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A black-billed cuckoo, such as this one, was seen last week at the Lehman Sanctuary.

Highlights of recent sightings conducted throughout northeastern Pennsylvania by area birders. For a complete list along with area hot spots, visit the Greater Wyoming Valley Audubon Society website at: www.grwyovalas.org.

May 14

Nescopeck Township

Eastern Kingbird

May 16

Wyoming

Northern pintail

Willow flycatcher

Bobolinks

Yellow-billed cuckoo

Lehman Sanctuary

Black-billed cuckoo

Northern waterthrush

May 17

Wyoming

Cuckoos

Tennessee warblers

Blackpoll warblers

Frances Slocum State Park

Yellow-throated vireo

Valley View Trailer Park

Northern cardinal – male

May 18

Nescopeck Township

Green heron

May 19

Barclay Mountain (Bradford County)

Alder flycatcher

Hermit thrush

Northern waterthrush

Black-and-white warbler

Magnolia warbler

Blackburnian warbler

Black-throated blue warbler

Yellow-rumped warbler

Canada warbler

White-throated sparrow

From the flock: Sightings of pine siskins nesting in the area have been reported, and Doug Gross, Endangered and Non-game Bird Section Supervisor with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, has written about the phenomenon. Read it at http://ebird.org/content/pa/news/the-invasion-of-the-pointy-beaked-finches-pine-siskins-are-here.