Jacobsburg State Park and Green Pond ~ August 22, 2025

In the early morning, I walked the trails of Jacobsburg State Park to see if there were any migrants heading southward. It was pretty quiet, but I did manage to see 30 species. Next to the Boulton parking lot, I saw 4 Common Yellowthroats, including one unfortunately attending to a young Brown-headed Cowbird.

A male Common Yellowthroat.

A female Common Yellowthroat.

Common Yellowthroat with a young Brown-headed Cowbird.

Birds seen along the wooded sections of the trails included 4 Eastern Wood-Pewees, a Great Crested Flycatcher, 6 Northern Flickers, a Red-eyed Vireo, 3 Northern House Wrens, 14 Gray Catbirds, and a Wood Thrush.

Eastern Wood-Pewee

In the more open field areas at the top of the hill, I saw 3 Eastern Kingbirds, 3 Barn Swallows, a Brown Thrasher, a dozen Cedar Waxwings, 11 American Goldfinches, a Field Sparrow, and an Indigo Bunting.

Cedar Waxwing

An adult Cedar Waxwing with a juvenile below it.

Indigo Bunting

Back at the parking lot, an adult Broad-winged Hawk circled overhead.

Broad-winged Hawk

On the way down Route 33, I stopped at the Tatamy Exit retention pond, which only held 3 Least Sandpipers and a Spotted Sandpiper. The Hollo Road retention pond was still filled up from the previous rains.

Over at Green Pond, I found 21 species. I took the paved path to check the Farmersville Road pond and the back middle pond. In the Farmersville Road pond, three Great Egrets were feeding together in formation.

Great Egrets

Also there in the near corner of the pond was a Greater Yellowlegs.

Greater Yellowlegs

The back middle pond held 4 Green Herons, a Lesser Yellowlegs, one Solitary and one Spotted Sandpiper, plus the long-staying Little Blue Heron.

The immature Little Blue Heron.

A Solitary Sandpiper (left) and a Lesser Yellowlegs (right).

A Spotted Sandpiper (left) and a Solitary Sandpiper (right).

At Green Pond, I found 3 Double-crested Cormorants. One of them was perched fairly close, allowing me to get some pretty good photos.

Double-crested Cormorant

One of the Great Egrets flew in and landed next to the cormorant.

A Great Egret with the Double-crested Cormorant.

Eventually, all 3 Great Egrets came in and perched together with the cormorant.

A three Great Egrets with the Double-crested Cormorant.

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The Regency and Three Other Ponds ~ August 19, 2025

After golfing, I went to the Regency Boulevard ponds. The ponds produced a Wood Duck, 2 Spotted and one Solitary Sandpiper, 2 Great Blue Herons, a Green Heron, and 3 Bank Swallows among 17 Northern Rough-winged Swallows.

We're at the beginning of the landbird migration period, so I slowly walked along the woods edge. Notables there included an Eastern Wood-Pewee, an Eastern Kingbird, a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Northern House Wrens, Gray Catbirds, Chipping Sparrows, a Baltimore Oriole, a Common Yellowthroat, an American Redstart, and 4 Indigo Buntings.

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

A Northern House Wren missing its tail.

American Redstart

Indigo Bunting

The Hollo Road retention pond held 2 Greater Yellowlegs, one each of Lesser Yellowlegs, Spotted, and Solitary Sandpipers, 3 Least Sandpipers, and a Bank Swallow among 7 Northern Rough-wingeds.

A Lesser Yellowlegs, 3 Pectoral Sandpipers, and one Least Sandpiper were at the Tatamy Exit retention pond.

Pectoral Sandpipers

All three Pectorals rested on the side of the pond, where they were well-camouflaged. Note how they blend in with the background in this photo.

The Pectoral Sandpipers blending in with their surroundings.

This photo shows a close-up of them in the same spot.

The three Pectoral Sandpipers.

The Newburg Road pond held 4 Killdeer, a Greater Yellowlegs, a Solitary Sandpiper, a Great Blue Heron, and 2 Black Vultures that were perched on one of the high-tension power towers.

Black Vulture

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Tatamy Exit Retention Pond ~ August 18, 2025

I stopped at the Tatamy Exit retention pond in the late afternoon. Two Lesser Yellowlegs, a Solitary Sandpiper, and 5 Least Sandpipers were present. I got this photo of all three species along the edge of the pond.

A Solitary Sandpiper (left), 3 Least Sandpipers (center), and a Lesser Yellowlegs (right).

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Waders at Green Pond and Other Spots ~ August 17, 2025

At the Hollo Road retention pond, there was a Great Blue Heron, a Lesser Yellowlegs, a Solitary Sandpiper, and a Baltimore Oriole.

Great Blue Heron

Baltimore Oriole

At the nearby Shoeneck Creek, I found 2 Northern Flickers, 2 Eastern Kingbirds, 2 Bank Swallows among around 25 Northern Rough-winged Swallows, 3 Gray Catbirds, a Cedar Waxwing, 3 American Goldfinches, and an Indigo Bunting.

Northern Flicker

Over at the Tatamy Exit retention pond, there were 6 Lesser Yellowlegs, a Killdeer, a Semipalmated Plover, and another Great Blue Heron.

Semipalmated Plover

The Newburg Road pond held a Greater Yellowlegs, yet another Great Blue Heron, plus 4 Killdeer in the grassy field.

As I approached Green Pond, I saw the Little Blue Heron and the 3 Great Egrets perched along its edge.

The immature Little Blue Heron.

I got some nice comparison shots of a Great Egret perched above the Little Blue.

The Great Egret perched above the Little Blue Heron.

Along the paved path, I saw 3 Great Blue Herons in the Farmersville Road pond and 3 Green Herons, 2 Spotted Sandpipers, a Lesser Yellowlegs, a Killdeer, and 4 Chimney Swifts at the back middle pond.

Two of the Great Blue Herons.

One of the Green Herons with a frog.

Green Heron

A Great Crested Flycatcher and a Warbling Vireo were in the trees around the small, wooded pond by the house.

Great Crested Flycatcher

When I walked over to Green Pond, one of the Great Egrets was very close to the road and flew to the back when it saw me. Two more Green Herons were also there.

Great Egret

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