EASTERN HIGHLANDS & UPPER OHIO RIVER VALLEY 
Present during June (here 9 June) 2009 at Runnymede 
Farm, Chester County, this Dickdssel was one of seven 
singing males found in Pennsylvania during the summer 
season. Photograph by Dustin Welch. 
sient bird was heard singing 6 Jun in Tus- 
carawas, OH (Levi Yoder). A pair at Canaan 
Valley N.W.R., Grant, WV 5 Jul (D. Courtney) 
was at the s. limits of the species’ range in the 
Alleghenys. A singing Northern Parula on Kel- 
leys I., Erie, OH 17 Jun (TB) represented a rare 
summer record for the island. The species 
continues to consolidate its presence in nw. 
Ohio, with additional territorial records from 
Fulton (3 Jun; RSr), Defiance (two locations: 8 
Jun, KW; 14 Jun, RSr), Hancock (counter- 
singing males 5 & 10 Jul, RSs), and Lucas 
(two locations: 25 Jun, C. Anderson; 29 Jun, 
R. Nirschl). A territorial Chestnut-sided War- 
bler in Knox 6 Jul (AB) was at the s. edge of the 
species’ typical breeding range in Ohio. A 
singing Magnolia Warbler was out of place on 
Kelleys 1., Erie, OH 17 Jun (TB); a territorial 
individual was in Jefferson, OH 6 Jun (RL). A 
singing Black-throated Blue Warbler in 
Ashtabula, OH 13 Jun (fide TM) could not be 
relocated. A territorial male in Geauga 5 & 12 
Jun (L. Gilbert) and at least 3 territorial males 
summering in Lake (H, Petruschke) continue 
hopes for a return of the species to Ohio’s 
breeding avifauna. A Blackburnian Warbler 
was on territory in Columbiana, OH 13 Jun (R. 
Antonucci). Late (breeding?) Blackburnian 
Warblers in Berks, PA included singing males 
at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary 6 Jun (B. Moses) 
and Stony Creek 1-8 Jun (TC). A well-de- 
scribed Palm Warbler was an extraordinary 
find at the Sandstone Visitor Center, Summers, 
WV 5 Jul (P. Barker). Lingering migrants in- 
cluded a Blackpoll Warbler in Richland, OH 2 
Jun (GCo), Mourning Warbler in Mont- 
gomery, OH 3 Jun (P. Ware), and a Wilson’s 
Warbler in Marion, OH 1 Jun (AB). A Pro- 
thonotary Warbler in Morgantown, Monon- 
galia, WV 7 Jun (TBr) was unusual for the 
highlands, A Kentucky Warbler in the 
Delaware S.T, Pike, PA 20 Jun was unusual at 
510 m elevation (RW). A lingering Wilson’s 
Warbler was at Big Spring, Cumberland, PA 6 
jun (VG). A Northern Waterthrush singing at 
Bear Swamp, Northampton 26 Jun was at its s. 
limit in e. Pennsylvania (RW). The territorial 
Swainson’s Warbler in Preston, WV remained 
through 11 Jun (L. Graffious, m.ob.). 
A Henslow’s Sparrow in Chester 10 Jun+ 
(KF) was rare for se. Pennsylvania. Atlasing in 
West Virginia brought to light several locales 
for the species, including 2 at Cross Creek 
W.M.A., Brooke 10 Jun Q- Boback). A Clay- 
colored Sparrow summered in Holmes, OH but 
was apparently unmated (James F Yoder). Sin- 
gle territorial Clay-colored Sparrows were at 
the e. edge of their range in Pennsylvania in 
Clearfield 6 Jun Q- Dunn, S. Lewis) and Junia- 
ta in Jul (A, Renno). Three Lark Sparrows 
continued at O.S.U., where copulation 15 Jun 
(AB, DSr) was suggestive of local breeding. 
Stray Ohio White-throated Sparrows were in 
Erie 29 Jun (M. Gentry), Lucas 1 Jun (GS), 
and Richland 19 Jun (CBl). A White-crowned 
Sparrow at P.I.S.P. 29 Jun adds to the mid-sum- 
mer records for the L. Erie shoreline Q- Fly" 
nn). A singing Summer Tanager was in 
Carlisle Springs, Cumberland, PA 10 Jun (A. 
Markel). A Blue Grosbeak in Guernsey, OH 15 
Jul (A. Sewell) adds to the records from e.-cen. 
counties, and several pairs in Tuscarawas in- 
cluded two new locations in the county (fide 
ES). There was an “explosion” of Blue Gros- 
beaks in the Lehigh Valley area of e. Pennsyl- 
vania, with at least seven pairs found in 
Lehigh, Northampton, and Carbon (D. Welch, 
RW, R. Hoopes, A. Smith). This is the n. limit 
of their range in e. Pennsylvania. Even more 
unusual were 2 singing at high elevation on 
the Allegheny Plateau in Sproul S.F, Centre, 
PA 9 Jun-25 Jul (GG). One was noteworthy in 
the e. Pandhandle of West Virginia in Jefferson 
20-31 Jul (MO, m.ob.), while another sum- 
mered at the Winfield Locks, Putnam, WV (R. 
Hardway, CE). 
In Pennsylvania, territorial Dickcissels were 
found in Chester, Adams, Frartklin, Bucks, and 
Northampton during the period (m.ob.). An 
Orchard Oriole nest at Lackawaxen, Pike in 
Jim was at its n. limit along the Delaware R. in 
e. Pennsylvania (RW). A Western Meadowlark 
returned to Wood, OH (fide TK), and one was 
territorial in Paulding, OH 1 Jun-18 Jul 
(DMD). Also of note was a singing Western 
Meadowlark in sw. Ohio in Hamilton 1 Jul 
(TSh). Lingering White-winged Crossbills in 
Pennsylvania included 5 in Northampton 5 Jun 
(fide RW), 4 in Lehigh 13 Jun (B. Etter), one in 
Berks 24 Jun (RK), and 2 in Potter 19 Jul QF)- 
An amazing 35 White-winged Crossbills were 
in Tioga, PA 15 Jun (B. Israel). The southern- 
most report came from Big Spruce Overlook, 
Pocahontas, WV 3 Jun (ph. K. Aldinger) in the 
company of Red Crossbills. In the wake of the 
massive winter irruption of Pine Siskins into 
the Region, nesting birds turned up in several 
Ohio counties. In Holmes, birds were still 
coming to feeders into early Jul (fide ES). In 
Pennsylvania, many Pine Siskins were report- 
ed at feeders through Jun into early Jul. A pair 
nesting at Phoenixville, PA was a first for 
Chester (V. Smith). They have become routine 
in recent summers in West Virginia, where 
singles were reported from Putnam 5 Jun (K. 
Kazmierski), Wayne 10 Jun (G, Rankin), and 
Tucker 21 Jun (C. Rucker). A female Evening 
Grosbeak was seen in Erie, OH 24-25 Jun (B. 
Phillips, S. Wright). 
Cited observers (subregional editors in 
bold). OHIO: Rick Asamoto (RA), Black Riv- 
er Audubon (B.R.A.), Carl Ball (CBl), Tom 
Bartlett (TB), Aaron Boone (AB), Craig Cald- 
well (CC), Rick Counts (RC), Gary Cowell 
(GCo), Jim Dolan 0D)> Doug & Micki 
Dunakin (DMD), Laura Gooch (LGo), Eric 
Hall (EH), Rob &c Sandy Harlan (RSW), Dave 
Hochadel (DHo), Craig Holt (CH), William 
Jones (WJo), Ned Keller, Tom Kemp (TK), 
Dan Kramer (DKr), Terri Martincic (TM), 
Chuck McClaugherty (CMc), Carrie Morrow 
(CM), Robert Lane (RL), Gabe Leidy (GLy), 
Doreene Linzell (DL), Doug Overacker (DO), 
Chris Pierce (CP), John Pogacnik OP), Robert 
Sams (RSs), Dan Sanders (DS), Mark Shield- 
castle (MSh), Ed Sclabach (ES), Ryan 
Schroeder (RSr), Dave Sherman (DSh), Troy 
Shively (TSh), Dave Slager (DSr), Su Snyder, 
Gene Stauffer (GS), Rob Thorn (RTh), Mark 
Vass (MV), Karen Willard (KW). PENNSYL- 
VANIA: Chuck Chalfant (CC), Tom Clauser 
(TC), David Eberly (DE), Devich Farbotnik 
(DF), John Fedak QF), Steve Fordyce (SF), 
Kevin Fryberger (KF), Vern Gauthier (VG), 
Greg Grove (GG), Paul Hess (PH), Rudy 
Keller (RK), Mark McConaughy [MM-Cen- 
tral PA Birdline], Jerry McWilliams OM), Au- 
gust Mirabella (AM), Judy Mirabella QM), 
Nick Pulcinella (NP), Bob Schutsky (BS), 
Mark Vass (MV), Rick Wiltraut (RW), Eric 
Witmer (EW), Matt Wlasniewski (MW). 
WEST VIRGINIA: Terry Bronson (TBr), Cyn- 
thia Ellis (CE), Jeanette Esker, Matt Orsie 
(MO), Rob Tallman (RT). © 
Aaron Boone, 5110 Freeport Court 
Plainfield, Illinois 60586, (boone70(S)gmail.com) 
Victor W. Faiio, ill, 18722 Newell Road, Floor 2 
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122, (bcvireo(Ssbcglobal.net) 
Rick Wiltraut 
Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center 
835 Jacobsburg Road, Wind Gap, Pennsylvania 18091 
(rwiltraut@state.pa.us) 
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