EASTERN HIGHLANDS & UPPER OHIO RIVER VALLEY 
Blackbird visited the Bellevue wetlands 22 
Aug (KK). A Brewer’s Blackbird at Killdeer 
Plains W.A., Wyandot, OH 16 Nov (DO) was 
preceded by 2 in Champaign, OH 31 Oct (ph. 
AB, SA). The 500 Snow Buntings at Head- 
lands 17 Nov (RH, JT) indicated a strong 
push into the Region, one that brought 6+ 
birds to the Canaan Valley, Tucker, WV 15 
Nov (B. Sargent). 
Table 2. Representative counts tracking the Pine Siskin in- 
vasion of 2008. 
Date 
Ciunt 
Locatieii 
Observer 
18 Oct 
210 
w. Cuyahoga, OH 
D. Dvorak 
18 Oct 
50 
Pocahontas, W 
DP 
21 Oct 
164 
Delaware, OH 
SW 
22 Oct 
895 
Bake Oven Knob, Lehigh, PA 
firfeSK 
11 Nov 
1435 
H.M.S.,fierfe,PA 
LGo 
23 Nov 
300 
Me, OH 
JP 
29 Nov 
100 
Hamilton, OH 
L. Gardella 
Also clearly underway was one of the great 
Pine Siskin invasions of the Region. From 28 
Sep in Lorain, OH QBr), they spread over 13 
Ohio counties by the end of Oct, this move- 
ment tripling in scope in Nov, yet this paled in 
comparison to the flocks streaming down the 
Kitta tinny Ridge of the e. highlands in Penn- 
sylvania. An idea of the magnitude of the 
flight was noted at H.M.S., where 13,165 
were tallied by mid-Dec. The average there 
over the past 17 years was 251 (fide LGo). At 
the other end of the spectrum. Pine Siskins 
fledged young 3 Aug in Dry Fork, Tucker, WV 
(CRr). Other than the siskins, most finches 
were seen in average or below-average num- 
bers in Nov. The only Ohio Common Redpoll 
was on Kelleys I., Erie 22 Nov (ph. TB), al- 
though the species was well s. in Pennsylva- 
nia, with 13 at Fox Chapel, Allegheny 19 Nov 
(B. Shema) and 15 at H.M.S. 19 Nov (LGo). 
Six Red Crossbills passed through Ohio 12 
Oct-29 Nov (MA, GL,JP,JMc, P. King). In the 
waning days of the season. White-winged 
Crossbills hinted at things to come with the 
discovery of 115 in Cuyahoga, OH 29-30 Nov 
(JBr, GL, CP), 43 in Wyandot, OH 30 Nov (R. 
Counts), and 32 at H.M.S. 20 Nov (LGo). The 
vanguard was first noticed at H.M.S. 25 Aug 
(RK). A count of 50 Evening Grosbeaks at 
Nolo, Indiana, PA 22 Nov (L. Larkin, /ide MH) 
was unexpected in a non-invasion year. 
Addenda; Late Winous Pt., Sandusky, OH re- 
ports include 8 Green-winged Teal 20 Jul, a 
Dunlin 18 Jul, and 7 Wilson’s Phalaropes 21 
Jul (TB). A Prothonotary Warbler nest box 
program in cen. Ohio had 185 territories oc- 
cupied around Hoover (CB). A Yellow-throat- 
ed Warbler was at Unionville, Centre, PA 6 
Jun (D. Ombalski). A Red Crossbill was at 
Ludlow, McKean, PA 18 Jun (ph. A. Wilson). 
A Pine Siskin was present Jun-12 jul at Black 
Forest, Lycoming, PA (N. Bolgiano). 
Observers (sub-regional compilers boldfaced; 
OHIO; Scott Albaugh (SA), Matt Anderson 
(MA), Rick Asamoto (RA), Tom Bartlett (TB), 
Greg Bennett (GB), Charlie Bombaci (CB), 
Aaron Boone (AB), Jenny Brumfield QBr), 
Gary Cowell (GC), Greg Cudworth (GCu), 
Sherrie Duris (SD), Victor Fazio (VF), Robert 
Foppe (RF), Larry Gara (LG), Bruce Glick 
(BG), Bill Heck (BH), Craig Holt (CH), Ray 
Hannikman (RH), Shari Jackson (SJ), Bill 
Jones (BJo), Steve Jones (SJ), Tom Kashmer 
(TKr), Kenn Kaufman (KK), Ned Keller, 
Robert Lane (RL), Jay Lehman QL), Gabe Lei- 
dy (GL), Rob Lowry (RLy), Ronnie Macko 
(RM), Donald Morse, Jr. (DM), Jim McCor- 
mac QMc), Doug Overacker (DO), Chris 
Pierce (CP), John Pogacnik (JP), Lisa Roma- 
niuk (LRk), Larry Rosche (LR), Robert Sams 
(RSs), Dan Sanders (DS), Ed Schlabach (ES), 
Andy Sewell (AS), Walter Shaffer (WSh), 
Randy Shonkwiler (RSh), Su Snyder (SS), 
Brad Sparks (BSs), Bill Stanley (BSt), Gene 
Stauffer (GS), Jack Stenger QkS), Jerry Talk- 
ington (jT), Rob Thorn (RTh), Tim Tolford 
(TT), Renee Tressler (RTr), Bill Whan (BWh), 
Sean Williams (SW). PENNSYLVANIA; Tom 
Amico (TA). Devin Bosler, Justin Rosier, Dave 
DeReamus [Eastern PA Birdline], David Eber- 
ly (DE), Devich Farbotnik (DF), John Fedak 
QF), Greg Grove (GG), Laurie Goodrich 
(LGo), Brian Hardiman (BH), Paul Hess 
(PH), Margaret Higbee (MH), Steve Kacir 
[Delaware Valley RBA] (SK), Rudy Keller 
(RK), Arlene Koch (AK), Larry Lewis (LL), 
Geoff Malosh (GM), Mark McConaughy 
[Central PA Birdline] (MM), Jerry 
McWilliams QM), August Mirabella (AM), 
Nick Pulcinella (NP), Tom Raub (TR), 
Cameron Rutt (CR), Bob Schutsky (BS), Mark 
Vass (MV), Amy Taracido [RBA western PA] 
(AT), Mark Joan Silagy OS), Mark Vass (MV), 
Joe Verica QV), Drew Weber (DW), Rick 
Wiltraut (RW). WEST VIRGINIA; Wendell 
Argabrite (WA), R. Bartgis (RB), Jeanette Es- 
ker, Gary Felton (GF), Mike Griffith (MG), 
Tom Igou (TI), Sue Olcott (SO), Matt Orsie 
(MO), David Patick (DP), Jim &Judy Phillips 
OJP), Gary Rankin (GR), Casey Rucker 
(CRr), Rob Tallman (RTm). Cr 
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Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center 
835 Jacobsburg Road, Wind Gap, Pennsylvania 18091 
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