July 11, 2004

Pennsylvania
*Schuylkill County
*July 11, 2004
*Birdline: 570-622-6013
*Compiler: Tom Clauser

Comments: This week's Birdline includes four extralimital reports from
locations just across our county line in Lebanon & Berks Counties.
The two Lebanon County reports are from Swatara State Park and the Gold Mine Road area, leading into SGL-211 and along Evening Creek to the southwestern sector of the Lebanon Reservoir. The Swatara State Park location on the Lebanon County side held what I considered to be a bona-fide Carolina Chickadee, although being within the hybridization zone, it is only my best conjecture based on both visual and audio identification. The Lebanon County Swatara State Park area is located in Breeding Bird Atlas Block 65D56, and the Gold Mine Road/SGL-211 area to the Lebanon Reservoir is located in Breeding Bird Atlas Block 65D54 as is the Dieter's Swamp location in Tower City, Schuylkill County. These
three areas held numerous fledglings, older youngsters, and family
groups.

Species Highlights:

Great Egret
Common Merganser
Cooper's Hawk (nest)
Red-shouldered Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper
Black-billed Cuckoo
Common Nighthawk
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Acadian Flycatcher (nest)
White-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Carolina Chickadee (Lebanon & Berks Counties)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (with young)
Brown Creeper (at bark nest)
Winter Wren
Hermit Thrush (fledgling - Berks County)
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow (fledgling)
Swamp Sparrow
Purple Finch

SWEET ARROW LAKE: (dd)
Birds from 7/2 thru 7/8 include Great Egret (which first arrived on 6/25),
Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Common Nighthawk, female Common
Merganser, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Fish
Crow, Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Ovenbird, Wood Thrush,
Indigo Bunting, Baltimore Oriole, Common Yellowthroat, Carolina Wren,
Downy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, and Chipping Sparrow.

SWATARA STATE PARK - LEBANON COUNTY: (tc)
52 species of birds on 7/11, some of which were: Turkey Vulture, Red-
tailed Hawk, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Northern
Flicker, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Red-eyed Vireo, CAROLINA CHICKADEE,
Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch,
House Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Bluebird, Veery, Wood
Thrush, Cedar Waxwing, Blue-winged Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Chestnut-
sided Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Black-and-
white Warbler, American Redstart, Worm-eating Warbler, Ovenbird,
Common Yellowthroat, Hooded Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Chipping
Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Field Sparrow, Rose-breasted Grosbeak,
Indigo Bunting, Eastern Meadowlark, and Baltimore Oriole.

SGL-211 - GOLD MINE ROAD to LEBANON RESERVOIR: (tc)
LEBANON and SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES:
45 species of birds on 7/11, some of which were Turkey Vulture,
Red-shouldered Hawk, Spotted Sandpiper, Yellow-billed Cuckoo,
Eastern Screech-Owl, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Pileated
Woopecker, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Acadian Flycatcher, Great Crested
Flycatcher, Blue-headed Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Tufted Titmouse,
White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper at bark nest, Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher, Veery, Wood Thrush, Brown Thrasher, Cedar Waxwing,
Northern Parula, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Black-throated Green
Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Pine Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler,
American Redstart, Worm-eating Warbler, Ovenbird, Louisiana Water-
thrush, Common Yellowthroat, Hooded Warbler, Canada Warbler, Scarlet
Tanager, Indigo Bunting, and Chipping Sparrow.

SGL-286 near ADAMSDALE & vicinity: (bj)
Highlights on 7/6 were White-eyed Vireo, 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoos, Red-
eyed Vireo with young, Indigo Bunting with young, Scarlet Tanager, Red-
breasted Nuthatch with young, Black-throated Green Warbler with young,
White-breasted Nuthatch, Black-and-white Warbler with young, American
Goldfinch, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker Red-tailed Hawk, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Wood-Pewee, and American
Crow.

ADAMSDALE: (bj)
Birds on 7/10 encountered while walking west along the river included
Louisiana Waterthrush, 2 Great Blue Herons, 2 young Wood Ducks,
female Scarlet Tanager at nest, House Wren, 2 Belted Kingfishers, as
well as a doe with two fawns.

SGL-160 ROCK: (dd)
Birds reported on 7/8 included Hairy Woodpecker, Yellow Warbler,
Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Towhee, American Redstart, Eastern
Kingbird, Cedar Waxwing, Wood Thrush, and numerous Veeries at
nearby Camp Woodhaven.

DIETER'S SWAMP - TOWER CITY: (tc)
Birds on 7/11 included Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Wood Duck,
Red-tailed Hawk, Killdeer, Northern Flicker, Eastern Kingbird, Red-eyed
Vireo, Carolina Wren, Cedar Waxwing, Common Yellowthroat, Savannah
Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, and
American Goldfinch.

LANDINGVILLE: (cl)
Birds reported on 7/3 while canoeing along the canal area included
Great Blue Herons, 3 Green Herons, 4 Belted Kingfishers, Mallards,
Yellow Warblers, Bank Swallows, Gray Catbirds, Killdeer, Eastern
Phoebes, American Crows, and a Black-billed Cuckoo.

AUBURN: (jp)
Birds for the week in the Deerview Road area include Ruby-throated
Hummingbird, Indigo Bunting, Wild Turkeys with poults, Eastern
Bluebirds, Tree Swallows with fledglings, Northern Flickers, Downy
Woodpeckers, Northern Cardinals, European Starlings, American Crows,
and probable nesting House Sparrows.

SGL-110 PORT CLINTON & vicinity: (dk)
On 7/10 a previously reported Cooper's Hawk nest was located and
confirmed with 2 young birds perched close by, as well as another
possible immature heard calling. Also an Acadian Flycatcher nest
was located with the female sitting in the nest. A family of Hooded
Warblers was found with a least two young birds, and there were a
number of Worm-eating Warblers in the area.

RATTLING RUN - PORT CLINTON: (dk)
On 7/10 a previously reported Winter Wren was relocated and heard
calling.

MOLINO area & along RR: (dk)
Birds on 7/10 included 2 Blue-headed Vireos, Acadian Flycatcher, and
a Grasshopper Sparrow fledgling.

CLAMTOWN - WEST PENN TWP: (bb)
Birds for the week include Eastern Bluebirds, Gray Catbirds, Purple
Finches, Red-tailed Hawks, American Goldfinches, White-breasted
Nuthatches, Black-capped Chickadees, Red-bellied Woodpeckers,
Northern Flickers, Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkeys, Common Yellowthroats,
Eastern Screech Owl, Red-eyed Vireos, Wood Thrushes, Indigo Bunting,
a very good find of a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Chipping Sparrows,
Eastern Phoebe, Turkey Vultures, Great Blue Heron, Scarlet Tanagers,
American Robins, Ovenbirds, Tree Swallows, Barn Swallows, Veeries,
Eastern Towhee, Blue Jays, Mourning Doves, and Ruby-throated
Hummingbirds.

HIDDEN VALLEY: (aml)
Birds for the week include Eastern Kingbird, Great Blue Heron, Northern
Flicker, Indigo Bunting, Brown Thrasher, Northern Mockingbird, Eastern
Bluebird, and Gray Catbird.

TUMBLING RUN WATERSHED: (tc)
Birds on 7/10 included 2 Great Blue Herons, Spotted Sandpiper, Yellow-
billed Cuckoo, 2 Belted Kingfishers, Pileated Woodpecker, 2 Eastern
Phoebes, 2 Eastern Kingbirds, Blue-headed Vireo, 5 Blue-gray Gnat-
catchers, 9 Veeries, 11 Wood Thrushes, 10 Cedar Waxwings, Northern
Parula, 9 Black-throated Green Warblers, 2 Blackburnian Warblers,
3 Prairie Warblers, 2 Black-and-white Warblers, Worm-eating Warbler,
13 Ovenbirds, 12 Common Yellowthroats, 12 Hooded Warblers, 4 Canada
Warblers, 3 Scarlet Tanagers, 8 Eastern Towhees, 2 Indigo Buntings,
and Baltimore Oriole.

BETHEL - BERKS COUNTY: (cc)
This location just over into Berks County yielded some very nice birds
recently, including: American Woodcock, Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow-billed
Cuckoo, CAROLINA CHICKADEE, Wood Thrush, Scarlet Tanager, Red-
bellied Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern
Flicker, Carolina Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Broad-winged Hawk, Acadian
Flycatcher, Purple Martin, Tree Swallow, and Barn Swallow.

SGL-110 STONY CREEK - BERKS COUNTY: (tc)
The Stony Creek sector of SGL-110, just over our county line, held these
birds on 7/10: Great Blue Heron, 4 Wild Turkeys, Black-billed Cuckoo,
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Pileated Woodpecker,
Eastern Wood-Pewee, Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher, 13
Red-eyed Vireos with fledglings, Carolina Wren, 7 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
3 Hermit Thrushes including a large fledgling, Brown Thrasher, 5 Cedar
Waxwings, 5 Blue-winged Warblers with fledglings, 2 Northern Parulas,
5 Black-throated Green Warblers with fledglings, 2 Pine Warblers, 6
Black-and-white Warblers with fledglings, 2 American Redstarts, 2 Worm-
eating Warblers carrying food, 11 Ovenbirds with fledglings, Louisiana
Waterthrush, 2 Hooded Warblers, 5 Scarlet Tanagers with fledglings,
and a female Baltimore Oriole on nest.

Contributors: Barb Birosik, Tom Clauser, Chuck Cravotta, Denise Donmoyer, Kerry Grim, Barb Jucker, Dave Kruel, Carole Laughlin, Ann Marie Liebner, and Joanne Purcell.