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PORC Review List
Review List Revised November 2024 The following Review List contains species that are considered rare or accidental in Pennsylvania. The Records Committee requests details including full descriptions, photographs, video, or sound recordings for review and possible inclusion on the state’s Official List. The Pennsylvania Ornithological Records Committee will review reports of: Review List A: Rarities Review…
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PORC Recently Completed Records
Recently Completed Records Here we will periodically post the most recent records that the committee has completed reviewing. More information about the Committee’s procedures is available in this summary or in our bylaws. Posted 2026 February 1 Accepted Class I-P: Accepted Class III: Not accepted: Posted 2025 January 29 Accepted Class I-P: Accepted Class III: Not accepted: Posted…
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PORC Pennsylvania Bird List
The Official List of the Birds of Pennsylvania CLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS The Pennsylvania Ornithological Records Committee is tasked with keeping the Official List of the Birds of Pennsylvania and associated abundance codes revised every five years for publication in Pennsylvania Birds. This current version of the list was reviewed and compiled during 2023-2024 by Julia Plummer,…
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PORC Recent Additions to the State List
Recent Additions to the State List This page contains a list of species most recently added to the state’s Official List. A species is added to the Official List if PORC accepts a record of the species including an identifiable photo, video, audio, or specimen (Class I record). New species accepted by sight-only records (Class II…
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Certificates of Appreciation
Certificates of Appreciation Certificates of Appreciation (COA) are sent to persons who permit birders to come onto their property (and frequently into their house!) in order to see a rare bird that has taken up residence (temporary or otherwise) on thier property. How to nominate a person for this award If you would like to…
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Pennsylvania Birdlists Summary 2004
Pennsylvania Birdlists Summary 2004 Compiled by Peter Robinson It was a good year for rarities found in the state that stayed long enough to become additions to state and county life lists. A Harris’s Sparrow was found coming to a feeder near Sugar Grove, Warren County, on 12/13/03 and it stayed until 1/30/04 or later.…
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Pennsylvania Birdlists Summary 2013
Pennsylvania Birdlists Summary 2013 Compiled by Peter Robinson The following people submitted list information for 2013: Timothy Becker, Chuck Berthoud, Gerry Boltz, Fritz Brock, Brian Byrnes, Bruce Carl, Chuck Chalfant, Dick Cleary, Skip Conant, Michael David, Michael Defina, Dave DeReamus, Jim Dunn, BillEtter, Devich Farbotnik, Mike Fialkovich, Ian Gardner, Carl Garner, Deb Grove, Greg Grove,…
