Date: 4/16/26 12:05 pm From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...> Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 7 April 2026
**apologies if this duplicates—-my usual method of posting directly from the PABirds website has been coming to me "undeliverable".**
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE04.07.26
Highlights:
TRUMPETER SWAN
RED-NECKED GREBE
FORSTER'S TERN
COMMON TERN
CASPIAN TERN
RED-THROATED LOON
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (Erie County)
AMERICAN BITTERN
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Westmoreland County)
NORTHERN SHRIKE
FISH CROW (Somerset County)
LAPLAND LONGSPUR
VESPER SPARROW (Warren County)
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
PAINTED BUNTING (Allegheny County)
RED CROSSBILL (Forest County)
Contributors: Henry Bernhardt, Aaron Graham, Mark Hanneman, Rob Hodgson, Matt Juskowich, James Kellam, Meg Kolodick, Jorden Lehman, Nick Logan, Alejandra MacNeil, Adam Maddy, Doug Massey, Jerry McWilliams, Elizabeth Nicholson, Randy Sanner, Barry Saylor, Linda Sporrer, Jerry Stanley, Randy Stringer, Mark Vass, Cheri Widzowski, Michael Williams, Carole Winslow, Eric Yanyo.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 31 March 2026 through Tuesday, 7 April 2026
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Transcript-
NOTE: LONG-TAILED DUCK, SURF SCOTER, NORTHERN PINTAIL, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, GREAT EGRET, BLACK VULTURE, ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, PINE SISKIN, PINE WARBLER continue to be reported.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
On 4/3 and 4/6 in the Squirrel Hill area, 1 PAINTED BUNTING (MV et. al.).
In Clairton on 4/4, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN (MJ).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
Along Deer Run Trail on 4/2, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN (JL).
On 4/2 at State Gamelands #214, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN (RH).
At Conneaut Marsh on 4/3, 1 RED-NECKED GREBE (MW).
On 4/3-4/4 at Pymatuning, RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (MH).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle this week, sightings included 1-3 AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS (via Ebird), 3 COMMON TERNS (4/2) (HB), MERLIN, RUSTY BLACKBIRD, HORNED LARKS (JM), 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS (4/3) (DM).
FOREST COUNTY:
At Buzzard Swamp on 4/4, 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE (CW).
On 4/4 along Blue Jay Creek, 5 RED CROSSBILLS (AM).
INDIANA COUNTY:
At Yellow Creek State Park on 4/2, 1 FORSTER'S TERN (NL), 1 RED-THROATED LOON (CW); on 4/5, 1 CASPIAN TERN (EY).
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
On 4/6 along Five Bridges Trail, 1 AMERICAN BITTERN (BS).
MERCER COUNTY:
Near Grove City on 4/1, 50-60 LAPLAND LONGSPURS (RSt).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
In Windber on 4/2 and 4/5, 2 FISH CROWS (AM, AG et. al.).
VENANGO COUNTY:
East of Oil City on 3/31, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (MK).
On 4/2 at Kahle Lake, sightings included 2 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS (JS).
WARREN COUNTY:
On 4/3 near Triumph, 1 VESPER SPARROW (EN).
In Tidioute on 4/5, 75+ BONAPARTE'S GULLS, 1 NORTHERN HARRIER (CW).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
Near Gastonville on 4/1, 2 flyover SANDHILL CRANES (LS).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
At Keystone State Park on 4/3, 1 CACKLING GOOSE (RSa).
On 4/5 in a Bovard backyard, 1 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (JKe).
