Date: 2/25/26 11:04 am
From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...>
Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 10 February 2026
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE02.10.26

Highlights:
CACKLING GOOSE (Greene County)
RED-NECKED GREBE
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
ICELAND GULL (Allegheny and Crawford Counties)
NORTHERN SHRIKE
VARIED THRUSH (Butler County)
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
REDPOLL (Forest County)

Contributors: David Avery, Dave Brooke, Kyle Brubaker, Josh Bruening, Alex Busato, Adrian Fenton, Patience Fisher, Stacey Gross, Marc Hanneman, Gene Henderson, Amy Henrici, James R. Hill III, Michael Leahy, Amber Pertz, Nathan Reese, Matthew StClair, Kate StJohn, Conor Tompkins, Mark VanderVen, Zachary Vaughan, Ezra White, Michael Williams.

Compiler: Amy Taracido

Tuesday, 3 February 2026 through Tuesday, 10 February 2026

**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

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NOTE: WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, LONG-TAILED DUCK, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, BLACK VULTURE, PINE SISKIN, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW continue to be reported.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY:

Near Brunot Island on 2/4, 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (DA et. al.), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, REDHEADS, CANVASBACKS (AP).

On 2/4-2/7 at Duck Hollow, 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (AH et. al.); also on 2/5-2/6, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (MV, AB); also on 2/6, 1 ICELAND GULL (AB).

At Point State Park on 2/5, 2 GREAT BLACK -BACKED GULLS, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (AF); on 2/8, 1 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (KSJ).

On 2/6 at Emsworth Lock & Dam, 2 GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS (GH); on 2/8-2/10, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE (EW et. al.).


ARMSTRONG COUNTY:

In Kittanning on 2/5, LAPLAND LONGSPURS (PF et. al.).


BUTLER COUNTY:

At State Gamelands #95 on 2/4-2/10, 1 VARIED THRUSH (ZV et. al.).


CLARION COUNTY:

On 2/5 during a Winter Raptor Survey, 3 COMMON RAVENS (ML).


CRAWFORD COUNTY:

At Pymatuning State Park on 2/4, 2 ICELAND GULLS (MW); on 2/7, 1 ICELAND GULL (MH); on 2/8, 4 ICELAND GULLS (KB), 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (via Ebird); on 2/10, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, 1 REDPOLL (via Ebird).

On 2/7 at Pymatuning Century Club, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (MH).


ERIE COUNTY:

Near Waterford on 2/6, 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE (JH).


FOREST COUNTY:

In Tionesta on 2/8, 1 REDPOLL (SG).


GREENE COUNTY:

Near Masontown on 2/4, 1 CACKLING GOOSE (NR).


INDIANA COUNTY:

On 2/5 in Brush Valley Township, 17 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS; on 2/8, 10 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS (MS).


LAWRENCE COUNTY:

At the Volant Strips area on 2/4 and 2/8, 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE (DB, JB).

On 2/7 at State Gamelands #284, 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE (CT).

In New Wilmington on 2/8, 1 LAPLAND LONGSPUR (JB).

Amy Taracido
Washington Co., PA

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