Date: 4/15/24 3:04 pm From: Grove, Deborah Shuey <dsg4...> Subject: Atlasing this morning in Huntingdon County near Stone Creek Ridge
Spent this morning atlassing in two blocks. I was able to move some species into the Probable status from earlier checklists. I enjoyed some of the new migrants. Louisiana Waterthrush are one of my favorite and found 8. I heard some singing but most made themselves known by the strong chip notes by the streams. Another new migrant was Blue-headed Vireo and they showed up in the pine and hemlocks and I heard 5. 5 Blue-gray Gnatchatchers buzzed as I walked along. Pine Warblers breed in the area and I heard 12. Another unusual breeder is Red-breasted Nuthatch and I had 3. Not all will stay. And 2 White-breasted.
An unusual species for me was Barred Owl. Those that know me know I usually can not hear them but this one must have been close. I answered with my best imitation and it shut up. Maybe it was disgusted. Birds that will breed farther north that I found are 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 2 Dark-eyed Junco and 29 White-throated Sparrows. Eastern Towhees are also prevalent and I had 20 singing. 1 singing Fox Sparrow was special.
33 Species observed
7 Checklists
1
Red-shouldered Hawk
1
Barred Owl
1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
7
Red-bellied Woodpecker
3
Downy Woodpecker
4
Hairy Woodpecker
5
Pileated Woodpecker
4
Eastern Phoebe
5
Blue-headed Vireo
18
Blue Jay
5
American Crow
1
Common Raven
12
Black-capped Chickadee
5
Tufted Titmouse
3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2
Golden-crowned Kinglet
2
White-breasted Nuthatch
3
Red-breasted Nuthatch
5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
5
Carolina Wren
1
Eastern Bluebird
3
American Robin
4
American Goldfinch
10
Chipping Sparrow
5
Field Sparrow
1
Fox Sparrow
2
Dark-eyed Junco
29
White-throated Sparrow
20
Eastern Towhee
5
Brown-headed Cowbird
8
Louisiana Waterthrush
12
Pine Warbler
17
Northern Cardinal
