Date: 7/27/26 1:44 pm From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...> Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 14 July 2026
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE07.14.26
Highlights:
TRUMPETER SWAN
WILLOW PTARMIGAN (Erie County)
STILT SANDPIPER (Erie County)
WILLET
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER (Erie County)
CASPIAN TERN
COMMON TERN
BROWN PELICAN (Mercer County)
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (Crawford County)
LEAST BITTERN
ALDER FLYCATCHER
HENSLOW'S SPARROW
SAVANNAH SPARROW
DICKCISSEL (Clarion County)
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT
SWAINSON'S WARBLER (Fayette County)
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
BLUE GROSBEAK (Butler and Lawrence Counties)
Contributors: Jennifer Balsiger, Kimberly Berry, Jeff Bogan, Helen Butts, Martin Carlin, Julia Ecklar, Adrian Fenton, Ron Graham, Eric Hall, Dave Keith, Taylor Knapp, Chris Lloyd, Christopher Luciano, Alejandra MacNeil, Ron Mumme, Tomas Nonnenmacher, Samuel Payne, Kyle Rambo, Stephen Repasky, Barry Saylor, Michael Saylor, Connor Schmitt, Shawn Sowers, Kim Springer, Kirk Szklenski, Carl Thomson, Mark Vass, Linda Wagner, Sara Wetzel, Michael Williams, Carole Winslow, David Yeany II.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 7 July 2026 through Tuesday, 14 July 2026
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Transcript-
NOTE: NORTHERN PINTAIL, LEAST SANDPIPER, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, BLACK VULTURE, PINE SISKIN, PINE WARBLER continue to be reported.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
On 7/11 at Frick Environmental Center, 1 possible PAINTED BUNTING (CLu).
ARMSTRONG COUNTY:
Near Adams on 7/8, 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (KB).
BEAVER COUNTY:
In New Galilee on 7/12, 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (MV).
BUTLER COUNTY:
On 7/9 at Moraine State Park, 1 CASPIAN TERN, 1 COMMON TERN (EH); on 7/11, 1 BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (MC).
At the Stoughton Road ponds on 7/11, 1 WILLOW FLYCATCHER, 3 COMMON RAVENS, 4 SAVANNAH SPARROWS, 1 HENSLOW'S SPARROW, 1 BLUE GROSBEAK (RG); on 7/12, 1 BLUE GROSBEAK (JB).
CLARION COUNTY:
At the Curllsville Strips on 7/12, 1 DICKCISSEL (BS).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
In Linesville on 7/9, 4 MERLINS (SP).
On 7/9 at Millers Ponds, 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (CS).
At Pymatuning on 7/9, 1 AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (CS et. al.); on 7/11, 1 MERLIN (SS).
On 7/9 at Allegheny College, 1 MERLIN (TN).
On 7/11 in Adamsville, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN (HB).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle State Park on 7/8-7/11 and 7/14, 1 WILLOW PTARMIGAN (CS et. al.), 3 WILLETS (KS et. al.); also on 7/9-7/10, 1 STILT SANDPIPER (SW, SP); also on 7/10, 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS (CS); on 7/14, 2 WILLETS (KR).
On 7/10 at Erie Bluffs State Park, 1 YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT (MS).
FAYETTE COUNTY:
On 7/13 in Spring Valley, 1 MERLIN (CT).
At Bear Run Nature Reserve on 7/14, 4 SWAINSON'S WARBLERS (DY).
INDIANA COUNTY:
Outside of Saltsburg along West Penn Trail on 7/11, 2 YELLOW-BREASTED CHATS (TK).
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
West of Brockway on 7/8, 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (DK).
LAWRENCE COUNTY:
In Hillsville on 7/7, 1 BLUE GROSBEAK (LW).
Near Volant on 7/9, 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (AF).
MERCER COUNTY:
At Lake Latonka on 7/7, 1 BROWN PELICAN (via Ebird).
On 7/8 and 7/10 at Shenango River Lake/Shenango Reservoir, 1 BROWN PELICAN (SR, MW). On 7/10 at Shenango Wildlife Area ponds, 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (CLl).
In Transfer on 7/12, 1 BROWN PELICAN (KS).
VENANGO COUNTY:
On 7/11 and 7/13 near Kahle Lake, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (KB, CW).
On 7/13 east of Seneca, 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS (RM).
WARREN COUNTY:
At Akeley Swamp on 7/12, 2 LEAST BITTERNS (AM).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
On 7/11 at Peters Lake Park, 1 CASPIAN TERN (JB).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
On 7/9 in New Kensington, 1 PEREGRINE FALCON (TK).
