Contributors: Brendyn Baptiste, Jeff Bogan, John Campbell, Martin Carlin, Patience Fisher, Thomas Frank, Steve Gosser, Barbara Griffith, Eric Hall, Joshua Hall, Ryan Hamilton, Charlotte Hood, Deborah Kalbfleisch, Glenn Koppel, Doug Massey, Gregory McDermott, Jerry McWilliams, Susan Miller, Kevin Parsons, Joseph Pumford, David Rothrock, Connor Schmitt, Brian Shema, Kim Springer, Jerry Stanley, John Taylor, Sam Watters, Sara Wetzel, Cheri Widzowski, John Yonko.
Compiler: Amy Taracido
Tuesday, 8 September 2026 through Tuesday, 22 September 2026 (two weeks)
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NOTE: GREATER YELLOWLEGS, BLACK VULTURE, YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, PALM WARBLER continue to be reported.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY:
In Pittsburgh on 9/11, 1 FORSTER'S TERN (via Ebird); on 9/22, 1 YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON (HB).
Northwest of Cheswick on 9/12, 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (BS).
On 9/13 in Peters Creek, 1 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH (BS).
At Sewickley Heights Borough Park on 9/13, 1 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (SG).
On 9/14 at Frick Park, 1 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (KSJ et. al.).
At Stoney Lane Farm on 9/14, 1 ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER (KP).
On 9/22 at Wingfield Pines, 1 MARSH WREN (JB).
BUTLER COUNTY:
Near Lake Arthur on 9/11-9/12, 1 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (GK et. al.). At Lake Arthur on 9/19, 1 COMMON TERN (MC).
On 9/18 in Portersville, 1 COMMON TERN (MC).
CRAWFORD COUNTY:
At Conneaut Marsh on 9/11, 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW (BB).
On 9/16 in Linesville, 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW (JH).
In Pymatuning on 9/19, 3 AMERICAN PIPITS (EH).
On 9/20 at Woodcock Creek Park, 6 AMERICAN PIPITS (RH).
ERIE COUNTY:
At Presque Isle State Park on 9/10, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN (TF); on 9/11, 1 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (via Ebird); on 9/12, 2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS, 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, and others (JM); on 9/13, 2 AMERICAN AVOCETS (DM et. al.), 1 STILT SANDPIPER, 3 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS (DM); on 9/14-9/16 and 9/18, 2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS (JM et. al.); also on 9/16, 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, 1 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (CS), 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (DR); also on 9/18, 1 STILT SANDPIPER (PF et. al.), 1 MOURNING WARBLER (JC); on 9/19-9/20, 1 TRUMPETER SWAN, 2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS, 1 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (SWa et. al.); also on 9/20, 1 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (JP); on 9/22, 1 BLACK-NECKED STILT (BG).
On 9/10 in Erie, 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS (JY).
INDIANA COUNTY:
Along Fire Tower Road on 9/9, 1 HENSLOW'S SPARROW (JT).
On 9/14-9/15 at Yellow Creek State Park, 1 RUDDY TURNSTONE (JT et. al.); also on 9/15, 1 CLIFF SWALLOW (DK).
At Blue Spruce County Park on 9/16, 2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSHES (CW).
MERCER COUNTY:
On 9/14 southeast of Transfer, 1 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER (KS).
SOMERSET COUNTY:
On 9/21 at Lost Creek Swamp, 1 MARSH WREN (SWe).
VENANGO COUNTY:
On 9/13 at Kahle Lake, 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER (JS).
WASHINGTON COUNTY:
Near Meadowlands on 9/10, 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW (GM).
WESTMORELAND COUNTY:
On 9/9 at Powdermill Nature Reserve, 2 GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS (CH).
At Mammoth Park on 9/18-9/20, 1 STILT SANDPIPER (EH et. al.).
