Date: 9/15/26 8:44 am From: Amy Taracido <amytaracido...> Subject: RBA western Pennsylvania, 1 September 2026
RBA
*Pennsylvania
*Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania
*PAWE09.01.26
Highlights:
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE (Clarion County)
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE (Erie County)
RED KNOT (Erie County)
STILT SANDPIPER (Erie County)
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (Erie County)
HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL (Erie County)
AMERICAN AVOCET (Erie County)
BLACK TERN (Butler County)
LITTLE BLUE HERON (Westmoreland County)
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER
ALDER FLYCATCHER
PHILADELPHIA VIREO
CLIFF SWALLOW
PURPLE MARTIN
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
BLUE GROSBEAK (Allegheny County)
Contributors: Ken Behrens, John Campbell, Martin Carlin, Keigan Case, Jessica Chernich, Richard Chirichiello, Gabriel Chupp, Jeff Cieslak, Gary Cowell, Linda Croskey, Gabby Dowd, Adrian Fenton, Thomas Frank, Tammy Frech, Abigail Gamberdella, Ron George-Snyder, Gene Henderson, Oliver Lindheim, Doug Massey, Mark McConaughy, Jackson Medeiros, Seth P. via Ebird, Kevin Parsons, Matt Partsch, Chris Payne, Joseph Pumford, Melissa Reckner, Owen Rodewald, TJ Stone, Kirk Szklenski, Leigh Wolfe, Dan Wyrostek.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 25 August 2026 through Tuesday, 1 September 2026
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NOTE: VIRGINIA RAIL, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, BAY-BREASTED WARBLER continue to be reported.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
In Bairdford on 8/26, 1 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER (TFre).
On 8/26 at Sewickley Heights Borough Park, 1 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (GH); on 8/30, 1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO (SP); on 8/31-9/1, 1 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER (AF).
At South Park on 8/27, 1 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER (MP); on 8/28, 1 BLUE GROSBEAK (KB).
On 8/29 off Deer Creek Road, 1 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER (LC).
In Girty's Woods on 8/29, 1 PHILADELPHIA VIREO (OL).
On 8/31 along Montour Trail, 2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS (JCi).
Near Gibsonia on 9/1, 2 PURPLE MARTINS (KP).
BUTLER COUNTY:
At Moraine State Park on 8/26, 1 BLACK TERN; on 8/28, 2 BLACK TERNS (MC); on 8/29, 1 ALDER FLYCATCHER (LW).
CLARION COUNTY:
In Strattanville on 8/29, 1 EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE (RGS).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle State Park on 8/27, 3 AMERICAN AVOCETS (JCh), 8 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS (KS); on 8/28, 4 STILT SANDPIPERS (GCo), 1 WILLOW FLYCATCHER (KC); on 8/29, 1 HUDSONIAN WHIMBREL, 1 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER, 3 STILT SANDPIPERS (GCh), 1 AMERICAN PIPIT I(JM); on 8/30, 1 RED KNOT, 2 STILT SANDPIPERS (TFra); on 8/31, 1 RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, 1 RED KNOT, 1 STILT SANDPIPER (GD); on 9/1, 1 RED KNOT (DM), 3 STILT SANDPIPERS (OR), 2 CLIFF SWALLOWS (AG).
On 8/27 in Erie, 1 RED-NECKED PHALAROPE (via Ebird).
At State Gamelands #218 on 8/28, 1 WILLOW FLYCATCHER (JCa).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
On 8/27 off Rolling Hill Road, 1 SANDHILL CRANE (MR).
Near Route 31 and Deeter Gap Road on 8/29-8/30, 1 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER; also on 8/30, 1 ALDER FLYCATCHER (CP).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
On 8/26, 8/28, and 8/30 at Mammoth Park, 1 LITTLE BLUE HERON (DW, TJS, JP).
Near Bear Rocks Road on 8/27, 2 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS (RC).
On 8/29 along Hamilton Road, 2 OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHERS (MM).
