Pennsylvania Migration Count
May 13

The Pennsylvania Migration Count, formerly known as the North American Migration Count, is held each year on the second Saturday in May, which this year is May 13.

The count is organized on a county-by-county basis, and each county’s results are reported to Bill Etter of Perkasie, who compiles the statewide data for publication in the journal ‘Pennsylvania Birds’. Some interesting information about the count can be found on Bill’s web site http://userweb.netcarrier.com/~etter/pamc_2005.htm Data forms may be downloaded from this site. If you intend to participate in the Allegheny County count, please let us know to ensure there’s no duplication in effort.

This count is similar to the Christmas Bird Count, with counters keeping tallies of bird species and numbers. Feeder watching is also a valid way to participate. Although much of Allegheny County is urban and suburban, it has a wealth of migrant hotspots, and there is no scarcity of places to bird during the height of migration.

Please contact us if you wish to count in one or more areas. Our phone number is 412-921-6873, and our email addresses are carolmcc@juno.com and fredmcc@juno.com. Also, please contact us if you would prefer to participate in another county and don’t know who the compiler is.

Carol and Fred McCullough, Allegheny County compilers