I started out by walking the Bethlehem Boat Club area, which held Warbling Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Wood Thrush, several Northern Parulas, Yellow-throated Warbler, and American Redstart. An Eastern Screech-Owl stuck its head out of one of the Wood Duck boxes along the old canal.
A stop at Green Pond yielded Green-winged Teal, Northern Pintail, and a Great Egret at the pond itself.
At Christian Springs Road in Lower Nazareth Township, I saw a Snow Goose, Green-winged and Blue-winged Teal, and a Green Heron.
My next stop was Graver's Hill, where I found a Horned Lark and a couple of singing Vesper Sparrows.
I then headed halfway up Smith Gap. In addition to Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and a few Black-and-white Warblers, I had 'fly-by's of Cooper's Hawk, Broad-winged Hawk, and a Common Raven that called as it soared by.
The Albert Road ponds, near Wind Gap, produced Ring-necked and Ruddy Duck, Pied-billed Grebe, and American Coot.
I did a real quick stop at Jacobsburg State Park at mid-day and came up with House Wren, Eastern Towhee, and Field Sparrow.
The day ended with an exclamation point when a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird popped into the feeder three feet away from where I typed this. Not a bad day!
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