Date: 12/30/25 2:01 pm
From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...>
Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 23 December 2025
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE12.23.25

Highlights:
CACKLING GOOSE (Erie County)
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (Indiana County)
SNOW GOOSE
ROSS'S GOOSE (Westmoreland County)
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
LINCOLN'S SPARROW
PAINTED BUNTING (Allegheny County)

Contributors: KM Andersen, Dave Brooke, Michelle Kienholz, Jerry McWilliams, Jackson Medeiros, Susan Miller, Ron Mumme, Joseph Pumford, Mark Strittmatter, Michael Williams, Carole Winslow, Kendall Zook.

Compiler: Amy Taracido

Tuesday, 16 December 2025 through Tuesday, 23 December 2025

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Transcript-

NOTE: LONG-TAILED DUCK, BUFFLEHEAD, SURF SCOTER, COMMON GOLDENEYE, BLACK VULTURE, PINE SISKIN continue to be reported.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY:

On 12/18-12/23 near Frick Park, 1 PAINTED BUNTING continued (MK et. al.).

In Creighton on 12/21 and 12/23 (nearby), 1 SNOW GOOSE (DB).


CLARION COUNTY:

In Sligo on 12/20, 1 PEREGRINE FALCON (CW).


CRAWFORD COUNTY:

In the Miller's Station SE area on 12/21, 1 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, 6 COMMON RAVENS (KZ).

On 12/17 at Meadville Country Club, 16 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (RM).


ERIE COUNTY:

At Presque Isle this week, sightings included CANVASBACKS, REDHEADS, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, BLACK SCOTER (JMc), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (JMe).

On 12/20 along Wagner Road south of Erie, 2 CACKLING GEESE (KMA).


INDIANA COUNTY:

On 12/19-12/21 at Yellow Creek State Park, 3 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE (MS, JP et. al.).


MERCER COUNTY:

In Greenville on 12/18, 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW (MW).


WESTMORELAND COUNTY:

At Trout Run Reservoir on 12/20, 1 ROSS'S GOOSE (SM).

Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA

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