Date: 5/7/26 12:30 pm From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...> Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 21 April 2026
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE04.21.26
Highlights:
TRUMPETER SWAN
EARED GREBE (Venango County)
DOWITCHER SP.
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
FORSTER'S TERN
RED-THROATED LOON
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Forest County)
FISH CROW
MARSH WREN
WORM-EATING WARBLER
PRAIRIE WARBLER
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (Mercer County)
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER (Westmoreland County)
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
RED CROSSBILL (Forest County)
EVENING GROSBEAK (Somerset and Warren Counties)
Contributors: Ed Donley, John Dzikiy, Eric Hall, Pam Illig, S. Kaye, Marjorie Keefe, Annie L. via Ebird, Jordan Lehman, Alejandra MacNeil, Adam Maddy, Jim McGuire, Jerry McWilliams, Jeff Payne, Amber Pertz, Linda Pierce, Joseph Pumford, Lenore Raffle, Theo Rickert, Kim Springer, Jerry Stanley, Radford Swent, Shane Turoski, Joshua Zahniser.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 14 April 2026 through Tuesday, 21 April 2026
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Transcript-
NOTE: SURF SCOTER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, VIRGINIA RAIL, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, PINE SISKIN, AMERICAN TREE SPARROW continue to be reported, and FOY warblers.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
At Wingfield Pines on 4/15, 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER (RS).
On 4/18 at Dashields Dam, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, FORSTER'S TERN (AP).
At Sharpsburg Marina on 4/19, 1 FORSTER'S TERN (JD).
ARMSTRONG COUNTY:
On 4/21 along Armstrong Trail, 1 WORM-EATING WARBLER (TR).
BEAVER COUNTY:
In Baden on 4/17, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (LR).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
At Pymatuning State Park on 4/16, 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (PI).
On 4/20-4/21 near Linesville, 1 DOWITCHER SP. (ST, JZ et. al.).
Along Deer Run Trail on 4/21, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN (JL).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle this week, sightings included MERLIN, NORTHERN HARRIERS, PEREGRINE FALCON, 4 PURPLE MARTINS (4/21) (JMcW).
FOREST COUNTY:
On 4/15 at Beaver Meadows Recreation Area, 1 RED CROSSBILL (SK).
At Lighthouse Island on 4/16, 1 LITTLE BLUE HERON (JMcG).
GREENE COUNTY:
In New Freeport on 4/15, 1 PRAIRIE WARBLER (MK).
INDIANA COUNTY:
From last week: At Yellow Creek State Park on 4/11, 4 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 1 RED-THROATED LOON (ED).
MERCER COUNTY:
At Shenango Reservoir on 4/17, 1 PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (KS).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
In Windber on 4/15, 2 FISH CROWS (JPa); on 4/17, 1 FISH CROW; on 4/21, 2 FISH CROWS (AMad).
On 4/19 along Sheep Ridge Road, 1 EVENING GROSBEAK (via Ebird).
VENANGO COUNTY:
On 4/17 at Kahle Lake, 1 EARED GREBE, 1 WHITE-WINGED SCOTER (JS).
On 4/18 in Buttermilk Hill, 3 PURPLE FINCHES (JS).
WARREN COUNTY:
On 4/16 at Sugar Grove, 1 EVENING GROSBEAK (LP).
At Benson Swamp on 4/17, 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (AMac).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
At Cross Creek County Park on 4/21, 1 SANDHILL CRANE (JPu).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
At Acme Dam on 4/17, 1 MARSH WREN (EH).
On 4/21 at Powdermill, 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER (AL).
