Seasonal Report - Summer 2024
Lycoming County Summer 2024 Summary
There was an elevated birding effort during this summer season, since it was the first breeding season of the Third Pennsylvania Bird Atlas project. In total, 149 species were reported in Lycoming County during the summer.
Broad-winged Hawk - 7/13/24, Skyline Dr. © Bobby Brown
Acadian Flycatcher - 7/13/24, Skyline Dr. © Bobby Brown
Yellow-throated Warbler - 6/16/24, Trout Run Park © Bobby Brown
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 6/13/24, Skyline Dr. © Bobby Brown
Merlins - 7/27/24, Muncy © Bobby Brown
Black-throated Green Warbler - 7/1/24, Skyline Dr. © Bobby Brown
Savannah Sparrow - 6/30/24, Cogan House © Bobby Brown
Worm-eating Warbler - 7/1/24, Skyline Dr. © Bobby Brown
Notable Observations
Observer abbreviations include: Bobby Brown (BB — county compiler), Dan Brauning (DanB), Bob Brown (BoB), David Brown (DB), Deb Brown (DeB), Eric Hartshaw (EH), David Rothrock (DR)
m. obs. = many observers
Waterfowl
A Trumpeter Swan was seen at a small pond near Jersey Shore on 6/14 (BB, DeB, BoB).
An American Wigeon was at Rose Valley Lake 7/7 (BB, DB) through at least 7/20 (BB), which provided the first summer record of that species in Lycoming County.
It's pretty typical for a few diving ducks to spend the summer at Rose Valley Lake, and this summer was no exception. Up to two Ring-necked Ducks were seen during June (m. obs.), along with a July sighting on 7/20 (BB). Up to four Lesser Scaup were seen at the lake throughout the summer as well. Two male Buffleheads were present in early June, which dropped to one after 6/10 (BB), and the remaining one departed after 6/18 (BB). A Ruddy Duck was still at the lake at the beginning of June, but wasn't seen after 6/3 (m. obs.).
Lesser Scaup - 7/26/24, Rose Valley Lake © Bobby Brown
Ring-necked Duck - 7/20/24, Rose Valley Lake © Bobby Brown
Mallard - 6/15/24, Rose Valley Lake © Bobby Brown
American Wigeon - 7/20/24, Rose Valley Lake © Bobby Brown
Shorebirds
A pair of Red-necked Phalaropes were at Rose Valley Lake on 6/3 (BB, DB, EH).
Solitary Sandpiper - 7/19/24, Robert Porter Allen N.A. © Bobby Brown
Red-necked Phalarope - 6/3/24, Rose Valley Lake © Bobby Brown
Least Sandpiper - 7/21/24, Robert Porter Allen N.A. © Bobby Brown
Killdeer - 7/19/24, Robert Porter Allen N.A. © Bobby Brown
Warblers
A singing Blue-winged Warbler was in Proctor on 6/5 (DR, DanB). Several Mourning Warblers were along Cascade Rd. during June, in an area they have previously nested. After numerous sightings at the location during June, Cerulean Warblers were confirmed nesting along Firetower Rd. near Huntersville on 7/4 (BB). Yellow-throated Warblers with at least one recently-fledged young were at Trout Run Park on 6/16 (BB).
Cerulean Warbler - 7/4/24, Firetower Rd. © Bobby Brown
American Redstart - 7/1/24, Mill St. © Bobby Brown
Mourning Warbler - 6/19/24, Cascade Rd. © Bobby Brown
Canada Warbler - 6/19/24, Hillsgrove Rd. © Bobby Brown
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 6/19/24, Cascade Rd. © Bobby Brown
Yellow Warbler - 7/20/24, Rose Valley Lake © Bobby Brown
Magnolia Warbler - 6/14/24, Haneyville © Bobby Brown
Black-and-white Warbler - 7/20/24, Rose Valley Lake © Bobby Brown
22 species of warbler were reported during the summer:
- Ovenbird
- Worm-eating Warbler
- Louisiana Waterthrush
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cerulean Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Pine Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Prairie Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Canada Warbler
Photos and Videos
Sora - 6/21/24, SGL 68 © Bobby Brown
Pied-billed Grebe - 7/20/24, Rose Valley Lake © Bobby Brown
Yellow-throated Vireo - 7/21/24, SGL 252 © Bobby Brown
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 7/21/24, SGL 252 © Bobby Brown
American Kestrel - 7/12/24, Antes Fort © Bobby Brown
Grasshopper Sparrow - 6/2/24, Mill St. © Bobby Brown
Brown Creeper - 6/22/24, Sand Spring Rd. © Bobby Brown
American Goldfinch - 7/20/24, Rose Valley Lake © Bobby Brown
Common Grackle - 6/8/24, Mill St. © Bobby Brown
Blue-headed Vireo - 6/14/24, Coudersport Pike © Bobby Brown
Great Egret - 7/21/24, SGL 252 © Bobby Brown
Wood Duck - 7/20/24, Rose Valley Lake © Bobby Brown
The Summer 2024 report was compiled and written by Bobby Brown. Our seasonal reports cover March-May (Spring), June and July (Summer), August-November (Fall) and December-February (Winter) to better line up with migration, breeding and wintering timings.
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