Birding on Pine Creek

Went birding with the Tiadaghton Chapter of the Audubon Society again this morning.

We went west of Wellsboro in the Pine Creek Gorge at the Darling Run Rails-to-trails facility on state highway 362. It’s just south of US Route 6 and on the north end of the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania. It was a beautiful morning with little or no breeze which was quite a contrast to last week’s walk. The temperature at the start of our stroll was 40 degrees and it rose all morning but it remained a bit chilly down in the old railway cut where the sun didn’t penetrate until late in the morning.

Here’s what we saw:

Number of species: 26

Canada Goose 22
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 2
Common Merganser 9
Horned Grebe 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Bald Eagle 1
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 9
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 1
Brown Creeper 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 2
Song Sparrow 12
Swamp Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 8
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1

Another good outing with some very nice people. These walks are turning into a pleasant way to get to know people and learn about the area. We’re really looking forward to next week.