Lebanon County Records

010-01-2012 Western Grebe

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Species: Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis

Date of Sighting: 11-4-2012; 11-6-2012
County : Lebanon
Location : Memorial Lake State Park, Ft. Indiantown Gap
GPS Coordinates: 40.420112, -76.601146
Observer(s): Jarrod Derr, Tim Becker, Randy Miller, Chuck Chalfant, Jan Getgood, Ernie Johnson, Al Guarente
Date of Submission: 11-7-2012 (J. Derr); 1-8-2012 (A. Guarente)
Submitted by: Jarrod Derr, Al Guarente, David McNaughton

Written Description: Yes x 2 Photo: Yes x 3 Specimen: NO Recording: NO


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009-02-2012 Eared Grebe

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Species: Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

Date of Sighting: 10-28-2012
County : Lebanon
Location : Fort Indiantown Gap Memorial Lake, East Hanover Township
GPS Coordinates: 40.419933, -76.596984
Observer(s): Jarrod Derr, Tim Becker, Jonathan Heller
Date of Submission: 10-28-2012
Submitted by: Jarrod Derr; Second report submitted with photos by Al Guarente; third report by David McNaughton

Written Description: Yes Photo: Yes Specimen: No Recording: No


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050-02-2012 Leach’s Storm-Petrel

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Species: Leach’s Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Date of Sighting: 10-30-2012
County : Lebanon
Location : Memorial Lake State Park, Ft. Indiantown Gap, Annville,
GPS Coordinates: 40.419933 -76.596984
Observer(s): Jarrod Derr, Tim Becker, David McNaughton, Ed Bellamy
Date of Submission: 11-02-2012
Submitted by: Jarrod Derr

Written Description: YES Photo: YES Specimen: NO Recording: NO

Documentation

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780-02-2012 Summer Tanager

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Species:   Summer Tanager Piranga rubra

Date of Sighting:  7/4/2012

County :   LEBANON   Location : SPRING HILL ACRES DEVELOPMENT

Observer(s): Jonathan Heller

Date of Submission: 2012

Submitted by: Jonathan Heller

 Written Description:  YES    Photo:   YES       Specimen:  No        Recording: No

 

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235-01-2012 King Rail

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Species:   King Rail    Rallus elegans
Date of Sighting:  2 June 2012 to 4 June 2012
County : LANCASTER/LEBANON     Location : MIDDLE CREEK WMA
Observer(s): Kevin Lutz, Keith Lutz, Randy Miller
Date of Submission: 2012
Submitted by: Kevin Lutz, Randy Miller
 Written Description:  Yes    Photo: No       Specimen: No         Recording: No

Committee notes: The committee felt the identification was probably correct but the vocally similar Clapper Rail was not adequately eliminated in this description.

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Posted in Class IV-A, Completed, Not Accepted

646-01-2011 Northern Wheatear

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This female Northern Wheatear was visited by many people as it stayed around the Days Inn in Lickdale. This is the first record for Lebanon County and the 4th accepted record for Pennsylvania.

Northern Wheatear – Lickdale, Lebanon County (photo by Alex Lamoreaux)
Northern Wheatear – Lickdale, Lebanon County (photo by Alex Lamoreaux)
Northern Wheatear – Lickdale, Lebanon County (photo by Alex Lamoreaux)
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545-01-2009 Ash-throated Flycatcher

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This bird was found by Mandy Pennypacker, Bob Snyder, Randy Miller, and Sid Hostetter during a Mount Gretna Bird Club walk. It was seen from November 20th to the 28th and represents the 1st record for Lebanon County and only the 4th record for Pennsylvania!

Ash-throated Flycatcher — near Mount Gretna, Lebanon County; November 21, 2009. Photo by Drew Weber.
Note the tail pattern on the bird, which matches Ash-throated.
Ash-throated Flycatcher — near Mount Gretna, Lebanon County; November 22, 2009. Photos by Larry Usselman.
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268-01-2009 Black-necked Stilt

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Black-necked Stilt — near Mount Pleasant, Lebanon County; May 15-18, 2009. Photo by Larry Usselman. This bird, found by Ramsay Koury, represents the 2nd record for Lebanon County. This photo was taken on May 17th.

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