June 2005

*Pennsylvania*Schuylkill County*June 3, 2005*Compiler: Dr. Aaron ClauserPlease forgive the late posts. Baby Vera was born on 5/17/05, and I spent a week at home with Mom and big sister Kora. All are healthy and doing well. Good Birding, Aaron5/30/05:North Union Twp.:American Redstart, Louisiana Waterthrush - 2, Chestnut-sided Warbler - 6, Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2, Brown Thrasher, Red-tailed Hawk - 3, Eastern Wood Pewee - 3, Belted Kingfisher, Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 3, Blue-headed Vireo - 2, Ruffed Grouse, Great blue Heron - 3, Ringneck Pheasant - 3, Eastern Meadowlark - 3, Willow Flycatcher, Kestrel, Bobolink - 2, E. Kingbird - 3,Savannah SparrowSecond Mt.: Male Hooded WarblerSweet Arrow Lake: Hermit Thrush, Wood thrush, Scarlet Tanager, Cedar Waxwings, Great Crested FlycatcherSGL-227: in the sector between the Marian High School and Rte 309:4 Alder Flycatchers, Black-billed Cuckoo, Swamp Sparrow, Wild Turkey and 4 Great Crested Flycatchers 5/29/05:SGL-308:Gray-cheeked Thrush, Wood Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Blue-headed Vireos, and Veery 5/28/05:Sweet Arrow Lake:Common Nighthawk, Red Bellied, Downy hairy and Pileated Woodpeckers, Indigo Bunting, Ovenbird, Red-eyed Vireo, Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers, Magnolia Warbler, Pine Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Northern Orioles, Yellow Warbler, Com. Yellowthroat, Kingfishers, E. Kingbird, Tree, Barn and Rough-winged Swallows, Great Blue Heron, Flying Squirrels, Bullfrogs, American Toads, Pickerel Frogs.Hetzel's Church Rd. (Flat Hill): American Pipit Some birds from SGL-308, and a little surrounding area:Wood Thrush 3, Blackburnian Warbler (a likely migrant), American Redstart 2, Broadwing Hawk 1, Scarlet Tanager 5, Yellow-throated Vireo, Veeries, Eastern Wood Pewee 3, Black-throated Blue Warbler 4, Chestnut-sided Warbler 1, Blackpoll Warbler 1, White-breasted Nuthatch 1, Great-crested Flycatcher 1, Black-billed Cuckoo 1, Bobolink 1 - farm area, Canada WarblersJust north of SGL-308: listened to a pair of Alder FlycatchersWeek of 5/28/05:Hidden Valley:Gray Catbird, Northern Mockingbird, Brown Thrasher- feeding fledgling on ground, Killdeer, Barn Swallow, Tree Swallow, Eastern Bluebird, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Ring-necked Pheasant5/23, Whip-poor-will -5/24 , Northern Oriole, Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Eastern Bluebird, Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Turkey Vulture, Chickadee, Titmouse, Am. Robin, N. Cardinal, M. Dove, Grackle, Starling, Brn. Headed Cowbirds, Red-winged Cowbirds, Am. Goldfinch, House Finch.5/27/05: Butler Twp.:Purple Finch, Louisiana Waterthrush - 4, Acadian Flycatcher - 2, Blue-headed Vireo - 3, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Red-tailed Hawk - 3, Yellow-rumped Warbler, American Redstart, Pileated Woodpecker, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak - 4, Eastern Wood Pewee - 4, Fish Crow, White-throated Sparrow, Yellow Warbler - 3, Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Phoebe - 3, Hooded Warbler, Cooper's Hawk - 2, Great-blue Heron, Wild Turkey - 25/26/05: New Castle Twp.:Chestnut-sided Warbler, Prairie Warbler - 2, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Wood Pewee, Yellow-rumped Warbler, American Redstart5/24/05: Sweet Arrow Lake:Chestnut-sided Warbler, Com. Yellowthroat, Wilson's Warbler, Pine Warbler, Indigo Bunting, Ovenbird, Spotted Sandpipers, Red Eyed Vireo, Red Bellied Woodpecker, Great Crested Flycatcher, Yellow Warbler, Oriole, Tree and Rough Winged Swallows, Kingfishers, Com. Merganser, House Finch, E. Kingbird, Whip-poor-will at farm north of lake where Swatara Trout Nursery is located5/22/05:Schuylkill Big Day of over 100 species: Some highlights....SGL-229 Tremont: Olive-sided Flycatcher, Barred Owl - Owl Creek (OC), Alder Flycatcher - SGL-227, Acadian Flycatcher - Locust Lake (LL), Least FC - LL & SGL-227, WE Vireo - Swatara SP (SSP), YT Vireo - SGL-132, Warbling Vireo - SSP (a rarer vireo in Schuylkill), RB Nuthatch - OC, Creeper - OC, GC Kinglet - OC, Golden-winged - 2 males at SGL-229 Tremont, Magnolia - OC, SGL-229Yellow-rumped - OC, Bay-breasted - SGL-227, Cerulean - SGL-132, Vesper Sparrow - Pitman, Purple Finch - 1st yr male sang near LL, 2 Pileated Woodpeckers at OC, **Best bird of day -near Weishample: immature Bald Eagle5/20-5/21/05:Weishample:Eastern phoebe (5 young in nest, banded), Eastern towhee (adult on nest, 1 egg), Great crested flycatcher, Turkey vulture, Ovenbird, Wood thrush, American crow, House wren, Red-bellied woodpecker, Common grackle, Northern cardinal, Downy woodpecker, Northern flicker, Tufted titmouse, Scarlet tanager, Red-eyed vireo, Blue jay, Song sparrow, American robin, Pileated woodpecker, Wild turkey, Common yellowthroat, Indigo bunting, European starling5/19/05:Sweet Arrow Lake: Highlights from NAMC (4hrs.) - 6 Wooducks, 1 Great Blue Heron, 1 Green Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Greater Yellowlegs, 8 Lesser Yellowlegs, 11 Spotted Sandpipers, 4 Hummingbirds, 2 Kingfishers, 5 Red Bellied Woodpeckers, 3 Hairy Woodpeckers, 2 Downy Woodpecker, 1 Flicker, 2 Pileated Woodpeckers, 4 E. Phoebes, 14 Great Crested Flycatchers, 2 E. Kingbirds, 2 Yellow Throated Vireos, 17 Red Eyed Vireos, 1 Raven, 20 Tree Swallows, 8 Rough Winged Swallows, 11 Barn Swallows, 2 Brown Creepers, 5 Ruby Crowned Kinglets, 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, 2 Bluebirds, 15 Woodthrush, 1 Mockingbird, 8 Cedar Waxwings, 2 Northern Parula, 9 Yellow Warblers, 3 Magnolia Warblers, 2 Yellow Rumped Warblers, 4 Pine Warblers, 1 Black&White Warbler, 6 Am. Redstart, 25 Ovenbirds, 10 Com. Yellowthroat, 2 Scarlet Tanagers, 3 Towhees, 4 Chipping Sparrows, 6 White-throated Sparrows, 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 4 Indigo Buntings, 38 Red Winged Blackbirds, 19 Baltimore Orioles 5/18/05:Sweet Arrow Lake: OSPREY, Nashville Warbler, Sharp Shinned Hawk Downtown area and Domino's in Pottsville: Common Nighthawk5/17/05:Hidden Valley: Yellow-billed CuckooOn mountain,1 mile east of Golf Course near Fidler's Gap: Whip-poor-will5/13-5/14/05:Weishample:Wild turkey, Turkey vulture, Ruby-throated hummingbird, Red-bellied woodpecker, Northern flicker, Pileated woodpecker, Eastern phoebe (nest with 4 young and 1 egg), Red-eyed vireo, Blue jay, American crow, Barn swallow, Black-capped chickadee, Tufted titmouse, White-breasted nuthatch, House wren, Wood thrush, American robin, Gray catbird, European starling, Ovenbird, Common yellowthroat, Hooded warbler, Scarlet tanager, Eastern towhee, Chipping sparrow, Northern cardinal, Indigo bunting, Common grackle, Brown-headed cowbird, Baltimore orioleBlue Mountain, east of rt. 183: Whip-poor-will5/14/05:Blackburnians - migrants of the day for migrant songbirds, Yellow-throated Vireo, Cerulean Warbs (3) all at grade of SGL-132, Eastern Wood Pewee 2, Osprey, Common Loon, Brown Creeper, Red-breasted Nuthatch (2), Tennessee Warbler (2), Bay-breasted Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Whip-poor-will (3), Nighthawk (1), Blackpoll (2), YB Cuckoo (4), Vesper Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Horned Lark (5)Week of 5/13/05:Hidden Valley:Yellow Warbler, Gray Catbird, White-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Eastern Bluebird-pair @ box, Brown Thrasher-pair, Northern Flicker, Eastern Towhee, Eastern Phoebe, American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Chipping Sparrows-breeding, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Wild Turkey, American Robin,M. Dove,House Finch,American Goldfinch, House Sparrow, Starling, Grackle, Blue Jay, Brown-headed Cowbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Crow, Ruby Throated HummingbirdsCoal Mountain Road:Eastern Towhee, Wood Thrush, Eastern Phoebe, Ovenbird, White-throated Sparrow, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal, American Goldfinch, Tufted Titmouse, Chickadee5/13/05:Sweet Arrow Lake:Catbird, Red Eyed Vireo, E. Wood Pee Wee, Oriole, Pine Warbler, Palm Warbler, Hummingbird, Spotted Sandpipers, Ovenbird, Black Throated Green Warbler, Red Bellied, Downy and Pileated Woodpeckers, Tree and Rough Winged Swallows Mountain Valley Golf Course near Locust Lake:Least Flycatchers - 2, American Redstart - 2, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black &White Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Baltimore Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Red-eyed Vireos - dozens, Chipping SparrowsSGL-132:20 species of warblers: Cape May Warbler 1, Mourning Warbler 1, Tennessee 2, Nashville 1, Blackpoll 1, Golden-winged 1 (nice looks at this bird singing an alternate song - stuttering notes ending in a longer buzz, similar to what a Blue-winged can do as an alternate song), Blue-winged 1, Cerulean 1, Parula 1, Blackburnian 1, Black & White 2, Redstart - a bunch, female nest-building in vine, Worm-eating 2, Yellowthroat 1, Yellow-rumpeds - a few, Black-throated Blue 3, Black-throated Green 2, Hooded 3, Chesnut-sided 1, Ovenbird - a few, Black-billed Cuckoo 1, Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1, Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 3, White-throated Sparrow - a fewE. Union Twp.: American Black Duck - 2, Eastern Bluebird, Veery - 2, Black-throated Green Warbler - 8, Louisiana Waterthrush, Chestnut-sided Warbler - 3, Yellow Warbler, American Redstart - 2, Black & White Warbler, Worm-eating Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler5/12/05:Plum Creek Road, Sch. Haven: 3 Black Vultures5/10/05:SGL 286:Red-tailed hawk, red bellied woodpecker, common yellow throat, wood thrush, ovenbird, white throated sparrow, Eastern towhee, blue winged warbler, kingfisher, veery, phoebe,Northern mocking bird, scarlet tanager, black and white warbler, black-throated green warbler, tufted titmouse, worm eating, warbler, pileated woodpecker, junco, chestnut sided warbler, red eyed vireo, ruby-crowned kinglet, Eastern Wood Peewee, Yellow-crowned kinglet, Black-throated blue warbler, Northern oriole, yellow-rumped warbler5/9/05:Locust lake area:Chipping sparrow, Pileated woodpecker, Eastern towhee, Brown thrasher, black-throated green warbler, white throated sparrow, field sparrow, house wren, common yellow throat, goldfinch, oriole, red winged blackbird, yellow throated vireo, wood thrush, fish crow, blue jay, woodcock, phoebe, bluebird, yellow rumped warbler, blue headed vireo, white-breasted nuthatch, chestnut sided warbler, American redstart, gnatcatcher, least flycatcher, black-billed cuckoo, black & white warbler, yellow warbler, tanager, willow flycatcher, ruby-crowned kinglet, yellow-crowned kinglet, red bellied woodpecker, mute swan, kingfisher, Canada goose, wild turkey, catbird, ovenbird, towhee, Northern parula, creeperLake Wynonah: MallardsNorth Union Twp.:Northern Harrier (fem), Red-tailed Hawk, Osprey (w/fish), American Kestrel, Wild Turkey - 2, Ring-necked Pheasant - 2, Eastern Bluebird - 2, Fish Crow, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Great-crested Flycatcher - 2, Blue-headed Vireo, yellow-throated Vireo, Veery, Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 8, Eastern Meadowlark, American Redstart - 3, Black-throated Green Warbler - 10, Chestnut-sided Warbler - 2, Yellow Warbler - 8, Louisiana Waterthrush - 45/7/05:Weishample:Eastern phoebe (on nest with 5 eggs), Eastern towhee, Wood thrush, Ovenbird, Sharp-shinned hawk, Downy woodpecker, Red-bellied woodpecker, Pileated woodpecker, Northern cardinal, Mourning dove, Blue jay, Ring-necked pheasant, White-breasted nuthatch, Tufted titmouse, Canada goose (flying over), Great blue heron (flying over), American crow, Wild turkey, Turkey vulture, Black-capped chickadee, Northern flicker, White-throated sparrow, Chipping sparrow, Barn swallowSwatara Sojourn from Pine Grove to Lickdale thru Swatara State Park: Warblers - Norhtern Parula, Cerulean Warbler, Yellow, Com.Yellowthroat, Black Throated Green, Prairie,Wormeating, Louisiana Waterthrush, Black& White, Red Eyed Vireo, Yellowthroated Vireo, Downy , Red Bellied and Pileated Woodpeckers, Oriole, Woodthrush, Veery,Com. Mergansers,Great Blue Heron, 2 Sharp Shined Hawks, Chipping Sparrow, Ovenbird, Purple Finch, Phoebe, Kingfishers, Spotted and Solitary Sandpipers.SGL-227:Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellowthroat 6, Yellow Warbler 5, Pine Warbler 1, Golden-crowned Kinglet 3, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 19, Red-breasted Nuthatch 1, Black-throated Green Warbler 2, Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1, Ovenbird 4, Baltimore Oriole 1, Purple Finch 1, Wood Thrush 2, Northern Parula 1, Yellow-rumped 3, House Wren 3, Least Flycatcher 2, Black & White Warbler 2, American Redstart 1SGL-308 (northern Schuylkill):Broadwing 1, Hairy WP 1, Pileated WP 1, BT Green 7, Ovenbird 5, Yellow-rumped 3, BT Blue 5, Black & White 4, Blue-headed Vireo 2, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4, BG Gnatcatcher 3, Kingfisher 1, Least Flycatcher 1MABEL - BobolinkWeek of 5/7/05:Hidden Valley:*Northern Oriole (Baltimore)-Sat.7th, *Ruby Throated Hummingbird -Tues.3rd, *Whip-poor-will-Mon. 2nd, Junco-still here on the 7th, White-crowned Sparrows-still here on the 7th, White-throated Sparrows, Brown Thrasher-pair, Eastern Bluebird-pair @ boxes, Am. Tree Swallow-pair@ boxes, N. Mockingbird-pair, Downy Woodpecker-pair, Chipping Sparrow, American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, M. Doves, Am. Robin, N. Cardinal, Am. Goldfinch, House Finch, House Sparrow,Red-winged Blackbirds,Brown Headed Cowbirds, E. Starlings, Grackles5/6/05:Deer Lake: baltimore orioleHawk Mountain Sanctuary: Scarlet Tanager, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated green warblers, black-throated blue warbler, black and white warbler, red-eyed vireo. Locust Lake area:Grey catbird, field sparrow, Brown thrasher, black and white warbler, Eastern towhee, wood thrush, Blue-gray gnatcatcher, Blue-headed vireo, ovenbird, red bellied woodpecker, least flycatcher,yellow rumped warbler, magnolia warbler, phoebe, black burnian warbler, Louisiana waterthrush, black throated green. Red-eyed vireo, osprey, worm-eating warbler, pileated woodpecker, rough-winged, tree, and barn swallows, white-breasted nuthatch, Eastern kingbird, Northern oriole, Northern parulaButler Township:White-throated Sparrow, Fish Crow, Hairy Woodpecker (3), House Wren, Eastern Phoebe (4), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (2), Yellow Warbler (3), Yellow-throated Vireo (2), Veery, Black-throated green Warbler (6), Louisiana Waterthrush (3), Wood Thrush (2), Scarlet Tanager (2), Brown Thrasher, Baltimore Oriole (2), Blue-headed Vireo, Red-tailed Hawk, Pileated Woodpecker, Ruby-crowned Kinglet (4), Rose-breasted Grosbeak, American Redstart, Swainson's Thrush, Eastern Kingbird, Great blue Heron05/05/05:Swatara:common yellowthroat, catbird, ovenbird, woodthrush, yellow warbler, Blue-headed vireo, black-throated green warbler, blue-winged warbler, brown thrasher, house wrenSweet Arrow Lake:Rose Breasted Grosbeak, Hairy, Red Bellied and Pileated Woodpeckers, Spotted sandpipers, Kingfisher, Chipping Sparrow, Palm Warbler, Ovenbird, White Throated and Chipping Sparrows, Junco, Great Blue Heron, Wood ducks, Am Redstart, Tree and Rough Winged SwallowsPC-110 : parking lot to 'T' Intersection, path to Southwest Ridge and west for ¼ mile. Canada Goose (2), Broad-winged Hawk (1), Whip-poor-will (2), American Crow (2), Tufted Titmouse (1), Wood Thrush (2), Black-and-white Warbler (1), Ovenbird (5), Scarlet Tanager (1), Eastern Towhee (4), White-throated Sparrow (5), Northern Cardinal (2)Pottsville: Orchard Oriole5/4/05:Summer Hill:Indigo Bunting, white-crowned sparrow, probable breeding American KestrelsContributors: Denise Donmoyer, Mike Ward, Aaron Clauser, Dave Kruel, Nancy Trout, Ann Marie Liebner, Brian Clauser, John and Jonathan DeBalko, Roland Bergner, Tom Clauser, Barb Jucker, Michelle Miller, Laurie Goodrich, Kerry Grim, Sandy, Dan and Devin Schwartz