July 4th, 2004

Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 11:11 PM
Subject: Schuylkill County Birdline


The PaBirds list is currently down until Tuesday. I'll post the Birdline
at that time with PaBirds. In the meantime, I'm sending all of you this
week's Birdline this evening.

*Pennsylvania
*Schuylkill County
*July 4, 2004
*Birdline: 570-622-6013
*Compiler: Tom Clauser

Comments: The SORA at Landingville on 7/4 was the 196th species
for Schuylkill County in 2004.

Species Highlights:

Great Egret
Black Vulture
Northern Harrier
SORA
Spotted Sandpiper
Black-billed Cuckoo
Willow Flycatcher
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Common Raven
Horned Lark
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nashville Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Pine Warbler

SWEET ARROW LAKE: (dd)
Birds from 6/25 through 6/30 included Great Egret, 8 Great Blue Herons,
3 Green Herons, Worm-eating Warbler, Baltimore Oriole, Common
Yellowthroat, Indigo Bunting, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Wood-
pecker, Northern Flicker, Wood Duck, Fish Crow, Eastern Wood-Pewee,
Eastern Kingbird, Great Crested Flycatcher, Carolina Wren, and House
Wren.

LANDINGVILLE: (tc)
Birds on 7/4 included Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Wood Duck,
Broad-winged Hawk, SORA, Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper, Yellow-billed
Cuckoo, Eastern Screech-Owl, Willow Flycatcher, Great Crested Fly-
catcher, Eastern Kingbird, Fish Crow, Bank Swallow, Blue-gray Gnat-
catcher, Veery, Wood Thrush, Cedar Waxwing, Blue-winged Warbler,
Northern Parula, Yellow Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Black-and-white
Warbler, Yellow-breasted Chat, Brown-headed Cowbird, and Baltimore
Oriole.

SWATARA STATE PARK: (tc)
Birds on 7/1 included Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Wood Duck, Broad-winged Hawk, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Eastern Wood-Pewee,
White-eyed Vireo, Horned Lark, Carolina Wren, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher,
Wood Thrush, Cedar Waxwing, Blue-winged Warbler, Northern Parula,
Yellow Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Scarlet
Tanager, Brown-headed Cowbird, and Baltimore Oriole.

TUMBLING RUN WATERSHED: (tc)
Birds on 6/28 included Pileated Woodpecker, Veery, Hermit Thrush,
Black-throated Green Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Black-and-white
Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, and Red-eyed Vireo.
Birds on 7/2 included Canada Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Black-throated
Blue Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Prairie
Warbler, American Redstart, Worm-eating Warbler, and Hermit Thrush.

HIDDEN VALLEY: (aml)
Birds for the week included Indigo Bunting, Northern Flicker, Tree
Swallow, Barn Swallow, Brown Thrasher, Northern Mockingbird, Gray
Catbird, Red-tailed Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Black
Vulture, and Wild Turkey.

OWL CREEK WATERSHED: (dk)
Birds on 7/3 included 6 Golden-crowned Kinglets, 6 Pine Warblers,
Chipping Sparrow, Black-billed Cuckoo, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 4 Northern
Parulas, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, Red-breasted
Nuthatch, Blue-headed Vireo, 3 Blackburnian Warblers, 5 Black-throated
Blue Warblers, 4 Canada Warblers, Green Heron, Hooded Warbler, Brown Creeper, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and Hermit Thrush.

NEWTOWN: (dk,nt,dm)
On 6/27 birds included an incredible number of 8 Common Ravens,
2 Yellow-rumped Warblers, 3 Blue-headed Vireos, Black-billed Cuckoo,
Pine Warbler, and Hermit Thrush.

SGL-229 TREMONT: (dk,nt)
On 6/27 birds included Broad-winged Hawk, Yellow-breasted Chat,
Worm-eating Warbler, and Priairie Warbler.

MILL & WOLF CREEK: (mw)
On 6/29 birds included Sharp-shinned Hawk, 2 Worm-eating Warblers,
Black-throated Green Warbler, 2 Black-throated Blue Warblers, Yellow-
throated Vireo, American Redstart, and Veery.

POTTSVILLE: (mw,kw,tc)
On 6/29 a Cooper's Hawk was seen flying over Calvary Cemetery. In the
Willie Street area of East Mines, birds included Northern Cardinal, House
Wren, Blue Jay, Indigo Bunting, Red-winged Blackbird, American Robin,
and American Goldfinch.

CASS TOWNSHIP: (mw)
On 6/28 birds included 5 Hermit Thrushes, Black-throated Blue Warbler,
Black-throated Green Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler,
Pileated Woodpecker, 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Yellow-billed Cuckoo,
2 Prairie Warblers, Fish Crow, Baltimore Oriole, 2 Great Crested Fly-
catchers, and Carolina Wren.

GORDON NAGLE TRAIL: (bc)
On 7/1 a Ruby-throated Hummingbird nest was found, and on 6/29 in
the same general area, from the soccer fields along the railroad towards
Indian Run, birds included American Goldfinch, American Crow, Field
Sparrow, Common Yellowthroat, Red-eyed Vireos, Indigo Bunting, Black-
throated Blue Warblers, Black-throated Green Warblers, Eastern Towhee,
Eastern Phoebe, Common Grackle, Killdeer with young, Hooded Warbler,
and Yellow-billed Cuckoo.

LUTZ VALLEY ROAD: (bc)
Another Yellow-billed Cuckoo was heard singing at this area of Wayne
Township on 7/4.

SGL-326 FRACKVILLE: (tc)
On 7/1 this new county gamelands area yielded 8 Red-eyed Vireos, 6
Indigo Buntings, 4 Eastern Wood-Pewees, 2 Wood Thrushes, Veery,
3 Scaralet Tanagers, 8 Blue Jays, 6 Ovenbirds, 2 Eastern Towhees,
Tree Swallow, 2 Barn Swallows, 5 Common Yellowthroats, 4 Eastern
Phoebes including young, Worm-eating Warbler, 4 American Robins,
and 2 American Crows.

BUTLER TOWNSHIP: (mw)
On 6/30 birds included Northern Harrier, Cedar Waxwings, Yellow-billed
Cuckoo,, and Pileated Woodpecker.

PEACH MOUNTAIN ROAD: (mw)
On 6/30 birds included 2 Red-tailed Hawks, 4 Prairie Warblers, Cedar
Waxwings, Eastern Kingbird, American Kestrel, Barn Swallows, and
Black-billed Cuckoo.

CASS TOWNSHIP: (mw)
On 6/30 birds included 5 Killdeer including 2 young, and Horned Lark.

Contributors: Brian Clauser, Tom Clauser, Denise Donmoyer, Dave Kruel,
Ann Marie Liebner, Dave McSurdy, Karen Smith, Nancy Trout, Karen
Ward, and Mike Ward.

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