April 12, 2005 Post

Pennsylvania*Schuylkill County*April 12, 2005*Compiler: Dr. Aaron ClauserHighlights:EARLY WARBLERS - Pine, Palm, Black-throated Green, and Louisiana WaterthrushOSPREYEASTERN PHOEBESCHIPPING SPARROWSBROWN THRASHER4/11/05: West Penn Twp.: p. finches, downy and rb wp's, mourning doves, robinsalong rt. 443 in Clamtown- turkeysalong Zion Church Rd.- turkeys and 2 kestrils4/10/05:Pottsville:Chipping Sparrow, 3 cowbirds, Vulture roost (25 - 50), 1 Black Vulture, 12 Juncos , 1 female Purple FinchRT143 near the County Line Orchards: adult Long-eared Owl turned into Red Creek WRCSweet Arrow Lake: 1 Bonaparte's Gull, Ruby Crowned Kinglet, Osprey, Com. Mergansers, Pine Warbler, Kingfishers, Wood ducks, Northern PintailWest Penn Twp: p. finches, goldfinches, chipping sparrow, downy wp, rb wp Landingville: Flock of Cormorants, 2 Belted Kingfishers, Mallards, Osprey, Red Winged Blackbirds, Rusty Blackbirds, Great Blue Heron, Canada GeeseNorth Manheim Twp.: Chipping Sparrow4/9/05:West Penn Twp: 7+ m. p. finches, 3 f. p. finches, 10- 12 goldfinchesHidden Valley:Carolina Wren, Eastern Phoebe, Black Vulture- soaring over house today-4/8, Purple Finch-M/F 48, Great Blue Heron, Brown Thrasher-4/6, Tree SwallowsTUSCARORA STATE PARKCreeper - pair (but not singing), Louisiana Waterthrush 2 (seemed to be a pair), Pileated WPSTILL CREEK RESERVOIRCommon Loon 3, Bufflehead 2, Sharpshin 1, Rough-winged Swallow 7, Tree Swallow 1, Pine Warbler 1OWL CREEKBrown Creeper - pair (not singing) caught & ate moths, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1, Pine Warblers, Pileated WP TUMBLING RUN RESERVOIRLouisiana Waterthrush 1, Red-breasted Merganser 14/2/05-4/8/05: West Penn Twp: 6-8 m. p. finches, 2 f. p finches, phoebes calling, ruffed grouse drumming, downy, hairy, and rb wp"s, turkeys4/8/05:Pied-billed Grebe 1, Great Blue Heron 1, Black Vulture 2, Turkey Vulture 10, Canada Goose 2, Mallard 2, Common Merganser 4, Bald Eagle 1 (adult), Red-tailed Hawk 1, American Woodcock 4 (two locations), Mourning Dove 2, Eastern Screech-Owl 1, Great Horned Owl 1, Belted Kingfisher 1, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 1, Pileated Woodpecker 1, Eastern Phoebe 2, American Crow 9, Tree Swallow 4, Black-capped Chickadee 3, Tufted Titmouse 3, Brown Creeper 3 (all singing), Golden-crowned Kinglet 3, Hermit Thrush 2, Black-throated Green Warbler 1 (not singing), Palm Warbler (eastern) 2, Louisiana Waterthrush 2 (both singing), Eastern Towhee 1, Song Sparrow 2, Northern Cardinal 3, Red-winged Blackbird 204/7/05: Locust lake:white breasted nuthatch, crow, chickadee, titmouse, junco, pileated woodpecker, robin, chipping sparrow, bluebird, dove, phoebe, yellow crowned kinglet, red bellied woodpecker, mallard, ruby crowned kinglet, hermit thrush, belted kingfisher, carolina wren, pine warbler, song sparrow, tree swallow, cardinal blue jay, house finch, flickerLandingville:Pied-billed Grebe 1, Double-crested Cormorant 10, Great Blue Heron 3, Canada Goose 170, Wood Duck 12, Mallard 10, Green-winged Teal 2, Ring-necked Duck 9, Hooded Merganser 1, Osprey 1, Red-tailed Hawk 1, American Kestrel 1, Killdeer 5, Wilson's Snipe 1, American Woodcock 2, Rock Pigeon 6, Mourning Dove 13, Belted Kingfisher 2, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Downy Woodpecker 2, Northern Flicker 1, Eastern Phoebe 2, American Crow 9, Tree Swallow 13, Barn Swallow 2, Chickadee species 2, Tufted Titmouse 2, Brown Creeper 1, Eastern Bluebird 2, American Robin 5, Northern Mockingbird 1, European Starling 75, Palm Warbler 4 (eastern), Chipping Sparrow 1, Song Sparrow 8, Swamp Sparrow 1, White-throated Sparrow 4, Dark-eyed Junco 7, Northern Cardinal 3, Red-winged Blackbird 80, Common Grackle 26, House Sparrow 5Lake Wynonah: Common Loon 2, Pied-billed Grebe 3, Common Mergansers (few)4/6/05:Black Creek: Redshoulder, Pileated, Hairy WP, and some GC KingletsHidden Valley: White-Crowned Sparrows, Barn SwallowsSGL 286: mockingbird, downy, robin, cardinal, house finch, carolina wren,american goldfinch, song sparrow, chickadee, cowbirds, yellow crowned kinglet, tree sparrow, junco, titmouse, blue jay, bluebird, phoebe, chipping sparrow, winter wren4/5/05:Lighthouse Church: Bald EagleLebanon Reservoir: Common Loon 1, Hooded Merganser 3, Common Merganser 4, Red-breasted Merganser 2Tumbling Run: Pied-billed Grebe 1, Turkey Vulture 1, Canada Goose 2, Mallard 4, Common Merganser 6, American Woodcock 4, Eastern Screech-Owl 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Eastern Phoebe 1, American Crow 2, Brown Creeper 2, Golden-crowned Kinglet 2, American Robin 1, Palm Warbler 1Sweet Arrow Lake:OSPREY, 6 Com Mergansers, Pine Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Red Bellied and Downy Woodpeckers, 2 Kingfishers, Fish Crow, Phoebe, Red Winged Blackbirds, Golden Crowned Kinglet, Red Breasted Nuthatch, Juncos 4/1/05-4/4/05:Sweet Arrow Lake: Com. Mergansers, Phoebe, Purple Finches, Golden Crowned Kinglets, 1 Double Crested Cormorant, Bluebird, Cedar Waxwing, White Throated Sparrow, Brown Creeper, Carolina Wren, Red Bellied and Downy Woodpeckers, Ring Billed Gulls, Kingfisher4/3/05:Schuylkill Haven: 18 cedar waxwingsLandingville:Double-crested Cormorant 10, Great Blue Heron 2, Turkey Vulture 1, Wood Duck 12, Ring-necked Duck 5, Lesser Scaup 4, Common Merganser 5, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Osprey 2, Red-tailed Hawk 2, American Kestrel 1, Belted Kingfisher 34/2/05: Landingville: Common Loon 1, Double-crested Cormorant 2, Great Blue Heron 3, Canada Goose 44, Wood Duck 10, American Wigeon 2, Mallard 11, Blue-winged Teal 2, Northern Pintail 2, Green-winged Teal 5, Ring-necked Duck 14, Lesser Scaup 3, Common Merganser 2, Red-tailed Hawk 1, American Kestrel 1, Wild Turkey 10, Killdeer 1, Rock Pigeon 10, Mourning Dove 8, Belted Kingfisher 2, Northern Flicker 1, Eastern Phoebe 1, American Crow 15, Tree Swallow 4, Tufted Titmouse 1, Winter Wren 1, Eastern Bluebird 2, American Robin 45, Northern Mockingbird 1, European Starling 145, Song Sparrow 21, White-throated Sparrow 3, Dark-eyed Junco 2, Northern Cardinal 8, Red-winged Blackbird 26, Common Grackle 15, House Sparrow 1 4/1/05:Deer Lake: 3 Bonaparte's Gulls and 2 Horned GrebesWayne Township: Eastern Phoebe's, American Goldfinches are starting to turn gold3/31/05:SGL 286: robin, starling, bluebird, song sparrow, dove, blue jay, downy woodpecker, house finch, cardinal, crow, white throated sparrow, grackle, mallard, goldfinch, junco, yellow crowned kinglet, titmouse, yellow bellied sapsucker, tree sparrow, hairy woodpecker, phoebe, woodcock, and 2 red-shouldered hawksWeishample:Song sparrow, American crow, Golden-crowned kinglet, Black-capped chickadee, Northern flicker, Dark-eyed Junco, Pileated woodpecker, American robin, Red-tailed hawk (possible nesting)Sweet Arrow Lake:1 Double-crested Cormorant, 9 Common Mergansers 443 and Sweet Arrow Lake Road: American Kestrels 8 (some paired up)Week of 3/30/05: Hidden Valley:Eastern Phoebe, Tree Swallow-3/30, Northern Harrier-M 3/27, Fox Sparrow-still here, American Tree Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow-3/26, Eastern Bluebird-sparring with House Sparrows AND Tree Swallows for nesting boxes, American Robin, Red-tailed Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, American Kestrel, Downy Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren, Northern Flicker, Turkey Vulture, Black Vulture, Ring Necked Pheasant, Fox Sparrows-2, Killdeer-since 3/25, American GOLDfinches, White-throated Sparrows, American Tree Sparrows AND Chipping Sparrows, Juncos, N. Mockingbird, N. Cardinal, M. Dove, Song Sparrow, House Finch, House SparrowThe following are in such great numbers that Hidden Valley looks like something out of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds": Red-winged Blackbirds, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Grackles, Starlings, Crows3/30/05: Sweet Arrow Lake:Great Horned Owl, Kestrel, Red Bellied and Pileated Woodpeckers, 6 Com. Mergansers, Phoebe, Brown Creeper (singing), Red Winged Blackbird, Juncos, Spring Peepers (3/29) and Woodfrogs in the wetlands at the east end of lake and at intersection of Mountain Rd. and Sweet Arrow Lake Rd.Tamaqua: Killdeer still callingSGL 286:Woodcock 5, 400 + grackles, chickadee, red-winged blackbird, crow, house finch,mallard, downy woodpecker, mourning dove, robin,3/29/05: Landingville:Woodcock (2), red-winged blackbird, red-bellied woodpecker, wood duck (seen flying into a cavity), tree swallowWeishample: female HarrierWest Penn Twp: turkeys in breeding postures, bluebirds, red-winged blackbirds3/27/05:Landingville:A pair of American Widgeons; a pair of Blue-winged Teals; a pair of Brown Creepers and a Golden-crowned Kinglet.3/26/05: Sweet Arrow Lake:8 Com. Merganser, 2 Hooded Merganser, Great Horned Owl, Red Tailed Hawk, Kestrel, Cooper's Hawk, Cedar Waxwing, Pied Billed Grebe, 70 Ring Billed GullsWest Penn Twp: Eastern Phoebe3/25/05: West Penn Twp: 2 m. purple finches, 1 hairy woodpecker, several downy woodpeckers, 1 red-bellied woodpecker, mourning doves, ruffed grouseSweet Arrow Lake:4 Hooded Mergansers, Fish Crow, Kingfisher, 20 Common Mergansers, 1 Great Blue Heron, 2 Am. Black Ducks, 8 Ring Necked Ducks, 1 Snow Goose, White Throated Sparrows, Red Bellied and Downy Woodpeckers, Juncos, Goldfinches, Red Winged BlackbirdsPottsville: 2 Brown CreepersLandingville:Great Blue Heron 2, Turkey Vulture 1, Canada Goose 67, Wood Duck 43, American Wigeon 2, American Black Duck 6, Mallard 48, Blue-winged Teal 2, Northern Pintail 2, Green-winged Teal 5, Ring-necked Duck 8, Hooded Merganser 5, Common Merganser 8, Northern Harrier 1, Red-tailed Hawk 3, American Kestrel 2, Wild Turkey 1, Wilson's Snipe 2, Rock Dove 4, Mourning Dove 10, Belted Kingfisher 2, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Downy Woodpecker 3, Eastern Phoebe 1, Blue Jay 4, American Crow 26, Tree Swallow 2, Chickadee species 11, Tufted Titmouse 2, White-breasted Nuthatch 1, Carolina Wren 2, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1, Eastern Bluebird 6, Hermit Thrush 1, American Robin 34, Northern Mockingbird 2, European Starling 34, Field Sparrow 3, Fox Sparrow 1, Song Sparrow 8, Swamp Sparrow 1, White-throated Sparrow 10, Northern Cardinal 5, Red-winged Blackbird 10, Rusty Blackbird 3, Common Grackle 5, House Sparrow 5Contributors: Denise Donmoyer, Mike Ward, Tom Clauser, Sandy Schwartz, Barb Jucker, Aaron Clauser, Ann Marie Liebner, Barbara Birosik, Roland Bergner, Matt W, Brian Clauser, Carol Laughlin, Dave Kruel, Nancy Trout, Doris Klint