Species: Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)
Number of Individuals observed: 1
Date of Sighting: 8/9/2018, 8/11/2018
County : Bucks
Location : Lake Nockamixon State Park Marina
GPS Coordinates: 40.469195, -75.224420
Observer(s): Timothy Becker, Kathy Becker
Date of Submission: 9/18/2018, 10/12/2018
Submitted by: Timothy Becker, Michael David
Written Description: Yes Photo: Yes Specimen: no Recording: no
eBird Checklist: https://ebird.org/pa/view/checklist/S47788253 , https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47748217
Species: Pacific Loon
Number of Individuals: 1
Date of Sighting: 7/23/2015
County : Bucks
Location : Lake Nockamixon State Park
GPS Coordinates:
Observer(s): Carl Engstrom
Date of Submission: 7/24/2015
Submitted by: Carl Engstrom
Written Description: Yes Photo: Yes Specimen: No Recording: No
Long-billed Murrelet — Lake Nockamixon, Bucks County; December 14, 2007. Photos by Jason Horn. This bird was found and first photographed by Jason Horn. It was seen by many happy birders until dark. Note the white scapular bar, the white on the vent, the length of the bill and, especially, the lack of a white collar on the dark nape that help distinguish it from Marbled Murrelet. This bird represents the 1st documented record for Pennsylvania!
This flight photo was also taken by Jason Horn. Note the mostly dark underwings and no hint of any type of a collar.
Long-billed Murrelet — Lake Nockamixon, Bucks County; December 14, 2007. Photo by Gerry Dewaghe. This fine photo also shows the white scapular bar, the white on the vent, the length of the bill and the lack of a white collar on the dark nape.
Long-billed Murrelet — Lake Nockamixon, Bucks County; December 14, 2007. Photo by Elaine Crunkleton. Again, note the white scapular bar and the white on the vent.
This bird was found by Rob Fergus after a strong “nor’easter”. Note the distinctive red-orange bill, the black head, the white underside, and the brown wings and back. This bird represents the 2nd record for Bucks County and only the 5th record for Pennsylvania.
This photo shows the bird’s mantle shade, which is a little darker than the larger Herring Gulls on the right. The red and black marks on the bill are noticeable here along with the dark eye on the clean white, rounded head.
This photo shows the bird’s lighter mantle color in comparison to the two similar-sized Lesser Black-backed Gulls on the right.
Long-tailed Jaeger — Lake Nockamixon, Bucks County; August 31 and September 1, 2003. Photo by Elaine Ryan. This bird was found by Bill Etter. This photo of an intermediate juvenile on the road near the fishing pier shows the half-dark stubby bill, light head, pale upper belly, fine white barring on the back, and bolder barring behind the legs. This bird represents the 1st Bucks County record and only the 2nd record for Pennsylvania.
King Eider — Lake Nockamixon, Bucks County on October 30-31, 2002. Photos by Bill Etter. Jason Horn and Devich Farbotnik found this bird during a rainstorm. This bird represents the 3rd documented record for eastern Pennsylvania.
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