June 20, 2004

Schuylkill County Birdline


*Pennsylvania
*Schuylkill County
*June 20, 2004
*Birdline: 570-622-6013
*Compiler: Tom Clauser

Species Highlights:

Common Loon
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Black-billed Cuckoo
Whip-poor-will
Willow Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Horned Lark
Cliff Swallow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Grasshopper Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Bobolink
Purple Finch


SWEET ARROW LAKE: (dd)
On 6/15 birds included Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great Horned Owl, 3 Green
Herons, Fish Crow, Wood Thrush, Common Yellowthroat, Red-bellied
Woodpecker, Ovenbird, and Pine Warbler.
On 6/16 birds included Great Blue Heron, Red-eyed Vireo, Great Crested
Flycatcher, Cedar Waxwing, Belted Kingfisher, Wood Duck, Baltimore
Oriole, Chipping Sparrow, and Indigo Bunting.

HIDDEN VALLEY: (aml)
Birds for the week included Indigo Bunting, Great Crested Flycatcher,
Common Yellowthroat, nesting Tree Swallows, Barn Swallow, Cliff
Swallow, Northern Flicker, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk,
American Kestrel, Eastern Bluebird, nesting Brown Thrashers, Northern
Mockingbird, Gray Catbird, and Cedar Waxwings.

NEW RINGGOLD: (dw)
On 6/12 an Osprey was seen harassing a juvenile Bald Eagle while both
birds were apparently migrating along the Little Schuylkill River. The eagle
was reported to be a 2-3 year old bird.

MARLIN: (bc)
On 6/15 a pair of breeding Northern Rough-winged Swallows were seen
near the parking lot of the Honeywell Plant. A pair of Killdeer were also
seen in their back parking lot.

COAL MOUNTAIN ROAD: (cl)
This location near Deer Lake yielded these birds for the week: Carolina
Wren, 2 Pileated Woodpeckers, Chickadee species, House Wren, Blue
Jay, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Bluebird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird,
Chipping Sparrow, and Northern Cardinal.

OWL CREEK WATERSHED: (dk)
On 6/17 there were 2 Whip-poor-wills heard calling, as well as a number
of Veeries vocalizing.

KELAYRES GRASSLANDS: (johd,jond)
On 6/14 birds included nesting Tree Swallows, an active Bank Swallow
colony, Barn Swallows, 5 Horned Larks, over 20 Grasshopper Sparrows,
Indigo Bunting, Field Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Flicker,
American Goldfinch, European Starling, Red-winged Blackbird, Cedar
Waxwing, and American Robin.

OUTWOOD & BEUCHLER: (dk)
On 6/15 birds near this Lebanon Reservoir farmland included Black-billed
Cuckoo carrying food, Barn Swallows and Tree Swallows feeding young,
Green Heron, Pine Warbler, Eastern Meadowlark, American Kestrel,
Baltimore Oriole, 3 Bobolinks, 3 Grasshopper Sparrows, Northern
Mockingbird feeding young, Yellow Warbler, Chipping Sparrow feeding
young, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Bluebird fledglings,
Red-winged Blackbird carrying food, and Northern Rough-winged Swallow.

STILL CREEK RESERVOIR: (dk)
On 6/19 birds included Blackburnian Warbler feeding young, an agitated
Hairy Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch with young, Blue-headed
Vireo carrying food, a very agitated Canada Warbler, Common Yellow-
throat fledglings, and an agitated pair of Yellow-rumped Warbler, with the
female carrying food. Other birds included 2 Purple Finches, a calling
Common Loon, 6 Pine Warblers, 2 Hairy Woodpecker territories, Yellow-
billed Cuckoo, 7 Blackburnian Warblers including young, 2 Yellow-rumped
Warblers, 6 Blue-headed Vireos, 3 singing Brown Creepers, 2 Black-
throated Blue Warblers, Canada Warbler, 2 singing Magnolia Warblers,
Golden-crowned Kinglet calling, Great Crested Flycatcher, 4 Hermit
Thrushes, and a hooting Great Horned Owl.

LANDINGVILLE DAM & MARSH: (tc)
On 6/20 highlights of 68 species included Great Blue Heron, Green
Heron, Wood Duck, juvenile Bald Eagle, Black-billed Cuckoo, Yellow-
billed Cuckoo, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-bellied Woodpecker,
Hairy Woodpecker, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Willow Flycatcher, Great
Crested Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Yellow-throated Vireo, Warbling
Vireo, Bank Swallow colony, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Cedar Waxwing,
Blue-winged Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Prairie Warbler, American Red-
start, Yellow-breasted Chat, Scarlet Tanager, Swamp Sparrow, and
Baltimore Oriole.

SWATARA STATE PARK: (tc)
On 6/20 highlights of 50 species included Green Heron, Wood Duck,
Black-billed Cuckoo, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Red-bellied Wood-
pecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Empidonax Flycatcher (Traill's), Great
Crested Flycatcher, White-eyed Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Veery,
Wood Thrush, Cedar Waxwing, Blue-winged Warbler, Yellow Warbler,
Prairie Warbler, Swamp Sparrow, and Baltimore Oriole.

SGL-110 Berks & Schuylkill Counties: (kg)
On 6/19 highlights included 3 Yellow-billed Cuckoos, 5 Eastern Wood-
Pewees, Great Crested Flycatcher, 24 Red-eyed Vireos, Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher, 4 Wood Thrushes, 10 Cedar Waxwings, 9 Chestnut-
sided Warblers, nesting Black-and-white Warblers, 76 Ovenbirds,
41 Common Yellowthroats, 13 Scarlet Tanagers, Rose-breasted
Grosbeak, 22 Indigo Buntings, and 5 Brown-headed Cowbirds.

Contributors: Brian Clauser, Tom Clauser, John DeBalko, Jonathan
DeBalko, Denise Donmoyer, Kerry Grim, Dave Kruel, Carole Laughlin, Ann Marie Liebner, and Doug Wood.