A Return to Jacobsburg and the Ponds ~ September 28, 2025

I returned to Jacobsburg State Park since Terry Master had told me yesterday that he was doing another walk there this morning. I met up with his field trip group and we headed off. It was immediately obvious that it was a lot less 'birdy' today than yesterday. It took a while before we ran into any warblers. The totals for the six species seen were 4 Magnolias, 3 Cape Mays, 2 Black-throated Greens, a Black-throated Blue, a Northern Parula, and a Common Yellowthroat.

Scanning the skies produced a swirl of 37 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 3 Black Vultures, 2 Sharp-shinned Hawks, and 3 Bald Eagles.

Some of the 37 Lesser Black-backed Gulls.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

A fairly late Broad-winged Hawk flew across the creek and disappeared into the woods. Other notables among the 33 total species included a Great Blue Heron, 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, a Hairy Woodpecker, 3 Eastern Phoebes, at least 75 Blue Jays, a Northern House Wren, a White-throated Sparrow, an Eastern Towhee, and an Indigo Bunting.

On the way down Route 33, I stopped at the Tatamy Exit retention pond. There were 5 Least Sandpipers and one Pectoral Sandpiper there.

Least Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

My last stop was Green Pond. Three Great Egrets were still present there. The treeline along the paved path produced 4 American Goldfinches, 2 Chipping Sparrows, and my first three Yellow-rumped Warblers of the season.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

The continuing Solitary Sandpiper and 2 Eastern Phoebes were found around the edge of the Farmersville Road pond.

Solitary Sandpiper

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