DK).


SOMERSET COUNTY:

On 11/14 and 11/18 in Rockwood, RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (JW).


VENANGO COUNTY:

At Two Mile Run Park on 11/16, 1 SURF SCOTER (RS).


WARREN COUNTY:

From last week: on 11/9 in Hearts Content Recreation Area, 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS (AB).

On 11/15 near Tidioute, 8+ RED CROSSBILLS (TS).


WASHINGTON COUNTY:

On 11/15 in Washington, 1 EVENING GROSBEAK (RL).

Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA

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