Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology
Pennsylvania County Birding

Erie County

County Statistics
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Current County List: 345
Breeding Species: 145

Top County Lifelist: 311 (Jerry McWilliams)
Top Big Year: 264 (Sam Stull, 1979)
Top Big Day: 157 May 12, 1978 by Don Snyder, David Steadman, Jim Stull, and Sam Stull
"Best Bird": Surfbird (8/18/1979 Presque Isle State Park)

Compiler for Pennsylvania Birds:
Jerry McWilliams
3508 Allegheny Rd
Erie, PA 16508
jerrymcw@aol.com

Compiler for North American Birds:
Rick Wiltraut Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center 835 Jacobsburg Road Wind Gap, PA 18091
rwiltraut@state.pa.us

Statistics compiled by Frank Haas. "Best Bird" is Frank's totally subjective choice. Send corrections/updates to fchaas@pabirds.org


Bird Clubs
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Presque Isle Audubon Society

Birding Sites
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  1. Presque Isle State Park
  2. Roderick Wildlife Reserve
  3. Erie Public Dock
  4. East Avenue
  5. Siegel Marsh (SGL 218)
  6. Union City Dam

Bibliography
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  • Birds of Erie County Pennsylvania Including Presque Isle. J. Stull. J.A. Stull, G. M. McWilliams, 1985, Allegheny Press.
  • Checklist of Birds Recorded in Erie County, Pennsylvania Including Presque Isle State Park. G. M. McWilliams, J. Stull, 1992, Presque Isle Audfubon Society
  • Finding Birds on Presque Isle. Jean Stull, 1965, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.
  • The Birds of Western Pennsylvania and Adjacent Regions. R. C. Leberman, 1988, Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
  • Birding in Western Pennsylvania - A guide to Hot Spots for Birding and Nature Walks. B. Estabrooks, 1996, The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania
  • Birds of Western Pennsylvania. W.E.C. Todd, 1940, University of Pittsburgh Press

Please send corrections, additions, or updates to Frank Haas: fbhaas@ptd.net