Date: 5/13/26 1:17 pm From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...> Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 28 April 2026
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE04.28.26
Highlights:
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (Erie County)
WILLET
AMERICAN AVOCET (Allegheny County)
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
FORSTER'S TERN
CASPIAN TERN
RED-THROATED LOON
WESTERN CATTLE-EGRET (Allegheny and Crawford Counties)
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (Butler County)
GLOSSY IBIS (Crawford County)
FISH CROW (Butler and Jefferson Counties)
PURPLE MARTIN
VEERY
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER (Allegheny County)
CANADA WARBLER
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (Mercer County)
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (Armstrong and Butler Counties)
HENSLOW'S SPARROW
LINCOLN'S SPARROW
EVENING GROSBEAK (Somerset and Warren Counties)
BOBOLINK
PAINTED BUNTING (Butler County)
Contributors: KM Andersen, David Argent, Katherine Babilon, Jennifer Balsiger, Brendyn Baptiste, David Bennett, Bill Blauvelt, Wayne Bloom, Nathan Bowser, Jeff Brinker, Abby Clay, Michael Crist, Chapin Czarnecki, Sofia D via Ebird, Debra Darney, Bill Dell, Tara Dodge, Rebecca Fabbro, Mike Fialkovich, Steve Gosser, Linda Greble, Sarah Grey, Joe Gyekis, Eric Hall, Christie Hatcher, James R. Hill III, Angie Hillen, Craig Holt, Deborah Kalbfleisch, Chad Kauffman, John Keener, Andy Keister, Michelle Kienholz, Amanda Kyne, Annie L. via Ebird, Ben M. via Ebird, Alejandra MacNeil, Dan McGuire, Ed McKaveney, Jerry McWilliams, Jackson Medeiros, Dan Mendenhall, Brian Miller, Felicity Moffett, Ron Mumme, Elizabeth Nicholson, Amber Pertz, Sigurdur Petursson, Lenore Raffle, Nathan Rees, Theo Rickert, John Russell, Shawn Sowers, Jerry Stanley, Rena Strings, John Taylor, Carl Thomson, Dennis Trapnell, Mark Vass, Zachary Vaughan, Michael Williams.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 21 April 2026 through Tuesday, 28 April 2026
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NOTE: SURF SCOTER, COMMON GOLDENEYE, VIRGINIA RAIL, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, PINE SISKIN, FOX SPARROW continue to be reported, and FOY TENNESSEE WARBLER, CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
At Peter's Creek on 4/22, 1 WILLET (KB).
On 4/22-4/26 at Frick Park, 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (AP, DB et. al.); on 4/24, 3 SANDHILL CRANES (MK), 1 VEERY (BM); on 4/26, 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER (RF).
In West Homestead on 4/24, 11 WILLETS (DB); on 4/26, 1 WILLET (JR).
On 4/24 at Duck Hollow, 1 WILLET, 4 DUNLIN (EH et. al.), 12 additional WILLETS (CC et. al.).
At Aspinwall Riverfront Park on 4/24, 31 flyover AMERICAN AVOCETS (SGr); on 4/25, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (DMe).
On 4/25 at Emsworth Lock & Dam, 2 CASPIAN TERNS (EM et. al.), 1 WESTERN CATTLE-EGRET (MV et. al.).
At Sharpsburg Marina on 4/25, 2 CASPIAN TERNS (DMe).
On 4/25 in Upper St. Clair, 1 possible SWAINSON'S THRUSH (SP).
At Schenley Park on 4/26, 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (AC).
On 4/28 at Dashields Dam, 7 FORSTER'S TERNS (AF et. al.).
ARMSTRONG COUNTY:
On 4/23 along Sloan Road, 1 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (TR).
BEAVER COUNTY:
In Baden on 4/23, 3 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (LR).
BUTLER COUNTY:
On 4/23 near Eisler Farms, 1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (AK).
At Glade Dam Lake on 4/24, 1 SNOW GOOSE (NB); on 4/26, 1 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (SGo); on 4/27, 1 FISH CROW (JB).
On 4/24 at Moraine State Park, 4 COMMON TERNS (DK).
North of Butler on 4/25, 1 possible CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (DD).
On 4/24 in Slippery Rock, 1 PAINTED BUNTING (reported to WB).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
In Cochranton on 4/22, 1 HENSLOW'S SPARROW (EH).
On 4/23 at Millers Ponds, 8 DUNLIN (EH); on 4/25, 1 GLOSSY IBIS (CH).
At Conneaut Marsh on 4/23, 4 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (EH); on 4/26-4/27, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (KMA. BBa).
At Pymatuning State Park on 4/24, 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (SS).
On 4/25 in Jamestown, 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (MC); on 4/26, 3 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (AH).
Along Horne Road on 4/26, 1 WESTERN CATTLE-EGRET (BM et. al.).
On 4/26 at Mt. Hope Golf Course, 3 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (RM).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle this week, sightings included BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 22 WILLETS (JMe), PURPLE MARTINS, 3 NORTHERN HARRIERS (JMc).
On 4/23 in Waterford, 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (JH).
Near Edinboro Lake on 4/24, 1 BOBOLINK (TD).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
On 4/24-4/26 in Normalville, 1 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (CK).
At Deer Lake on 4/24-4/25, 16 WILLETS (MF et. al.); on 4/26, 1 DUNLIN (DT).
On 4/24 at Quebec Run Wildlife Area, 1 BAY-BREASTED WARBLER (DT).
On 4/25-4/26 in Mill Run, 1 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (JG, CK).
Along Turner Road on 4/25, 1 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (DMc).
On 4/26 near Isabella, 1 BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO (CT).
In Farmington on 4/28, 1 CANADA WARBLER (DT).
GREENE COUNTY:
On 4/26 in the Point Marion area, 1 CASPIAN TERN (NR).
INDIANA COUNTY:
At Yellow Creek State Park on 4/25, 1 RED-THROATED LOON (JT).
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
In Fordham on 4/26, 1 FISH CROW (JK).
MERCER COUNTY:
At Shenango Reservoir on 4/25-4/26, 1 PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (JB, MW et. al.).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
Near Somerset on 4/22, 17 EVENING GROSBEAKS (LG).
On 4/24 at State Gamelands #111, 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS (BBl).
Along Resh Road on 4/25, 1 BOBOLINK (BBl).
VENANGO COUNTY:
At Kahle Lake on 4/22 and 4/25, sightings included WHITE-WINGED SCOTER; nearby also on 4/25, 15 WILLETS; on 4/28 at Kahle Lake, 1 RED-THROATED LOON and others (JS).
WARREN COUNTY:
On 4/22 at Akeley Swamp, 1 FORSTER'S TERN (AM).
At Beaty Park on 4/23, 1 CANADA WARBLER (RS).
On 4/27 in Tidioute, 12 EVENING GROSBEAKS (EN).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
Along Pole Cat Hollow Road near Route 221 on 4/23, 1 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (DA).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
In Mount Pleasant on 4/22, 15 WILLETS (BD).
On 4/24 at Powdermill Research Center, 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW (AL).
