The following birds were seen in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2009. This report was provided by Ken Lebo, past president of the Baird Ornithological Club. The Baird Ornithological club sponsors many birding walks throughout the year. These walks and monthly lectures can be found at the web page highlighted above. Among the contributors are: David Barber, Ed Barrell, Joe Beatrice, Tom Clauser, Steve Fordyce, Laurie Goodrich, Kerry Grim, Rudy Keller, Dean Kendall, Katrina Knight, Arlene Koch, Ken Lebo, Peter Saenger, Sue Schmoyer, Joan Silagy, Matt Spence, Bill Uhrich, Bruce Williams and Matt Wlasniewski. The list follows the checklist order of the American Ornithologists' Union. Sightings in 2009 (249 species) |
Greater white-fronted goose
Snow goose Ross’ goose Brant Cackling goose Canada goose Mute swan Trumpeter swan Tundra swan Wood duck Gadwall Eurasian wigeon American wigeon American black duck Mallard Blue-winged teal Northern shoveler Northern pintail Green-winged teal Canvasback Redhead Ring-necked duck Greater scaup Lesser scaup Surf scoter White-winged scoter Black scoter Long-tailed duck Bufflehead Common goldeneye Hooded merganser Common merganser Red-breasted merganser Ruddy duck Ring-necked pheasant Ruffed grouse Wild turkey Red-throated loon Common loon Pied-billed grebe Horned grebe Red-necked grebe Double-crested cormorant Great cormorant American bittern Least bittern Great blue heron Great egret Snowy egret Cattle egret Green heron Black-crowned night-heron Glossy ibis Black vulture Turkey vulture Osprey Mississippi kite Bald eagle Northern harrier Sharp-shinned hawk Cooper's hawk Northern goshawk Red-shouldered hawk |
Broad-winged hawk
Red-tailed hawk Rough-legged hawk Golden eagle American kestrel Merlin Peregrine falcon American coot Black-bellied plover American golden plover Semipalmated plover Killdeer Greater yellowlegs Lesser yellowlegs Solitary sandpiper Spotted sandpiper Semipalmated sandpiper Least sandpiper Pectoral sandpiper Dunlin Wilson’s snipe American woodcock Red-necked phalarope Bonaparte's gull Ring-billed gull Herring gull Lesser black-backed gull Great black-backed gull Caspian tern Common tern Arctic tern Forster’s tern Black tern Rock dove Eurasian collared-dove Mourning dove Black-billed cuckoo Yellow-billed cuckoo Barn owl Eastern screech owl Great horned owl Barred owl Long-eared owl Short-eared owl Northern saw-whet owl Common nighthawk Whip-poor-will Chimney swift Ruby-throated hummingbird Rufous hummingbird Belted kingfisher Red-headed woodpecker Red-bellied woodpecker Yellow-bellied sapsucker Downy woodpecker Hairy woodpecker Northern flicker Pileated woodpecker Olive-sided flycatcher Eastern wood-pewee Yellow-bellied flycatcher Acadian flycatcher |
Alder flycatcher
Willow flycatcher Least flycatcher Eastern phoebe Eastern kingbird Northern shrike White-eyed vireo Yellow-throated vireo Blue-headed vireo Warbling vireo Philadelphia vireo Red-eyed vireo Blue jay American crow Fish crow Common raven Horned lark Purple martin Tree swallow Northern rough-winged swallow Bank swallow Cliff swallow Barn swallow Carolina chickadee Black-capped chickadee Tufted titmouse Red-breasted nuthatch White-breasted nuthatch Brown creeper Carolina wren House wren Winter wren Golden-crowned kinglet Ruby-crowned kinglet Blue-gray gnatcatcher Eastern bluebird Towndend’s solitaire Veery Gray-cheeked thrush Bicknell’s thrush Swainson's thrush Hermit thrush Wood thrush American robin Gray catbird Northern mockingbird Brown thrasher European starling American pipit Cedar waxwing Blue-winged warbler Golden-winged warbler Tennessee warbler Orange-crowned warbler Nashville warbler Northern parula Yellow warbler Chestnut-sided warbler Magnolia warbler Cape May warbler Black-throated blue warbler |
Yellow-rumped warbler
Black-throated green warbler Blackburnian warbler Pine warbler Prairie warbler Palm warbler Bay-breasted warbler Blackpoll warbler Cerulean warbler Black-and-white warbler American redstart Prothonotory warbler Worm-eating warbler Ovenbird Northern waterthrush Louisiana waterthrush Kentucky warbler Connecticut warbler Mourning warbler Common yellowthroat Hooded warbler Wilson's warbler Canada warbler Yellow-breasted chat Scarlet tanager Eastern towhee American tree sparrow Chipping sparrow Field sparrow Vesper sparrow Savannah sparrow Grasshopper sparrow Fox sparrow Song sparrow Lincoln's sparrow Swamp sparrow White-throated sparrow White-crowned sparrow Dark-eyed junco Lapland longspur Snow bunting Northern cardinal Rose-breasted grosbeak Blue grosbeak Indigo bunting Bobolink Red-winged blackbird Eastern meadowlark Rusty blackbird Common grackle Brown-headed cowbird Orchard oriole Baltimore oriole Purple Finch House finch Red crossbill White-winged crossbill Common Redpoll Pine siskin American goldfinch Evening Grosbeak House sparrow |
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