Date: 7/27/26 11:47 am From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...> Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 7 July 2026
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE07.07.26
Highlights:
WILLOW PTARMIGAN (Erie County)
UPLAND SANDPIPER
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL (Erie County)
WILLET
AMERICAN AVOCET (Erie County)
CASPIAN TERN
COMMON TERN
LEAST BITTERN
ALDER FLYCATCHER
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (Clarion County)
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
SWAINSON'S WARBLER (Fayette County)
BLUE GRSOBEAK (Allegheny County)
Contributors: Jeff Brinker, Montgomery Brown, Ron Burkert, Martin Carlin, Richard Chirichiello, Ezekiel Dobson, Adrian Fenton, Mike Fialkovich, Thomas Frank, Ray Fury, Michael Hartshorne, Jonathan Heller, Andy Keister, James Kerner, Alejandra MacNeil, Mark McConaughy, Samuel Payne, Connor Schmitt, Shawn Sowers, Samuel Trusty, David Yeany II, Joshua Zahniser.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 30 June 2026 through Tuesday, 7 July 2026
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NOTE: VIRGINIA RAIL continue to be reported.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
On 7/3 at the Imperial grasslands, 1 UPLAND SANDPIPER (MF). In the Imperial area on 7/4 and 7/6, 1 BLUE GROSBEAK (AF, RB).
In Dormont on 7/3, 1 MERLIN (MB).
BUTLER COUNTY:
At Moraine State Park on 7/7, 1 CASPIAN TERN, 1 COMMON TERN (MC).
CLARION COUNTY:
On 7/6 at the Piney Tract, 7 CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS (SP).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
On 7/4 at Millers Ponds, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 GREATER YELLOWLEGS (MH); on 7/6, 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (CS et. al.).
In Pymatuning on 7/4, 1 MERLIN (SS).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle State Park on 6/30 and 7/3, 1 WILLET (JZ et. al.); on 7/1-7/7, 1 WILLOW PTARMIGAN (RF et. al.), 1 TRICOLORED HERON (ED et. al.); also on 7/1, 9 WILLETS (ST et. al.); also on 7/2, 6 AMERICAN AVOCETS (DM et. al.), 5 WILLETS (TF); on 7/3, 1 WILLET (JH et. al.); on 7/4, 1 WILSON'S WARBLER (MM); on 7/5, 1 HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL, 4 WILLETS (JK).
On 7/1, 7/3, and 7/6 at Erie Bluffs State Park, 1 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (ED, JB et. al.).
In Gerard on 7/7, 1 CERULEAN WARBLER (SP).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
At Bear Run Nature Reserve on 7/1, 1 SWAINSON'S WARBLER (DY).
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
West of Brockway on 7/3, 2 ALDER FLYCATCHERS (AK).
WARREN COUNTY:
On 7/5 at Akeley Swamp, 1 LEAST BITTERN (AM).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
On 7/3 east of Weltytown, 1 ALDER FLYCATCHER (RC).
