We enjoyed some terrific bird walks this past weekend. Thanks to everyone who joined us! We looking forward to seeing you again at one of our many upcoming events.
Lackawanna River Heritage Trail, Archbald – Sun., May 4, 2014
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Here’s a list of the species we observed on Sunday along the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail in Archbald, PA:
- Mallard
- Common Merganser
- Mourning Dove
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
- Eastern Phoebe
- Blue-headed Vireo
- Blue Jay
- American Crow
- Fish Crow
- Tree Swallow
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Black-capped Chickadee
- Tufted Titmouse
- House Wren
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
- American Robin
- Gray Catbird
- European Starling
- Ovenbird
- Northern Waterthrush
- Black-and-white Warbler
- American Redstart
- Magnolia Warbler
- Yellow Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Chipping Sparrow
- Field Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Northern Cardinal
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Brown-headed Cowbird
- Baltimore Oriole
- American Goldfinch
Many thanks to the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority (LHVA), with whom we partnered to host this event and show off this newly completed (late 2013) section of the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail.
Promised Land State Park – Sat., May 3, 2014
Bird activity was unfortunately minimal on this morning. Weather was a factor with temperatures in lower 40’s and wind coming off the water. Following are the species observed:
- Canada Geese
- Bald Eagles – on nest
- Brown Creeper
- Hermit Thrush
- Yellow Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Ovenbird
- Red-winged Blackbird
- Song Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow