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Birds of Note All Records For American Avocet
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| American Avocet | 1992 | Oct-Dec | Erie | One on 8/11 at Presque Isle SP Jim Stull |
| American Avocet | 1993 | Jul-Sep | Lancaster | 3 on 7/11 at the Susquehanna R. Conejohela Flats (Bob Schutsky et al) |
| American Avocet | 1993 | Oct-Dec | Mercer | 1 at Shenango R. Res. 9/4-15 (Walt Shafer, ph, Mike Fialkovich, m. obs.) |
| American Avocet | 1994 | Oct-Dec | Cambria | 5 were a 1st Co. record at Prince Gallitzin SP 8/14 (ph, Dave Gobert). seen later by John Salvetti |
| American Avocet | 1994 | Oct-Dec | Lancaster | 9 spent the day on Avocet Pt. at the Conejohela Flats 8/14 (E. Witmer, Jan Witmer, Jerry Book, Carl et al). These birds represent the 2nd Co. record in as many years. The only previous record also came from the flats. Gary Pennington found and photographed 1 in winter plumage on a gravel bar in the Susquehanna R. just out from Vinegar Ferry Rd. (approx. 2 mi. n. of Marietta) 9/16 |
| American Avocet | 1994 | Oct-Dec | Mercer | 1 at L. Wilhelm 8/14 (ph. Barb Dean) |
| American Avocet | 1994 | Oct-Dec | Montour | 4 at the fly ash basin 8/14 (Barb & Bill Gearhart) |
| American Avocet | 1994 | Oct-Dec | Somerset | 2 at L. Somerset 8/17 (Tony Marich, Jeff Payne, Scott Bastian) |
| American Avocet | 1995 | Oct-Dec | Allegheny | 1 on 8/23 at Imperial is the first record for the county (Mike Fialkovich) |
| American Avocet | 1995 | Oct-Dec | Cumberland | 1 on 8/15 at West Fairview (Dan Ohler) |
| American Avocet | 1995 | Oct-Dec | Erie | 1 on 8/15 at Presque Isle SP (no details, Eds.) (Paula Teats) |
| American Avocet | 1995 | Oct-Dec | Berks | 1 on 10/14-20 at L. Ontelaunee (Ken Lebo, et al) |
| American Avocet | 1995 | Oct-Dec | Lancaster | 3 on 10/15 at Middle Creek WMA (fide Bruce Carl) |
| American Avocet | 1996 | Apr-Jun | Erie | 18 on 4/30 at Presque Isle SP (Greg Cook) |
| American Avocet | 1996 | Apr-Jun | Indiana | 1 on 5/3 at Yellow Creek SP (No details)(Tom Fetterman et al) |
| American Avocet | 1996 | Oct-Dec | Erie | 3 on 8/8 and 2 on 8/13 (no details) at Presque Isle SP |
| American Avocet | 1996 | Oct-Dec | Fayette | 3 on 8/9 at Indian Creek Reservoir (Ed Kwater) |
| American Avocet | 1996 | Oct-Dec | Northampton | 1 on 8/26 at Martin's Creek was a 1st county record (Rick Wiltraut) |
| American Avocet | 1996 | Jul-Sep | York | 4 on 7/17 at Brunner's Island (Al Spiese) |
| American Avocet | 1997 | Oct-Dec | Erie | 1 on 7/31 (John Fedak) and 15 on 8/9 (Geoff Robinson) at Presque Isle State Park |
| American Avocet | 1997 | Oct-Dec | Lancaster | 1 on 9/21 at Washington Boro (Tom Garner) |
| American Avocet | 1997 | Oct-Dec | York | 1 on 9/2 at Long Arm Dam (Peter Robinson) |
| American Avocet | 1998 | Oct-Dec | Berks | 1 on 9/3-6 at Shartlesville (m. obs.) |
| American Avocet | 1998 | Oct-Dec | Bucks | 3 on 8/11 at Penn Manor were a third county record (J. Hartley) |
| American Avocet | 1998 | Jul-Sep | Indiana | 1 on 7/17 at Yellow Creek SP (m. obs.) |
| American Avocet | 1998 | Oct-Dec | Montgomery | 1 on 8/10 at Green Lane Reservoir (Ralph Bordman) |
| American Avocet | 1998 | Apr-Jun | Centre | 1 on 5/7 near Pine Grove Mills (Paul Rodewald) |
| American Avocet | 1998 | Oct-Dec | Crawford | 2 on 11/15-26 at the Linesville Fish Hatchery (Ron Leberman, et al) |
| American Avocet | 1999 | Jul-Sep | Berks | 1 on 7/19 at Lake Ontelaunee (Ian Baldoch, Katrina Knight,Ken Reiker, Bill Uhrich) |
| American Avocet | 1999 | Apr-Jun | Erie | 3 on 4/16 at Presque Isle SP (Jerry McWilliams) |
| American Avocet | 1999 | Apr-Jun | Venango | 1 on 4/18 at Clintonville Pond (Russ States, et al) |
| American Avocet | 1999 | Apr-Jun | York | 1 on 4/17 at Codorus SP (Jim Kolba, Peter Robinson) |
| American Avocet | 2000 | Oct-Dec | Erie | 1 on 8/24 at Presque Isle State Park (Louise Chambers) |
| American Avocet | 2000 | Oct-Dec | Indiana | 1 on 9/21 at Yellow Creek State Park (Tom Fetterman) |
| American Avocet | 2000 | Jul-Sep | Montgomery | 1 on 7/15 at Green Lane Reservoir (Ralph Bordman, George Franchois) |
| American Avocet | 2000 | Jul-Sep | Montour | 1 on 7/2-5 at Montour Preserve (Bob Bleiler) |
| American Avocet | 2000 | Jul-Sep | Northampton | 2 on 7/23 at Green Pond was a 2nd county record (m. obs.) |
| American Avocet | 2001 | Apr-Jun | Erie | 23 on 4/22 at Presque Isle State Park (Jerry McWilliams) |
| American Avocet | 2001 | Apr-Jun | Lancaster | 2 on 5/26-27 at the Conejohela Flats (Dan Heathcote, Jack Mitterer) |
| American Avocet | 2001 | Aug-Nov | Adams | 1 on 8/4 at a retention pond near Littlestown (David Harvey) . not relocated |
| American Avocet | 2001 | Jul-Sep | Bucks | Two observations at Rohm & Haas. 1 each 8/19 and 8/20 (Devich Farbotnik) were 4th and 5th county recordSPlumage differences indicated different birds |
| American Avocet | 2001 | Jul-Sep | Butler | 1 on 7/1 at Lake Oneida was 2nd county record (Dave Darney, Debbie Yovanovich) |
| American Avocet | 2001 | Jul-Sep | Cambria | 2 were a very on 8/17 at Prince Gallitzin SP |
| American Avocet | 2001 | Jul-Sep | Chester | 1 on 8/12 standing next to a new sediment/water retention pond at a construction site in New Garden Twp.(Joe Sebastiani) |
| American Avocet | 2001 | Jul-Sep | Lancaster | 2 on 7/10 (Bob Schutsky); 3 on August 3, and 1 on August 9 (Jonathan Heller) |
| American Avocet | 2001 | Jul-Sep | Schuylkill | 2 were found on 7/25 at Sweet Arrow Lake, near Pine Grove (Barb Stauffer, Dave Kruel) |
| American Avocet | 2001 | Jul-Sep | York | 1 on 7/16 was seen at Codorus SP by K Lippy |
| American Avocet | 2002 | Apr-Jun | Erie | 4 on 5/26 at Presque Isle State Park (observer not listed) |
| American Avocet | 2002 | Jul | Bucks | On 7/23 at the Penn Warner Tract (D. Farbotnik) |
| American Avocet | 2002 | Jul | Dauphin | 1 at Susquehanna River above I-81 on 7/14 (C. Dunn) |
| American Avocet | 2002 | Jul | Blair | 1 at 7/14 at Canoe Creek SP (R.Boyle) |
| American Avocet | 2002 | Jul | Erie | 2 at Gull Point on 7/22 (J. McWilliams) |
| American Avocet | 2002 | Aug-Nov | Bucks | 1 at Peace Valley Park on 11/27 |
| American Avocet | 2002 | Aug-Nov | Erie | 1 on 8/11 and 1 on 8/15 at Gull Point (Jerry McWilliams, Ben Coulter, respectively) |
| American Avocet | 2002 | Aug-Nov | Lancaster | 1 on 8/4 at the Susquehanna River Conejohela Flats (Jerry Book) |
| American Avocet | 2003 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | Two were on the flats July 27th (Eric Witmer and Tom Garner) |
| American Avocet | 2003 | Jun-Jul | Montour | 1 was found at the Montour Fly Ash pond on July 29 (Wayne Laubscher). |
| American Avocet | 2003 | Aug-Nov | Adams | Two at Long Pine Run Reservoir on 10/17 (C.Garner, others) |
| American Avocet | 2003 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | Two 7/27 Conejohela Flats (E. Witmer) |
| American Avocet | 2003 | Aug-Nov | Lehigh | Two 9/9 Fogelsville (J. Horn) |
| American Avocet | 2004 | Jun-Jul | Carbon | two in alternate plumage at Beltzville State Park, Franklin Township (Steve Hawk and David Hawk, photos, from PABL). first for the county |
| American Avocet | 2004 | Jun-Jul | Erie | 1 at Gull Point, Presque Isle on 7/22 (Ben Coulter) |
| American Avocet | 2004 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | 7/29-30 at Conejohola Flats (Dan Heathcote, Deaune Hoffman from PABL) |
| American Avocet | 2004 | Jun-Jul | Schuylkill | briefly stopped by a Hidden Valley Golf Course pond on 7/12 before flying off to the northeast at dusk |
| American Avocet | 2004 | Aug-Nov | Bucks | One at The Penn-Warner Tract 8/1 (Devich Farbotnik) |
| American Avocet | 2004 | Aug-Nov | Erie | At least four different birds were counted at Gull Point 8/10-29 (Ben Coulter, Randy Stringer, Geoff Malosh) |
| American Avocet | 2004 | Aug-Nov | Franklin | One at Greencastle Res (no date or observer given) |
| American Avocet | 2004 | Aug-Nov | Lancaster | One on the Conejohela Flats 7/30 (Deuane Hoffman); three 8/1 (m. obs.); and one 8/7 (m. obs.) |
| American Avocet | 2004 | Aug-Nov | Northampton | One at Martins Creek Fly Ash Basin 9/9 (Rick Wiltraut) |
| American Avocet | 2005 | Jun-Jul | Erie | two seen at Gull Point 7/17 (Jerry McWilliams); one 7/19 (Ben Coulter) and 3 there 7/27 (Jerry McWilliams) |
| American Avocet | 2005 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | a female was seen at the Conejohela Flats 7/20 (Deuane Hoffman) |
| American Avocet | 2005 | Aug-Nov | Beaver | two were at Little Blue Lake 8/16 for a first county record (Mark Vass, Geoff Malosh) |
| American Avocet | 2005 | Aug-Nov | Erie | a single bird was at Gull Point 8/5 (Ben Coulter) and two were there 8/13 (Jerry McWilliams) |
| American Avocet | 2005 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | one Susquehanna River, Conejohela Flats 7/20 |
| American Avocet | 2005 | Aug-Nov | McKean | one 8/16 (John Fedak) |
| American Avocet | 2006 | Aug-Nov | Lancaster | A solo bird seen on the Conejohela Flats 8/5 (Deuane Hoffman) |
| American Avocet | 2006 | Jun-Jul | Beaver | One at at Little Blue Lake 7/16 was a second county record (Mark Vass) |
| American Avocet | 2006 | Jun-Jul | Beaver | One on 7/16 at Little Blue Lake 7/16 (Mark Vass) the second county record and the second record for that location |
| American Avocet | 2006 | Jun-Jul | Pike | One seen sleeping next to a large pool of water on the left side of the golf course past the hundred yard marker at the Best Western hotel at Hunt's Landing along route 6 and 209 in Matamoras 6/25 and was again spotted on 6/26 (Pat and Sherron Lynch). |
| American Avocet | 2007 | Mar-May | Indiana | 3 at Yellow Creek S.P. 5/15 (Betsy Fetterman Tom Fetterman Margaret Higbee Gloria Lamer) fourth county record. |
| American Avocet | 2007 | Jun-Jul | Cumberland | along Brackbill Rd Mechanicsburg 7/25 (Steffan Karkuff) |
| American Avocet | 2007 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | 2 at Gull Island Conejohela Flats 7/12 7/19 (Chuck Chalfont Andy McGann Tom Johnson) and one 7/31 (Deuane Hoffman Andy McGann). |
| American Avocet | 2007 | Aug-Nov | Bucks | one that stopped at the Penn-Warner Tract 8/4 was the eighth county record (Devich Farbotnik). |
| American Avocet | 2007 | Aug-Nov | Butler | an amazing 24 at Lake Oneida 9/10 (Mike Fowles, Debbie Darney) was one of the largest flocks of Avocets ever reported in Pennsylvania. One bird remained to 9/15. |
| American Avocet | 2007 | Aug-Nov | Centre | Two at Bald Eagle State Park 10/20 (m. obs.) was probably the second for the county. |
| American Avocet | 2007 | Aug-Nov | Erie | Four at Gull Point 8/24 (Kathleen Ryan fide Susan Smith), with two staying to the next day. |
| American Avocet | 2007 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | two at Conojehela Flats 7/12 (Tom Johnson, Andrew McGann), and another there 7/31 (Deuane Hoffman, Andrew McGann). |
| American Avocet | 2007 | Aug-Nov | Northampton | six at Martin's Creek PPL (Rick Wiltraut) were a fourth county record. |
| American Avocet | 2007 | Jun-Jul | Allegheny | one male at the outflow of Pine Creek on the Allegheny River in Etna 7/29 (Dan Yagusic) |
| American Avocet | 2008 | Aug-Nov | Cumberland | 2 at Huntsdale Hidden Pond 9/18 (Ramsay Koury, Andy Markel, Vern Gauthier). |
| American Avocet | 2008 | Jun-Jul | Berks | One briefly at the Dry Brooks Day Use Area of Blue Marsh Lake 7/25 (Keith Lutz, fide Joan Silagy). |
| American Avocet | 2008-2009 | Dec-Feb | Erie | One on Erie CBC 12/20. |
| American Avocet | 2009 | Jun-Jul | Crawford | An adult at Pymatuning Goose Management Area 7/17 (Mark Vass). |
| American Avocet | 2009 | Aug-Nov | Indiana | 2 at Yellowcreek State Park 10/8 (ph. Margaret Higbee, John Salvetti) |
| American Avocet | 2009 | Aug-Nov | Lancaster | one at the Conejohela Flats 9/13 (Tom Amico, et al.) and one near Bird-in-Hand 9/14-17 (Drew Weber, et al.) |
| American Avocet | 2009 | Aug-Nov | York | one at Lake Redman 8/28 (Dick Cleary). |
| American Avocet | 2009 | Mar-May | Fayette | one at Mill Run Reservoir 5/18 (Walt Shaffer) |
| American Avocet | 2009 | Aug-Nov | Mercer | one at Shenango Reservoir 8/29 (Mark Vass). |
| American Avocet | 2009 | Aug-Nov | Centre | one at Colyer Lake 8/18-19 (Matt O'Donnell, ph. Janet Alley, ph. Larry Ramsey) |
| American Avocet | 2009 | Aug-Nov | Venango | one at Kahle Lake 11/22-30 (Gary Edwards) was the third for Venango |
| American Avocet | 2009 | Aug-Nov | Huntingdon | one in Smithfield Twp. 9/9-12 (David Kyler, Trudy Kyler) was a county first |
| American Avocet | 2009 | Mar-May | Lancaster | one at the Conejohela Flats 4/26 (Jerry Book, Bob Schutsky). |
| American Avocet | 2009-2010 | Dec-Feb | Venango | one from fall stayed until 12/1 at Kahle Lake. |
| American Avocet | 2010 | Mar-May | Erie | one at Presque Isle State Park 5/6 (Mike Plyler). |
| American Avocet | 2010 | Aug-Nov | Bucks | one at Rohm and Haas-Bristol 8/18 (Devich Farbotnik) and two at Peace Valley Park9/3 (Gene Constantine, Margaret Constantine, ph. August Mirabella). |
| American Avocet | 2011 | Aug-Nov | Centre | one at Colyer Lake 8/6 (Greg Grove, et al.) |
| American Avocet | 2011 | Aug-Nov | Chester | one at Chambers Lake 8/10 (Larry Lewis, Kathleen Pileggi) |
| American Avocet | 2011 | Aug-Nov | Crawford | one at Millers Ponds 8/31-9/3 (Ronald F. Leberman, m.ob.) |
| American Avocet | 2011 | Aug-Nov | Franklin | one at Greencastle Reservoir 8/5 (Carl Garner) |
| American Avocet | 2011 | Aug-Nov | Lancaster | at the Conejohela Flats, one 8/6-7 (Bruce Carl, Tom Garner, Eric Witmer), 7 on 8/10 (Jerry Book), and one 9/10 (Bob Schutsky), and one at Octoraro Lake 8/7-8 (Shannon Thompson, Dave Wilton) |
| American Avocet | 2011 | Aug-Nov | York | 2 at Long Arm Reservoir 8/12 (Barry and Jen Horton, Richard Cleary), and one there 8/27 (Richard Cleary). |
| American Avocet | 2011 | Aug-Nov | Carbon | one at Bald Eagle State Park 8/14 (Dave Hawk, m.ob.) |
| American Avocet | 2011 | Aug-Nov | Dauphin | one on the Susquehanna River near Royalton 10/18 (Patricia and Richard Williams) |
| American Avocet | 2012 | Jun-Jul | Indiana | 5 at Yellow Creek State Park 7/24 (Margaret Higbee, ph. Jeff McDonald) |
| American Avocet | 2012 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | one 7/14 at Avocet Point (Eric Witmer, Mike Epler) and another "bright adult bird" 7/22 at the Conewago Rail Trail (eBird, Mike Epler). |
| American Avocet | 2012 | Aug-Nov | Chester | one at Marsh Creek State Park 10/31 (m.ob.) |
| American Avocet | 2012 | Aug-Nov | Erie | one at Gull Point 8/4 (Tim Johnson) and one off Beach 11 on 10/7 (Shannon Thompson, Dave Wilton) |
| American Avocet | 2012 | Aug-Nov | Lancaster | one on the Susquehanna River 8/6 (Andy McGann) and 6 at the Conejohela Flats 9/25 (Chuck Chalfant, Dan Heathcoat, Andy McGann) |
| American Avocet | 2012 | Aug-Nov | Somerset | 3 at Lake Somerset 9/5 with one remaining to 9/9 (Mike Lanzone). |
| American Avocet | 2012 | Jun-Jul | Adams | 2 first reported by a boater 7/27 at Long Pine Run Reservoir and confirmed later that day (Bill Oyler) |
| American Avocet | 2012 | Jun-Jul | Crawford | 3 at Tamarack Lake 7/31 (Shawn Collins) |
| American Avocet | 2013 | Mar-May | Erie | one at Presque Isle State Park 5/1 (Mary Birdsong) |
| American Avocet | 2013 | Mar-May | Lancaster | one at the Conewago Recreation Trail and Wetlands 5/11 (Larry Coble fide Bruce Carl). |
| American Avocet | 2013 | Aug-Nov | Bucks | one at Peace Valley Park 9/13 (August Mirabella, ph. Judy Mirabella) |
| American Avocet | 2013 | Aug-Nov | Cambria | up to 6 at Prince Gallitzin State Park 8/7-15 (David Gobert, John Salvetti, m.ob.) |
| American Avocet | 2013 | Aug-Nov | Erie | season total of 12 at Gull Point 8/1-9/2 (Roger Donn, Geoff Malosh, Shannon Thompson, et al.) |
| American Avocet | 2013 | Aug-Nov | Franklin | one at Kriner Road Pond 10/19 (Carl Garner, Dale Gearhart) |
| American Avocet | 2013 | Jun-Jul | Erie | season total of 7 at Gull Point, with one near Beach 6, from 6/17 (first Erie June record) to 7/26 (Roger Donn) |
| American Avocet | 2013 | Jun-Jul | Franklin | 2 at Greencastle Reservoir 7/6 (Carl Garner, Shannon Thompson, eBird). |
| American Avocet | 2013 | Aug-Nov | York | 2 at Lake Redman 8/23 (Robin Smith, Dick Cleary). |
| American Avocet | 2013 | Jun-Jul | Allegheny | 2 along the shore of the Ohio River at Brunots Island 7/20 (Mark Vass) |
| American Avocet | 2013 | Jun-Jul | Columbia | in Bloomsburg 7/27 (Jon DeBalko) |
| American Avocet | 2013 | Jun-Jul | Delaware | one off Little Tinicum Island in the Delaware River 7/20 (AG, et al.) |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Aug-Nov | Allegheny | one flying over a Pine Twp. yard 8/24 (Pat Lynch, Sherron Lynch) was the fifth for the county |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Aug-Nov | Centre | one at Bald Eagle S.P. 8/12 (Michael Dreibelbis) and one there again 9/2 (Rob Dickerson, Bob Snyder, Matthew Sabatine) |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Aug-Nov | Erie | season total of 9 from 8/20-9/7 at Gull Point (Roger Donn, et al.) |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Aug-Nov | Luzerne | one at the Forty Fort Rec Fields 8/21 (Rick Koval, Stan Galenty) |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Aug-Nov | Somerset | 17 at Somerset Lake 8/12 (Jeff Payne) and 2 there 8/13 (Mike Lanzone) |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Aug-Nov | Westmoreland | one juv. at Ethel Springs Res. 8/13 (ph. Chuck Kuchta) |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Aug-Nov | Adams | one at Long Pine Run Res. 8/19 (Susan and Josh Donaldson) |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Jun-Jul | Armstrong | one at Freeport 7/15 (Nicholas Kolesar, Francesca Nicolazzo) |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Jun-Jul | Berks | one seen briefly at Blue Marsh Lake 7/14 (Paul Michaly, Joan Silagy) |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Jun-Jul | Cambria | 11 at Prince Gallitzin State Park 7/14 (Renee and Kathy Lubert) |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Jun-Jul | Centre | one at Colyer Lake 7/29 (Rob Dickerson) |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Jun-Jul | Erie | a total of 21 at Gull Point in July (m.ob.) |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | one at the Conejohela Flats 7/17 (Mike Epler, Meredith Lombard, Larry Bernhardt) |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Jun-Jul | Somerset | 3 at Somerset Lake 7/23 (Bill Cline) |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Jun-Jul | Westmoreland | 2 at Beaver Run Reservoir 7/25 (Patience Fisher) |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Jun-Jul | York | 4 at Lake Redman 7/14 (Robin Smith) with one remaining to 7/25. |
| American Avocet | 2014 | Aug-Nov | York | one at Lake Redman 9/10 (Mary Creager). |
| American Avocet | 2015 | Jun-Jul | Lebanon | a male near Fox and Prescott Rds. 6/2-5 (Bruce Carl, m.ob. ) |
| American Avocet | 2015 | Aug-Nov | Clearfield | 9 at Bimini Lake 10/7 (Dan Richards, listserv). |
| American Avocet | 2015 | Jun-Jul | Somerset | 3 over Somerset 7/7 (Mike Lanzone). |
| American Avocet | 2015 | Jun-Jul | Bucks | one at Peace Valley Park 7/27 (Ken Rieker) |
| American Avocet | 2015 | Mar-May | Westmoreland | 6 at Beaver Run Reservoir 4/27 (ph. Mark McConaughy). |
| American Avocet | 2015 | Jun-Jul | Franklin | one at Kriner Holding Pond in Chambersburg 7/12 (David Cooney Jr., Dale Gearhart, Vernon Gauthier, V. Barnes, PABirds list) |
| American Avocet | 2015 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | on the Susquehanna River 6/20 (Todd Smith), 8 on Conejohela Flats 7/21 (Meredith Lombard, Jeff Musser) and one there 7/30 (Mike Epler), and one at Middle Creek WMA 7/9 (Randy Miller, Bruce Carl, Ted Nichols II) |
| American Avocet | 2016 | Mar-May | Erie | six at Presque Isle State Park 4/26 (Mary Birdsong) |
| American Avocet | 2016 | Mar-May | Franklin | a flock of 34 at Kriner Road Retention Ponds 5/1 (Joan Bowen, Carl Garner, Dale Gearhart, Dave Cooney, Bill Oyler, et.al.), a flock of 50 at Greencastle Reservoir 5/5 (Carl Garner, Dale Gearhart) |
| American Avocet | 2016 | Mar-May | Huntingdon | a flock of 15 at Greenwood Furnace State Park 5/5 (Matt Dinsmore). |
| American Avocet | 2016 | Jun-Jul | Huntingdon | reported at Raystown L. 7/6 without details (fide Amos Swarey) |
| American Avocet | 2016 | Jun-Jul | Montgomery | one at Green Lane Park 7/16 (Jeff Hopkins) and 7/25 (Len Hillegras). |
| American Avocet | 2016 | Aug-Nov | Lancaster | one at the Conejohela Flats 8/23 (Gordon Dimmig) and 3 there 9/27 (MikeEpler) |
| American Avocet | 2016 | Aug-Nov | Northumberland | 2 at the Fabridam in Sunbury 8/26 (ph. Andy Keister, eBird). |
| American Avocet | 2016 | Aug-Nov | Allegheny | one at Duck Hollow 8/26 (Betty Roland) |
| American Avocet | 2016 | Aug-Nov | Bucks | one at Peace Valley Park 8/6 (August Mirabella) |
| American Avocet | 2016 | Aug-Nov | Crawford | 3 at the Pymatuning Spillway 8/6 (Michelle Kienholz) |
| American Avocet | 2016 | Jun-Jul | Franklin | one at Greencastle Reservoir 6/30 (Carl Garner, Dale Gearhart) |
| American Avocet | 2016 | Aug-Nov | Erie | 5 at Gull Point 8/14 (Steve Dowlan) |
| American Avocet | 2016 | Aug-Nov | Mercer | one photographed at the Chestnut Runswim beach, Shenango River Res. 7/19 (John Kolodzieski, Steve Sanford). |
| American Avocet | 2016 | Jun-Jul | Erie | 15 reports from Gull Point 6/19-7/15 (Bruce Hoover, Mary Birdsong, m.ob.) |
| American Avocet | 2017 | Aug-Nov | Berks | one at Blue Marsh Lake 8/19 (Matt Wlasniewski) |
| American Avocet | 2017 | Aug-Nov | Erie | 3 at Gull Point 8/5 and one there 8/20 (both Roger Donn) |
| American Avocet | 2017 | Aug-Nov | Mercer | one at SGL 270 on 8/31 (Richard Nugent). |
| American Avocet | 2017 | Aug-Nov | Franklin | one at Greencastle Reservoir 8/24(Carl Garner, Dale Gearhart) and one at the Kriner Roadretention ponds 8/27-9/3 (Josh Danielson, Susan Donaldson,Josh Lefever, Bill Oyler) |
| American Avocet | 2017 | Jun-Jul | Clearfield | two at Bimini Lake 7/7 (Dan Richards) |
| American Avocet | 2017 | Jun-Jul | Erie | annual at Gull Point in small numbers in recent years, so no surprise to see two 6/23, four 7/2, and two 7/20 (Mary Birdsong) |
| American Avocet | 2017 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | two at the Susquehanna R. Conejohela Flats 7/17 (Pete Robinson, Zachary Millen, ph.) |
| American Avocet | 2017 | Jun-Jul | Lycoming | four at Williamsport Dam 7/14 (David Brown, Maddie Dunlap, m.ob., ph.). |
| American Avocet | 2017 | Mar-May | Erie | one at Presque Isle SP 4/29 (Mary Birdsong). |
| American Avocet | 2017 | Aug-Nov | Lancaster | one at the ConejohelaFlats 8/29 (Bruce Carl, Eric Witmer, Tom Garner) |
| American Avocet | 2018 | Mar-May | Potter | 4 at Lyman Run SP 5/7 (Brandon Snavely). |
| American Avocet | 2018 | Jun-Jul | Allegheny | found along Monongahela River near the Southside in Pittsburgh 7/3 (fide Claire Staples, Sue Solomon) |
| American Avocet | 2018 | Jun-Jul | Montgomery | 2 flew by Green Lane Reservoir 7/26 (Paul Heveran). |
| American Avocet | 2018 | Aug-Nov | Erie | season total of 48 at Gull Point 7/1-8/23 (m.ob.) and one at Edinboro University 8/1 (Jamie Hill) |
| American Avocet | 2018 | Aug-Nov | Franklin | 4 at Two Turn Road 9/5 (Bob Koontz, Bill Oyler) and one at Greencastle Reservoir 9/15 (Carl Garner, Bob Carmack, Marian Carmack) |
| American Avocet | 2018 | Aug-Nov | Lancaster | 4 on 8/10 (Jerry Book, Mike Epler), 2 on 8/25 (Mike Epler), and one 9/26 (Meredith Lombard), all at Conejohela Flats. |
| American Avocet | 2018 | Mar-May | Clearfield | 9 at Bimini Lake 5/2 (Dan Richards, Nick Voris, Nathan Weyandt) |
| American Avocet | 2018 | Jun-Jul | Armstrong | one at beach of Crooked Creek SP 7/16 (Marjorie Van Tassel, ph.) |
| American Avocet | 2018 | Jun-Jul | Erie | singles or small groups seen periodically 6/24-7/26 on Gull Point with a high of 32 there 7/15 (Mary Birdsong) |
| American Avocet | 2019 | Mar-May | Adams | flock of 17 at Lake Heritage 5/4 (Callan Murphy) |
| American Avocet | 2019 | Mar-May | Cumberland | one along Mudlevel Rd. 5/26 through the season (Kent Davis, et al.) |
| American Avocet | 2019 | Jun-Jul | Chester | one at the Octoraro Reservoir 6/28 (Larry Lewis) |
| American Avocet | 2019 | Jun-Jul | Erie | frequently reported, mostly at Gull Point 6/28 to end of season, with a high of 9 (fide Jerry McWilliams) |
| American Avocet | 2019 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | two at Conejohola Flats 7/21 (Bruce Carl, Eric Witmer) and 6 there 7/28 (Eric Witmer) |
| American Avocet | 2019 | Jun-Jul | Tioga | one at Brown's Pond Ridge Rd (John Corcoran). |
| American Avocet | 2019 | Aug-Nov | Somerset | 28 at Somerset Lake 8/18 (Chris Payne, Jeff Payne, Linda Greble). |
| American Avocet | 2019 | Jun-Jul | Allegheny | three appeared in stormy weather at North Park 7/19 (David Prentice) |
| American Avocet | 2019 | Mar-May | Erie | 5 at Presque Isle SP 4/26 (Jerry McWilliams) |
| American Avocet | 2019 | Mar-May | Somerset | 6 at Somerset Lake 4/11 (John Coughenour). |
| American Avocet | 2019 | Aug-Nov | Allegheny | 10 on Ohio River at Brunot's Island 9/23 (fide Bob Mulvihill, m.ob.) |
| American Avocet | 2019 | Aug-Nov | Erie | month-long total of 28 at Gull Point in Aug (m.ob.) including a high count of 14 on 8/18 (Jamie Hill), and 3 there 10/31-11/1 (Michael Williams, Jennifer Ferrick, Justin Berkheimer) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Jun-Jul | Indiana | two at West Penn Trail 7/24 (m.ob.) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Mar-May | Centre | eight at Nittany Farms Pond 4/18 (Julia Plummer, et al.) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Aug-Nov | Clarion | one at Kahle Lake 8/12-15 (Barbara Keister, m.ob.) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Aug-Nov | Crawford | 2 at Pymatuning SP 8/17 (ph. David Keith) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Aug-Nov | Erie | season total of 36 at Gull Point 8/2-16 (Jerry McWilliams, Mary Birdsong) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Aug-Nov | Franklin | one at Kriner Road 9/3 (Carl Garner, Bob Koontz, Bill Oyler, Chris Payne, Rebecca Perucci) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Aug-Nov | Lycoming | one at Williamsport Dam 8/11 (Bobby Brown, et al.) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Mar-May | Crawford | one at Miller Ponds 5/30 (Ron Leberman) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Mar-May | Erie | up to two at Edinboro Lake 4/20 and 4/30 (Jamie Hill) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Aug-Nov | Adams | 2 at Long Pine Run Reservoir 8/20 (Annemarie Sciarra, Bob Koontz, Bill Oyler) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Aug-Nov | Bucks | one at Core Creek Park 8/12 (Dennis Passman fide Dwight Molotsky) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Aug-Nov | Montgomery | one at Green Lane Park 8/28 (Paul Heveran) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Aug-Nov | Tioga | one at the Ives Run Rec. Area 9/6-7 (Ken Cooper, Lisa Doud, Dale and Karen Plumley, Gary Tyson). |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | two at Conejohela Flats 7/28 (Steve Scmidt) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Jun-Jul | Allegheny | one at Riverfront Park on south side of Pittsburgh 7/24 (Emily Eckel, m.ob.) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Jun-Jul | Bucks | one 7/31 at sewage pond in Buckingham Twp. (Richard Smith, ph.) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Jun-Jul | Montgomery | one at Green Lane Park 7/23 (Joanne Depietro, ph.) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Jun-Jul | Erie | one circling Gull Point, viewed from the north pier 7/11 (Jerry McWilliams), then one or two at Gull Point 7/3 and 7/18-20, and eight there 7/29 (Mary Birdsong) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Aug-Nov | Centre | 3 at Black Moshannon SP 9/28 (Constance Miksits, Greg Moyer) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Jun-Jul | Mercer | three at Shenango Prop. Area 7/29 (Kim Springer, et al.) |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Jun-Jul | York | one at Codorus SP 7/9 (Peter Martin, Renae Weidner, ph.). |
| American Avocet | 2020 | Mar-May | Lycoming | 13 at Williamsport Dam 4/18 (Maddi Dunlap, Jean Dalton, et al.). |
| American Avocet | 2021 | Jun-Jul | Adams | three 7/25 at Long Pine Run Reservoir (Ian Clarke, David Clooney, Kris Groelsema) |
| American Avocet | 2021 | Jun-Jul | Bucks | two at Penn-Warner Tract 7/1 (Jim Hartley) |
| American Avocet | 2021 | Jun-Jul | Delaware | seen from Delaware River/Hog Island Rd 7/2 (RF, MM). |
| American Avocet | 2021 | Jun-Jul | Erie | at Gull Point 6/19, 20, & 23 and 3 there 7/26 (Mary Birdsong, m.ob.). |
| American Avocet | 2021 | Aug-Nov | Lancaster | one at Middle Creek WMA 8/4 (Jim Fiorentino, m.ob.) |
| American Avocet | 2021 | Aug-Nov | Westmoreland | one at Keystone SP 10/21 (Steve Wagner) |
| American Avocet | 2021 | Mar-May | Westmoreland | 30 at Bush Recreation Area of Loyalhanna Creek 4/25 (Tom Moser). |
| American Avocet | 2021 | Aug-Nov | Dauphin | one at Susquehanna River Heritage Park 8/14 (Steve Schmit) |
| American Avocet | 2021 | Aug-Nov | Delaware | one at Hog Island 9/6 (John Zygmunt, Al Guarente, Damon Orsetti) |
| American Avocet | 2021 | Aug-Nov | Erie | one at Gull Point 8/14 (Roger Donn), another there 8/30 (Mary Birdsong), and one at mouth of Elk Creek 10/5 (Brian Gula fide Roger Donn) |
| American Avocet | 2021 | Aug-Nov | York | 2 at Lake Redman 9/6 (Bob Reiter et al.). |
| American Avocet | 2022 | Mar-May | Allegheny | flock of 13 at Point in Pittsburgh 4/26 (Ryan O'Rourke) |
| American Avocet | 2022 | Mar-May | Lancaster | one at Middle Creek WMA 5/6 (Steve Ferreri, et al.). |
| American Avocet | 2022 | Aug-Nov | Adams | 2 at Long Arm Reservoir 8/5 (Evan Vaeth), same birds as in York |
| American Avocet | 2022 | Aug-Nov | Allegheny | 6 at Oakmont 8/22 (Virginia McQuown) with one remaining to the next day |
| American Avocet | 2022 | Aug-Nov | Centre | 10 at Bald Eagle SP9/22 (Alice Fork) |
| American Avocet | 2022 | Aug-Nov | Erie | one at Gull Point 8/4 (Mary Birdsong), up to 2 there 8/19-21 (Ruth Swaney, Roger Donn), and as many as 7 there 8/11 (Eric Hall, Jenna Kunst) |
| American Avocet | 2022 | Aug-Nov | Franklin | 3 at Antrim Commons Ponds 8/22 (Kyle Rambo, Bob Keener, Chris Payne, Rebecca Payne) |
| American Avocet | 2022 | Aug-Nov | Lancaster | 7 at the Conejohela Flats 8/22 (Larry Bernhardt, Derek Stoner) and one there 10/9 (Eric Witmer) |
| American Avocet | 2022 | Aug-Nov | Lehigh | one at Leaser Lake 8/15 (Lisa Poor) |
| American Avocet | 2022 | Aug-Nov | Lycoming | one at Williamsport Dam 8/20 (Bobby Brown, Deb Brown, Bob Brown) |
| American Avocet | 2022 | Aug-Nov | Mercer | one at Greenville 8/18 (E. White) |
| American Avocet | 2022 | Aug-Nov | Monroe | one at Goldsboro SP8/30 (Jon Mularcyzk) |
| American Avocet | 2022 | Aug-Nov | Schuylkill | 11 at Landingville Dam and Marsh 8/30 (Jonathan DeBalko, et al.) |
| American Avocet | 2022 | Aug-Nov | York | 2 at Long Arm Reservoir 8/5 (Evan Brooks, Bob Reiter), same birds as in Adams. |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Mar-May | Clearfield | one at Curwensville Lake 4/17 (John Forcey, Jerod Skebo) |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Mar-May | Crawford | one at Miller Ponds 4/17 (Atlee Detweiler, Joshua Heiser, Yianni Laskaris, Brian Miller, Michael Williams) |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Mar-May | Erie | one 4/19-21 at Presque Isle State Park (Steve Schmit, et al.) |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Mar-May | Monroe | one at Gouldsboro State Park 4/17 (Jon Mularczyk), second county record for Monroe |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Mar-May | Wayne | one at Gouldsboro State Park 4/17 (Jon Mularczyk), second county record for Monroe |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Mar-May | Northumberland | one at Watsontown Memorial Park 4/17 (Brian Freiwald). |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Jun-Jul | Adams | two were at Long Arm Reservoir 7/15 (Conor Gable, m.ob.) |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Jun-Jul | Berks | two, apparently finding no suitable place to land, spent much of the afternoon of 7/16 flying back and forth around L. Ontelaunee (Linda Ingram, Tom Lecky, Brian Lineaweaver, Peter & Jane Wolfe ph.) |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Jun-Jul | Cambria | two were seen at Prince Gallitzin SP Marina 7/21 (Dave Gobert) |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Jun-Jul | Clinton | on 7/24 one discovered at the Ohl/McElhatten Reservoir near Loganton (m.ob.) was a first county record |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Jun-Jul | Dauphin | two were observed flying north on Susquehanna River 7/16 (Steve Schmit) |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Jun-Jul | Delaware | one at Delaware River/Hog Island Rd 7/1 (John Zygmunt, m.ob.) |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Jun-Jul | Erie | season total of 23 reported and a maximum one-day count of 12 on 7/28 (Mary Bird) |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Jun-Jul | Lycoming | one was found at Williamsport Dam 7/17 (Kirsten Steliga, m.ob.), providing the fifth Lycoming record |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Jun-Jul | York | one was found at Codorus State Park 7/14 (Carol Myers, Evan Vaeth, Cathleen Wetzel) and then a pair were seen at Long Arm Reservoir the next day, 7/15 (Evan Brooks, Mary Creager, Connor Gable) on both Adams and York shorelines. |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Aug-Nov | Allegheny | one at Duck Hollow 10/3 (Lisa Kaufman) |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Aug-Nov | Centre | one at Bald Eagle State Park 9/20 (Dan Hannon, Susan Braun) and one detected by nocturnal flight call in Bellefonte 9/20 (Julia Plummer) |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Aug-Nov | Chester | one at Octoraro Res. 9/26-27 (Ross Gallardy et al.) |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Aug-Nov | Erie | season total of 11 at Gull Point 8/1-9/5 (m.ob.) |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Aug-Nov | Lancaster | three at Middle Creek W.M.A. 9/13-10/16 (Steve Ferreri) |
| American Avocet | 2023 | Aug-Nov | Schuylkill | three at the Auburn desilting basin 8/13 (Dave Kruel). |
| American Avocet | 2024 | Mar-May | Bedford | 14 at Shawnee State Park 5/4 (Aaron Graham) |
| American Avocet | 2024 | Mar-May | Erie | three at Presque Isle State Park 5/7 (Ruth Swaney) |
| American Avocet | 2024 | Mar-May | Somerset | one at Quemahoning Reservoir 5/4 (Linda Grebe). |
| American Avocet | 2024 | Jun-Jul | Bucks | two adults still in breeding plumage were seen at Penn-Warner Tract 7/4 (Jim Hartley, Devich Farbotnik) |
| American Avocet | 2024 | Jun-Jul | Carbon | one at Beltzville SP 6/30 (Rob Bergstressser, Rich Rehrig, Jon Mularczyk, Adam Miller) |
| American Avocet | 2024 | Jun-Jul | Chester | one at Hershey Mills 7/31 (Anon) |
| American Avocet | 2024 | Jun-Jul | Dauphin | three reported along the Susquehanna R at Heritage Park 7/0 (Steve Schmit, Laura Minnich, eBird) and seven were photographed at Fort Hunter Park 7/20 (Andy Brought, Steve Schmit) |
| American Avocet | 2024 | Jun-Jul | Delaware | two dropped in Hog Island Rd, Delaware R 7/5 (Steve Schmit, m.ob) |
| American Avocet | 2024 | Jun-Jul | Erie | one was observed flying past Beach 8 on 6/4 (Roger Donn) and at least another eight were reported from 7/4-30 (John Kramer, m.ob.) |
| American Avocet | 2024 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | seen at Conejohela Flats on five dates from 6/29 (J Roak) through 7/20 with a high count of four on 7/9 (J Roak) |
| American Avocet | 2024 | Jun-Jul | Monroe | one at Lynchwood L at the Pocono Airport 7/11-14 (Bruce Johnson, m.ob.) |
| American Avocet | 2024 | Jun-Jul | Somerset | two at Quemahoning Reservoir 7/6 (Jessie Lehosky) and three there 7/10-11 (Paul Lehman, Linda Grebe) |
| American Avocet | 2024 | Jun-Jul | York | one made a brief stop at Codorus SP 7/19 (Renae Weidner). |