Birding in Asaph, PA

A small group from Tiadaghton Audubon Society enjoyed a fantastic morning birding today. After all the wind and rain of the last few days, today dawned nice and clear with just a touch of a breeze (although it was still very chilly!). Four of us met at the USGS Research Labs at Asaph and birded along portions of Straight Run creek looking for water thrushes before turning our attention to the section of the rails-to-trails bike path that ran from Straight Run Road toward Webster Road to the east. We succeeded in finding a pair of Louisiana Water Thrushes along Straight Run as well as three Veerys and a pair of Ovenbirds and another pair of Scarlet Tanagers not to mention several other birds in a short walk in the woods. The bike path proved even more productive as it runs next to Dantz Run and we had permission from a private land owner to walk the banks of a huge shallow horseshoe bend between Lower Marsh Creek Road and Route 6.

The number of Baltimore Orioles was really impressive. They seemed to be everywhere as we walked along the bike path.
Anyway, enough of that. Here’s the list of birds that we saw.
 


Location: Asaph USGS Labs & Rails to Trails
Observation date: 5/23/08
Notes: Clear, cool morning with just a few cumulus clouds and little breeze until 9 AM. Temps from 40 degrees along Straight Run to close to 55 degrees when we finished.
Number of species: 55

Canada Goose X
Wood Duck X
Mallard X
Great Blue Heron X
Turkey Vulture X
Red-tailed Hawk X
American Kestrel X
Solitary Sandpiper X
Mourning Dove X
Black-billed Cuckoo X
Chimney Swift X
Ruby-throated Hummingbird X
Belted Kingfisher X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Alder Flycatcher X
Least Flycatcher X
Eastern Phoebe X
Eastern Kingbird X
Blue-headed Vireo X
Warbling Vireo X
Red-eyed Vireo X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Tree Swallow X
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Eastern Bluebird X
Veery X
Wood Thrush X
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Brown Thrasher X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Yellow Warbler X
Chestnut-sided Warbler X
Black-throated Green Warbler X
American Redstart X
Ovenbird X
Louisiana Waterthrush X
Common Yellowthroat X
Wilson's Warbler X
Scarlet Tanager X
Chipping Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Baltimore Oriole X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X

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