March (cont.)

*Pennsylvania*Schuylkill County*March 24, 2005*Compiler: Dr. Aaron ClauserHighlights:Female Red-tailed Hawk on nestBald EaglesRuddy DuckOspreyRed-necked Grebe3/23/05:SR-325 Dauphin/Schuylkill County Line: 1 Wild Turkey Gobbler3/22/05:Sweet Arrow Lake:OSPREY, Eastern Phoebe, Red-tailed Hawk, Kestrel, 19 Common Mergansers, 18 Ring Necked Ducks, 6 Am. Black Ducks, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Red-winged Blackbirds, Rusty Blackbird, American Robin, Red-bellied Woodpecker Deturksville - Near Red Lion Cafe, on Hetzel's Church Rd. across from Horning Supply parking lot: 4 WoodcocksRT443 from Tamaqua toward Lehighton (woodland edge near the Mahoning Creek):Immature Bald eagle, two flocks of turkeys, Song SparrowOrwigsburg: Flock of turkeys since early March3/21/05: Landingville Dam:2 Bald Eagles (one an adult and the other a classic second year bird)Ring-necked Duck numbers 100+, Common Mergansers about 12, numerous Wood Ducks, a number of Hooded Mergansers, Ruddy Duck has been regular at the dam this past week, but was not seen todayLandingville marsh: American Wigeons, Northern Pintails, and Green-winged Teal. American Woodcocks (displaying)Landingville Wood Duck Trail: a few Wilson's Snipes Intersection of Deibert's Valley Road & Meadow Drive: Rusty Blackbirds3/20/05:Sweet Arrow Lake:Golden Crowned Kinglets, 16 Buffleheads Deer Lake:1st winter Red-necked Grebe, Egyptian, pair of Common Mergansers.Landingville:Great Blue Heron 3, Canada Goose 35, Wood Duck 44, Mallard 86, American Black Duck 10, Northern Pintail 2, Green-winged Teal 2, Ring-necked Duck 78, Hooded Merganser 7, Common Merganser 28, Ruddy Duck 1, Red-tailed Hawk 3, American Kestrel 1, American Woodcock 1, Wilson's Snipe 3, Herring Gull 1, Mourning Dove 12, Rock Dove 10, Belted Kingfisher 3, Red-bellied Woodpecker 3, Downy Woodpecker 3, Eastern Phoebe 1, Blue Jay 6, American Crow 16, Fish Crow 15, Tree Swallow 3, Tufted Titmouse 9, Chickadee species 13, White-breasted Nuthatch 3, Brown Creeper 2, Carolina Wren 1, Winter Wren 1, Eastern Bluebird 5, American Robin 75, Hermit Thrush 2, Northern Mockingbird 3, European Starling 67, Northern Cardinal 20, American Tree Sparrow 12, Field Sparrow 1, White-throated Sparrow 5, Song Sparrow 16, Swamp Sparrow 2, Dark-eyed Junco 25, Red-winged Blackbird 129, Rusty Blackbird 9, Common Grackle 33, House Finch 7, American Goldfinch 2, House Sparrow 5 3/19/05:Deer Lake: Red-necked Grebe, 2 Hooded Mergansers, a Ring-necked DuckBlack Creek: pair of Barred OwlsPottsville: 2 Fox Sparrows, 30 Turkey Vultures roosting in a backyard3/17/05:Female Red-tailed Hawk on nestHidden Valley: Fox Sparrow since 2/17/05Landingville:40 Wood Ducks, 30 Common Mergansers, 15 Hooded Mergansers, 30 Ring-necked Ducks, 1 Ruddy Duck, 4 American Wigeons, and American Woodcocks (calling at both the marsh and the boat launch area of the dam), a few Great Blue Herons 3/16/05:Swatara State Park - SuedbergWinter Wren 1, Rusty Blackbird 40, Fox Sparrow 6, Wood Duck 2, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1, Swamp Sparrow 13/15/05:Sweet Arrow Lake:Grackles, Goldfinches, Fox Sparrow, White Throated Sparrow, Ring Billed Gulls, Red Tailed Hawk, Kestrel, Snow Geese, Great Horned Owl, Screech Owl, Pileated, Red Bellied, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers, BluebirdsContributors: Denise Donmoyer, Dave Kruel, Nancy Trout, Tom Clauser, Ann Marie Liebner, Mike Ward, Claus Herrmann, Barb Jucker, Aaron Clauser