Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks at the Riverlands

Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks

A nice accidental to Pennsylvania, these Black-belled Whistling Ducks were found this past Thursday at the PPL Riverlands. I tried for them on Friday on my lunch break but didn’t see them. Fast forward to today when they were re-found by Jonathon DeBalko and I rushed down to see them after my daughter’s softball game.

After that I took a hot bike ride up Lee Road in Mocanaqua (literally up). I parked at the base of the road and followed up to finally get Acadian Flycatchers in state for the year. The other highlight was a Barred Owl revealed by Chickadees and an Acadian going crazy. It saw me as I saw it and took off into the woods.

Here’s the ride list:
Canada Goose 4
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 6
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Barred Owl 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Acadian Flycatcher 4
Red-eyed Vireo 6
Blue Jay 2
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 8
Veery 1
Hermit Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 2
Northern Parula 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 6
Ovenbird 2
Louisiana Waterthrush 3
Chipping Sparrow 4
Scarlet Tanager 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
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Countdown to 300

After re-entering birding in June 2007 and subsequently throwing away my life list, I am finally approaching 300 species on my new life list. So I’m going to countdown the last ten.

#290 Arctic Tern
Lake Wallenpaupack, PA Oct. 24, 2009
After a crazy storm pushed down lots of seabirds. Not accepted by PORC but I didn’t get a photo. But I’m positive of ID.

#291 Common Eider
Sandy Hook, NJ Nov. 8, 2009

#292 Lapland Longspur
Sandy Hook, NJ Nov. 8, 2009

#293 King Eider
Sandy Hook, NJ Nov. 8, 2009

#294 Ivory Gull
Cape May, NJ Dec. 6, 2009
Seen on my first true “chase” of a single bird.

#295 Cackling Goose
Harvey’s Lake, PA Dec. 9, 2009
Weird to see this on my list after a mega like Ivory Gull, but I wasn’t very aware of this species since it wasn’t it’s own species when I originally birded. Then I haven’t crossed paths with it since studying up on the ID until now.

#296 Brown-headed Nuthatch
Lewes, DE Apr. 2, 2010

#297 Little Gull
Lake Wallenpaupack, PA Apr. 10, 2010
This was on my most wanted list for a while. Now on to Black-headed Gull.

#298 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
PPL Riverlands, PA June 14, 2010
In county lifer. Nice.

#299 Black-headed Gull
Bombay Hook, DE August, 21 2010
One of my most wanted birds. Check.

#300 Clay-colored Sparrow
Forty Fort, PA September, 16 2010
The fight is over! And it ends in what is my most birded locales!!