Contributors: David Avery, David Bennett, Kimberly Berry, Mike Briggs, Dave Brooke, Larry Burlingame, Donna Collett, Jake Dingel, Adrian Fenton, Andy Georgeson, Ron Graham, Sarah Grey, Marc Hanneman, Rob Hooton, Brian Kaldorf, Meg Kolodick, Malcolm Kurtz, Jack Lachendro, Oliver Lindhiem, "R Lte" via Ebird, Carl McGary, Dan McGuire, Ken Nicholson, Richard Nugent, Kenneth Pinnow, Jason Short, Jerry Stanley, Victoria Streeton, Dennis Trapnell, Mark VanderVen, Jeanne Whitesell, Michael Williams.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 27 January 2026 through Tuesday, 3 February 2026
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NOTE: SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, VIRGINIA RAIL, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, PINE SISKIN continue to be reported.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
On 1/29 at Duck Hollow, 1 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (AG); on 1/30, 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 2 ICELAND GULLS (MKu).; on 1/31-2/2, 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS (AF, DBe et. al.), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (MKu, DA), 2 ICELAND GULLS (MKu, RL); on 2/3, 3 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (MV).
Near Point State Park on 1/30, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (JL).
On 1/30-2/3 near Highland Park Bridge/Sharpsburg/Six Mile Island/Emsworth Dam, 1 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER (VS et. al.).
Near Brunot Island on 2/2, 12 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS; on 2/3, 6 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS (BK et. al.), 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (DA et. al.).
On 2/3 at Aspinwall Riverfront Park, 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (SG).
ARMSTRONG COUNTY:
On 1/29-2/3 in Kittanning, LAPLAND LONGSPURS (DBr, AF, et. al.).
On 1/30 near Worthington, 4 LAPLAND LONGSPURS (DBr).
BEAVER COUNTY:
On 1/31 in New Brighton, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN (RG); on 2/1-2/3, 3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS (MB, JS); on 2/3, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN, 2 BLACK SCOTERS (DC).
BUTLER COUNTY:
At Moraine State Park on 1/31, 1 SORA (CM).
On 1/30-2/3 in State Gamelands #95, 1 VARIED THRUSH (JD, KB, et. al.); also on 2/2, 1 PINE WARBLER (RN).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
In Pymatuning on 1/29, 2 ICELAND GULLS (MW); on 1/31 and 2/3, 1 ICELAND GULL (MH, KN), 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (KP); also on 2/3, 15 REDHEADS (KN).
ERIE COUNTY:
On 1/29 in Erie, 1 PINE WARBLER (LB).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
On 1/29 in Farmington, 1 RED CROSSBILL; on 2/1, 21 SANDHILL CRANES (DM).
GREENE COUNTY:
At West Point Marion on 1/31-2/2, 1 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER (DM, DT, et. al.).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
In the New Wilmington area on 1/30, 3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS (AF); on 1/31, 1 SAVANNAH SPARROW (RH); on 2/1, 3 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, 1 SAVANNAH SPARROW (DB).
MERCER COUNTY:
On 1/30 at Shenango Reservoir, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN, 1 ICELAND GULL (MW).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
In Rockwood on 1/28, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (JW).
VENANGO COUNTY:
At the Oil City treatment plant on 1/30, 2 TRUMPETER SWANS, 20 CANVASBACKS, 6 REDHEADS, and others (JS).
On 1/31 in Seneca, 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (MKo).
