March 2005

*Pennsylvania*Schuylkill County*March 16, 2005*Compiler: Dr. Aaron ClauserHighlight:This week's highlight is a bit different than a species list ...my wife and I took our daughter Kora (19 months) to walk the loop at Landingville Marsh on Monday. When given the option of looking for ducks and geese or going to the playground swings on Tuesday, she replied geese! Even without binoculars, we saw ducks of all sorts. With the nice weather coming this weekend no time is better to head outdoors. ASC3/16/05:Owl Creek, near Tamaqua: RED-HEADED WOODPECKER3/15/05:Landingville:Great Blue Heron 3, Canada Goose 2000+, Tundra Swan 7 (flyover), Wood Duck 42, American Widgeon 4, American Black Duck 10, Mallard 80, Blue-winged Teal 2, Northern Pintail 2, Ring-necked Duck 22, Common Merganser 87, Hooded Merganser 29, Ruddy Duck 1, Ring-billed Gull 7, Herring Gull 5, American Woodcock 3, Hermit Thrush 1, Rusty Blackbird 5 Week of 3/14/05Hidden Valley:Fox Sparrow, American Tree Sparrow, Eastern Bluebird (checking out boxes), Red-tailed Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, American Kestrel, Turkey Vulture, Carolina Wren, American Robin, Junco, Northern Mockingbird, Northern Flicker, Downy Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red-winged Blackbirds, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Starlings, Grackles, American Crow, Northern Cardinal3/14/05 and 3/15/05:Landingville: American Widgeon, Wood Ducks, Red-winged Blackbirds, Canada Geese, Mallards, Hooded Mergansers, Common Mergansers, Dark-eyed Juncos, Chickadees3/13/05West Penn Twp.: American Robins Wild Turkeys, Northern Cardinals, several Red-tailed Hawks (one having just caught a chipmunk), Red-bellied, Downy, and Hairy woodpeckers, the feeder grouseAndreas: Red-wing blackbirds 3/12/05:Landingville:Great Blue Heron 1, Canada Goose 1000+, Tundra Swan 2, Wood Duck 11, American Widgeon 2, American Black Duck 8, Mallard 28, Blue-winged Teal 2, Northern Pintail 2, Ring-necked Duck 29, Hooded Merganser 13, Common Merganser 47, American Kestrel 2, Ring-billed Gull 7, Herring Gull 4SACRAMENTO: Northern Harrier 1, American Kestrel 1VALLEY VIEW: Northern Harrier 2, American Kestrel 1PITMAN: Rough-legged Hawk (light), American Kestrel 3, 20 Red-tailed Hawks perched around a fieldWEISHAMPLE - Northern Harrier 1MABEL - Northern Harrier 33/11/05:MABEL - 3 Short-eared OwlsWEISHAMPLE - 4 Woodcocks displaying, 1 Northern Harrier3/8/05:Summit Station: Fox SparrowLandingville: 6 American WidgeonsSweet Arrow Lake:Fox Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Red-bellied, Pileated, Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers, Gulls 3/7/05:Schuylkill Haven:Starlings, Grackles, Blue Jay, White-Throated Sparrow, House Sparrow, Mourning Dove, Northern Cardinal, Dark-eyed Junco, Song Sparrow, House Finch (seen in pairs), Downy Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, Brown-headed Cowbird, American robin, Northern Mockingbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Tufted Titmouse, Tree Sparrow, American Robin, Grackles (gathering nesting material)Week of 3/6/05:Hidden Valley:Fox Sparrow (since 2/17), American Tree Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, White Breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, Wild Turkey, Ring Necked Pheasant, Red-tailed Hawk (One swooped down on a rabbit. He was distracted by mobbing crows and the rabbit was spared), Cooper's Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, American Kestrel, Red-winged Blackbirds, Brown Headed Cowbirds, Grackles, Starlings, Mourning Dove, Northern Mockingbird, Northern Cardinal, House Sparrow, House Finch, American Goldfinch, Dark Eyed Junco, American Robin, Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, Canada Geese, Great Horned Owl3/5/05:Tumbling Run: Barred OwlLandingville Marsh:American Mink, Great Blue Heron 3, Turkey Vulture 1, Canada Goose 1450, Wood Duck 4, American Black Duck 7, Mallard 62, Ring-necked Duck 12, Common Merganser 74, Hooded Merganser 8, Red-tailed Hawk 5 (one bird seen sitting in nest), Ring-billed Gull 6, Herring Gull 5, Rock Dove 7, Mourning Dove 2, Eastern Screech-Owl 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 2, Downy Woodpecker 4, Blue Jay 8, American Crow 28, Chickadee species 11, Tufted Titmouse 4, White-breasted Nuthatch 2, Carolina Wren 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 1, Eastern Bluebird 4, Hermit Thrush 1, American Robin 10, Northern Mockingbird 1, European Starling 26, Song Sparrow 11, Swamp Sparrow 1, White-throated Sparrow 6, Dark-eyed Junco 5, Northern Cardinal 11, Red-winged Blackbird 1, House Sparrow 53/4/05:Summit Station: Rusty BlackbirdLake Wynonah: 3 Common Mergansers, 1 female Hooded Merganser 3/3/05:Weishample; Middle Road & Weishample Road: Short-eared owl.Kehler: 220 Horned LarksSweet Arrow Lake:Tree Sparrow, White Throated Sparrow, American Goldfinches, Pileated, Hairy, Downy and Red-bellied Woodpeckers3/2/05:Suedberg Area: American Robin, Ring Billed Gull 3/1/05:West Penn Twp.: White-breasted nuthatches, evidence of hawk taking a dove at a feederSchuylkill Haven: 50+ American Robins, Red-tailed Hawk2/23/05:Summer Valley, West Penn Twp.: KilldeerContributors: Barbara Birosik, Barb Jucker, Denise Donmoyer, Dave Kruel, Nancy Trout, Sandy Schwartz, Doris Klint, Tom Clauser, Ann Marie Liebner, Dan Schwartz, Aaron Clauser, Kora Clauser