Currently there is a rash of sightings of phalaropes in Pennsylvania. I know of at least 8 different birds that have been reported in the last two weeks.

5/9- a Wilson’s Phalarope reported at the Polk Wetlands in Venango County

5/10-12- female Wilson’s Phalarope on Gremar Rd., Lower Nazareth Twp., Northampton County

5/12- Red-necked Phalarope at Lake Nockamixon, Bucks County

5/12-14- female Wilson’s Phalarope at Mud Level Rd, Cumberland County

5/13- two Red-necked Phalaropes at Mud Level Rd, Cumberland County

5/18- Wilson’s Phalarope at Greencastle Reservoir, Franklin County

5/19- male Red-necked Phalarope at Shartlesville Pond, Berks County

Here are two pictures I took of the female Wilson’s Phalarope at Mud Level Run.

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I am a young ornithologist originally from PA but now living in central New York. I am pursuing a master's degree at Penn State University studying grassland birds and their relationships with different agricultural practices. When I am not working feverishly on my thesis, I enjoy adding new birds to my county, state and life lists, digiscoping and getting outdoors. I am active in the Pennsylvania birding community as chairman of the bird records committee, as well as a reviewer for sightings submitted to eBird. Some topics that really interest me are migration, bird distributions and vagrancy. Contact me if you have any questions about birds and birding in PA.

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