Category: Bird Surveys

Monitor Chimney Swifts in Southwestern Pennsylvania Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania is seeking help monitoring usage of its 150 Chimney Swift towers throughout the Southwestern Pennsylvania region. Swifts are a neo-tropical migratory bird that has experienced a serious decline over the last 50 years. They are now considered Near Threatened. The Chimney Swift towers have been installed throughout…

Report Goshawk Sightings The Ornithological Technical Committee of PA Biological Survey is seeking birders’ assistance in reporting sightings of Northern Goshawks across the state, particularly between early April to July.  The last Atlas results suggest that goshawks may no longer nest along Kittatinny Ridge. This project wants to send experienced birders into areas where known…

Annual Heron Survey The Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) is responsible for protecting heron populations and tracking their distribution in the state.  The PGC is conducting a comprehensive survey of heron colonies.  The goal is to count all the nests of each species—Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Black-crowned Night-Heron, and Yellow-crowned Night-Heron—at each site, creating a…

Fall Sandhill Crane Survey The US Fish & Wildlife Services Division of Migratory Birds has once again asked Pennsylvania to participate in the Fall Sandhill Crane Survey.  This year the survey will be conducted on October 30. If October 30 is not possible, then the survey should fall within the period Oct. 30 – Nov.…