Recent Sightings
|
Tara Baier photographed an
adult Bald Eagle
from the Water Tower Square building at the west end of Commerce Park Drive in Williamsport. Another picture. |
December 22, 2008 |
| An immature female Rufous Hummingbird at a feeder in Tioga County was the first winner of our Hummingbird Contest. Another picture. Note that this species is generally found in the western part of North America. | November 1, 2008 |
| Lucy Sallstrom-Barrera watched at least 25 Cedar Waxwings on Mill Street in Montoursville. | August 30 & 31, 2008 |
| Katie Bell photographed two Eastern Screech Owls (one red, one gray) sitting on a tree in the Vallamont section of Williamsport. The following day she observed a Northern Saw-whet Owl in the same area, and heard a 2nd one. | June 23, 2008 |
| Donna Bengen admired the beauty of a male Scarlet Tanager north of Jersey Shore. | June 6, 2008 |
| Alex Savakinas photographed an orange House Finch in Bastress Township. | May 27, 2008 |
| Jim Green spotted a couple of White-crowned Sparrows in his Williamsport yard, and also observed or heard these species in the nearby woods: Wood Thrush, Great-crested Flycatcher, Gray Catbird, Ovenbird, and Red-eyed Vireo. | May 3-4, 2008 |
| During Lycoming Audubon Society's field trip to Rose Valley Lake, the 14 participants observed about 20 species, including Common Mergansers and Long-tailed Ducks. | April 5, 2008 |
|
Sandra Gorka and Jacob Miller observed 2
Bald Eagles,
1
Tundra Swan, and other species at Little Pine State Park. |
March 21, 2008 |
|
Laurie Cressman observed 100 Ring-necked
Ducks, 50 Bufflehead, 12 Common Mergansers, 12 Hooded Mergansers (saw
one dive, get a fish and eat it!), 25 Horned Grebes, 15 Canada Geese, 2
Blue Herons and a pair of Wood Ducks, all at Rose Valley Lake. Norwood Frederick saw 2 adult and 1 juvenile Bald Eagles in flight between Marsh Hill & Bodines |
March 23, 2008 |
|
Tom and Pat Dietrich watched a European
Goldfinch in a flock of American Goldfinches along Loyalsock Creek, 6 miles north of Montoursville. |
March 19-21, 2008 |
| Ed & Mary Ann Pattock viewed a Red-shouldered Hawk and hundreds of Red-winged Blackbirds in their Cogan House Township meadow. | March 11 & 12, 2008 |
| Dave Ferry observed displaying American Woodcock in central Lycoming County | March 4, 2008 |
| Jim Green saw a mature Bald Eagle flying south over Loyalsock Creek near Rt. 973. | February 24, 2008 |
| Several sightings of the Peregrine Falcon(s) that winters in downtown Williamsport have been reported, primarily from the 'Williamsport Beltway' between the Market St. Bridge to the Faxon exit. | Jan. & Feb. 2008 |
| Joan Sattler and Gary Metzger watched 20 or more Common Redpolls at their farm's thistle feeder near Loyalsockville. Redpolls also were common in northern Lycoming County this winter. | January 10, 2008 |
| Dave and Tiarnan Ferry observed a Northern Shrike near the bird feeders at Rider Park, northeast of Warrensville. | December 9, 2007 |
| Joan Sattler viewed a Northern Saw-whet Owl close to her home near Loyasockville. | November 17, 2007 |
|
Wayne Laubscher had a late-in-the season
immature
Ruby-throated Hummingbird at his feeder near Lock Haven. |
November 1, 2007 |
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