Date: 9/9/26 8:40 am From: Julia Plummer <julia...> Subject: Great Blue Heron trip -- Fisherman's Paradise/Bellefonte State Fish Hatchery, Sep 8, 2026
We had a lovely evening at Fisherman's Paradise watching Great Blue Herons
yesterday evening with around 33 people in attendance. If you missed the
event, that will continue to be a good spot to look for Great Blue Herons
throughout the fall. Other highlights of the evening included a small flock
of Cedar Waxwings feeding over the fish hatchery and frequent calls and
fly-bys of three Bald Eagles.
Notably, the fish hatchery personel have set up what appears to be a heron
deterant system. There is a tall pole next to the hatchery with a roving
green laser light. The light swings around in what appears to be a random
pattern across the hatchery and trees. And it did appear to cause a number
of the herons to fly down stream after sunset. So if you go visit around
sunset, keep an eye out for how the laser impacts the herons roosting!
Julia
Fisherman's Paradise/Bellefonte State Fish Hatchery, Centre, Pennsylvania,
US
Sep 8, 2026 6:46 PM - 7:59 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.151 kilometer(s)
14 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose 11
Wood Duck 10
duck sp. 2
Mourning Dove 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Great Blue Heron 42
Bald Eagle 3
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Common Raven 1
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 5
Cedar Waxwing 10
Common Grackle 1
Bay-breasted Warbler 1
new world warbler sp. 1
Northern Cardinal 1
