[DVOC] Rare Bird Alert - Cave Swallow, Philadelphia PA

[Bert Filemyr]

At 11:40 today Frank Windfelder found three Cave Swallows at the NE Sewage
Treatment Plant which is at Lewis St. and N. Delaware Ave. in front of the
Tioga Marine terminal just south of the Betsy Ross Bridge.  

 

The  Northeast Water Pollution Control Plant is not directly across from the
Tioga Marine Terminal (which is well signed on I-95), but it is north by
about 500 + yds.  It is across from what looks to be an electric facility.
The NE WPCP is not signed on Del. Ave. which  is 

it's backside.  Look for a dull red brick building set back from the road,
with woods on both sides and a high chain link fence.

It is the closest building to Lewis St.    

 

Two Caves were seen at 1:30 among about 30 swallows and again at 2:40 (Barb
and Frank Haas).   People should park on the east 

side of the street to allow the birds to roost on the electric wire if they
decide to.  

 

Since swallows migrate during the day, there's at least a chance the birds
will be there in the early AM on Wed.?    

 

Further updates and additional information at

http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/PENN.html

 

 

<< Bert Filemyr  >>

 

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