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Birds of Note All Records For Black Scoter
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| Black Scoter | 1993 | Apr-Jun | Indiana | 1 on 4/15 at Yellow Creek SP (Gloria Lamer) |
| Black Scoter | 1994 | Apr-Jun | Erie | at Presque Isle 1 on 4/17 (Ed Kwater) and 1 on 5/2 (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Black Scoter | 1994 | Apr-Jun | Westmoreland | 3 at Trout Run Res. 4/7 (Bob Mulvihill) |
| Black Scoter | 1995 | Jan-Mar | Tioga | 3 on 3/19 at Hammond Lake (Arlene & Larry Brown) |
| Black Scoter | 1995 | Apr-Jun | Erie | 1 on 5/15 at Presque Isle SP (Jean Stull) |
| Black Scoter | 1995 | Apr-Jun | Lancaster | 1 on 4/8 at Conowingo Pond (Early Bird Nature Tours) |
| Black Scoter | 1995 | Apr-Jun | Luzerne | 1 on 4/1 at Harvey's L. (Rick Koval) |
| Black Scoter | 1995 | Apr-Jun | Lycoming | 1 on 4/23 at Rose Valley L. (m. obs.) |
| Black Scoter | 1995 | Apr-Jun | Tioga | 5 on 4/5 at Hammond L. (Arlene & Larry Brown) |
| Black Scoter | 1995 | Jan-Mar | Chester | 1 on 2/7 at Struble L. (Early Bird Nature Tours) |
| Black Scoter | 1995 | Jan-Mar | Erie | Present all quarter |
| Black Scoter | 1997 | Jan-Mar | Centre | 1 on 3/21 at Colyer L. (Blanche & Dorothy Bordner) |
| Black Scoter | 1997 | Jan-Mar | Dauphin | 1 on 3/10 at Harrisburg (Mark McConaughy) |
| Black Scoter | 1997 | Apr-Jun | Lancaster | 3 on 4/13 at Long Level (Tom Garner) |
| Black Scoter | 1998 | Jan-Mar | Delaware | 6 on 2/7 at Marcus Hook (Sheryl Johnson) |
| Black Scoter | 1998 | Jan-Mar | Erie | Present all quarter (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Black Scoter | 1998 | Jan-Mar | Luzerne | 1 on 1/2-9 at Harvey's Lake (Rick Koval, Jim Hoyson) |
| Black Scoter | 1998 | Apr-Jun | Cambria | 1 on 5/9 at Margus Lake (Gloria Lamer, Georgette Syster) |
| Black Scoter | 1998 | Jan-Mar | Butler | 4 on 3/14 at Moraine SP (Gene Wilhelm) |
| Black Scoter | 1999 | Jan-Mar | Crawford | 3 on 2/20 at Ford Island (Ron Leberman) |
| Black Scoter | 1999 | Jan-Mar | Erie | 1 on 1/2 at Presque Isle SP (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Black Scoter | 1999 | Jan-Mar | Lehigh | 1 on 1/22-27 at Leaser Lake (Mark Monroe) |
| Black Scoter | 1999 | Apr-Jun | Berks | 5 on 4/16 at Lake Ontelaunee (Matt Spence) |
| Black Scoter | 1999 | Apr-Jun | Centre | 1 on 4/18-24 |
| Black Scoter | 2000 | Oct-Dec | Bucks | Present from 10/28-11/11 at Peace Valley County Park (August Mirabella) |
| Black Scoter | 2000 | Oct-Dec | Dauphin | 12 on 10/18 at Harrisburg (Deuane Hoffman) |
| Black Scoter | 2000 | Oct-Dec | Erie | Present form 11/12 |
| Black Scoter | 2000 | Oct-Dec | Tioga | 1 on 11/14 at Hammond Lake (Ben Israel) |
| Black Scoter | 2000 | Apr-Jun | Armstrong | 2 on 4/30 at Keystone Reservoir (Margaret & Roger Higbee) |
| Black Scoter | 2000 | Apr-Jun | Berks | 3 on 4/9 at Lake Ontelaunee (Matt Spence) |
| Black Scoter | 2000 | Apr-Jun | Cambria | 2 on 5/13-14 at Prince Gallitzin State Park (Dave Gobert) |
| Black Scoter | 2000 | Apr-Jun | Venango | 2 on 4/30 at Two Mile Run Park were new for the county (Russ States) |
| Black Scoter | 2001 | Apr-Jun | Crawford | 2 on 4/21 at Pymatuning Lake (Ron Leberman) |
| Black Scoter | 2001 | Oct-Dec | Centre | 2 on 11/11 at Colyer Lake (Molly Heath) |
| Black Scoter | 2001 | Jan-Mar | Erie | 3 on 10/28 at Presque Isle (Ben Coulter); 1 on 12/28 at Presque Isle (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Black Scoter | 2001 | Oct-Dec | Montgomery | 40 on 10/28 at Green Lane Reservoir (Ken Reiker, George Franchois) |
| Black Scoter | 2001 | Apr-Jun | Lehigh | 48-50 on 5/19 at Lesser Lake (Fritz Brock) was a record high number for the county |
| Black Scoter | 2001 | Oct-Dec | Berks | 6 on 11/11 at Lake Ontelaunee (Matt Spence) |
| Black Scoter | 2001 | Oct-Dec | Bucks | 19 on 10/28 at Nockamixon State Park (Devich Farbotnik). 4 on 11/11 at Peace Valley Park (August Mirabella, Cameron Rutt) |
| Black Scoter | 2002 | Jan-Mar | Indiana | 1 on 3/25 |
| Black Scoter | 2002 | Apr-Jun | Centre | 1 on 5/12 at Bald Eagle State Park (Molly Heath) |
| Black Scoter | 2002 | Jan-Mar | Erie | 1 from 1/1-1/19 |
| Black Scoter | 2002-2003 | Dec-Feb | Erie | 2 on 1/1-2 at Presque Isle State Park (Ben Coulter) |
| Black Scoter | 2002-2003 | Dec-Feb | Bucks | 1 on 12/8 at Peace Valley Park (Devich Farbotnik). This is a new late date for the county |
| Black Scoter | 2003 | Mar-May | Chester | 1 on 4/11 at Marsh Creek (Gerry Serianni) |
| Black Scoter | 2003 | Mar-May | Dauphin | 1 on 4/15 at the Susquehanna River (Deuane Hoffman, Ron Freed) |
| Black Scoter | 2003 | Mar-May | Erie | 1 on 5/7 (Bob Sundy) |
| Black Scoter | 2003 | Mar-May | Lancaster | 4 on 4/5 at the Susquehanna River (Jonathan Heller) |
| Black Scoter | 2003-2004 | Dec-Feb | Allegheny | one from 1/23-2/7 at Dashield's Dam on the Ohio R.(DW, m. obs.) |
| Black Scoter | 2003-2004 | Dec-Feb | Bucks | three 12/13 at Nockamixon SP. a new late fall date (Bill Etter). |
| Black Scoter | 2004 | Mar-May | Lancaster | 1 on the Susquehanna River at Long Level 3/28 (Jonathan Heller) |
| Black Scoter | 2004 | Mar-May | Lebanon | 2 at Memorial Lake SP 3/21 were the fourth county record since 1956 (Randy Miller) |
| Black Scoter | 2005 | Mar-May | Berks | one at Lake Ontelaunee 4/3 (Ken Lebo, Matt Spence, Matt Wlasniewski) |
| Black Scoter | 2005 | Mar-May | Chester | two at Marsh Creek State Park 5/1 (Robert Cook, Ruth Cook) |
| Black Scoter | 2005 | Mar-May | Dauphin | present in late March on the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg to Marysville (m. obs.) |
| Black Scoter | 2005 | Mar-May | Delaware | four flying along the Delaware River 4/28 (Al Guarente) |
| Black Scoter | 2005 | Mar-May | Erie | one at Presque Isle State Park 4/8 (Don Snyder) |
| Black Scoter | 2005 | Mar-May | Snyder | four at Walker Lake 3/31 (Chad Kauffman, Aden Troyer) |
| Black Scoter | 2006 | Mar-May | Centre | one or 2 at Bald Eagle S.P. 3/13 (Jeff Michaels). |
| Black Scoter | 2006-2007 | Dec-Feb | Warren | One on the Allegheny R. 2/5 (John Fedak). |
| Black Scoter | 2006-2007 | Dec-Feb | Erie | One on 1/13 and 1/20 (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Black Scoter | 2007 | Mar-May | Centre | one at Bald Eagle State Park 4/15 (Andy Wilson Sarah Pabian Grant Stokke) |
| Black Scoter | 2007 | Mar-May | Lancaster | one on the Susquehanna R. at Long Level 3/25 (Randy Miller). |
| Black Scoter | 2007 | Mar-May | Chester | one at Struble Lake 4/17 (Robert Cook) |
| Black Scoter | 2007 | Mar-May | Beaver | two at Rochester 3/15 (Geoff Malosh) |
| Black Scoter | 2007-2008 | Dec-Feb | Erie | Three on Erie CBC, 12/15 |
| Black Scoter | 2007-2008 | Dec-Feb | Westmoreland | One on Donegal Lake during Rector CBC, 12/22. |
| Black Scoter | 2009 | Mar-May | Crawford | one at Jamestown 3/22 and one in the same area near the Pymatuning Dam 4/27 (Scott Kinzey) |
| Black Scoter | 2009 | Mar-May | Forest | 5 at Buzzard Swamp 5/9 (Flo and Jim McGuire). |
| Black Scoter | 2009 | Mar-May | Bucks | one at Nockamixon State Park 5/22 (Devich Farbotnik) |
| Black Scoter | 2009-2010 | Dec-Feb | Berks | one at Blue Marsh Lake 12/21 (Rudy Keller, Matt Wlasniewski) |
| Black Scoter | 2009-2010 | Dec-Feb | Indiana | one at Yellow Creek SP 12/8 (Lee Carnahan, Margaret Higbee). |
| Black Scoter | 2009-2010 | Dec-Feb | Dauphin | one on the Susquehanna River at City Island 12/27 for the Harrisburg CBC (Richard Williams, Sandy & Bill Baum, Bernie Crist) |
| Black Scoter | 2009-2010 | Dec-Feb | Erie | one on Edinboro Lake continued from fall until 12/6 (Mark Vass), and 3 on Erie CBC 12/19 |
| Black Scoter | 2011 | Mar-May | Berks | two at Lake Ontelaunee 5/6 (Edith Leaman) |
| Black Scoter | 2011 | Mar-May | Clinton | one on the Susquehanna River at McElhatten 3/4 (Beth Zbegner) |
| Black Scoter | 2011 | Mar-May | Crawford | one at the Pymatuning Causeway 3/13 (Shawn Collins) |
| Black Scoter | 2011 | Mar-May | Dauphin | one at West Fairview 5/26-28 (Deuane Hoffman, Ramsay Koury) |
| Black Scoter | 2011 | Mar-May | Lancaster | one near Wrightsville 4/14 (Dick Cleary) |
| Black Scoter | 2011 | Mar-May | Northampton | two at Minsi Lake 5/23-24 (Kathy Seminski, Stephen Kloiber, Michael Schall). |
| Black Scoter | 2011-2012 | Dec-Feb | Berks | 2 at Blue Marsh L. 12/7-8 (Joan Silagy) |
| Black Scoter | 2011-2012 | Dec-Feb | Erie | rare after Dec, one or 2 were at Presque Isle S.P. 1/17-2/23 (Shannon Thompson, Jerry McWilliams) |
| Black Scoter | 2011-2012 | Dec-Feb | Philadelphia | one in Delaware R. 2/16-17 (Todd Fellenbaum). |
| Black Scoter | 2012 | Mar-May | Northampton | one at Nazareth Quarry 3/31 (Michael Schall, Corinne Campbell Schall), Somerset |
| Black Scoter | 2012 | Mar-May | Dauphin | one on the Susquehanna R. at Harrisburg 4/2 (Chuck Chalfant), two on the Susquehanna River at West Fairview 5/3-7 (Ramsay Koury) |
| Black Scoter | 2012 | Mar-May | Erie | up to 4 from 3/7-4/1 at Presque Isle (Mike Weible, Jerry McWilliams) |
| Black Scoter | 2012 | Mar-May | Berks | one at Lake Ontelaunee 3/31 (Rudy Keller, Ken Lebo, Matt Spence) |
| Black Scoter | 2012-2013 | Dec-Feb | Butler | 13 on the Butler CBC 12/15 |
| Black Scoter | 2012-2013 | Dec-Feb | Erie | one 1/21 through the season at Presque Isle S.P. (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Black Scoter | 2012-2013 | Dec-Feb | Susquehanna | one at Quaker Lake 12/10 (Evan Mann). |
| Black Scoter | 2013 | Mar-May | Bedford | one at Dunnings Creek Wetlands 3/10 (Tom Dick) |
| Black Scoter | 2013 | Mar-May | Berks | one at Lake Ontelaunee 4/14-15 (Ken Lebo, Michael Weaver) |
| Black Scoter | 2013 | Mar-May | Cambria | one at Prince Gallitzen State Park all season (Dave Gobert) |
| Black Scoter | 2013 | Mar-May | Erie | up to 3 present at Presque Isle State Park through mid-Apr (m.ob.) |
| Black Scoter | 2013 | Mar-May | Mercer | one at Lake Wilhelm 3/22 (Jerry Stanley). |
| Black Scoter | 2013-2014 | Dec-Feb | Erie | one or 2 at Presque Isle State Park through Jan (Jerry McWilliams, Jim Flynn, Jeff McDonald) |
| Black Scoter | 2013-2014 | Dec-Feb | Fayette | 3 at Greenlick Run Lake 12/7 (Tim Anderson, Laura Hahn, Shannon Thompson). |
| Black Scoter | 2013-2014 | Dec-Feb | Allegheny | one each at Dashields Dam and Wood's Run through 12/2 (Mark Vass, m.ob.) |
| Black Scoter | 2013-2014 | Dec-Feb | Centre | one at Bald Eagle State Park 12/14-15 (Jim Dunn, Bryant Atanasio) |
| Black Scoter | 2013-2014 | Dec-Feb | Dauphin | one female shot by a waterfowl hunter near Clark's Ferry in early Dec (fide Mike Epler) |
| Black Scoter | 2014 | Mar-May | Snyder | one at Faylor Lake 5/10 (Kay Cramer, Jason Weller). |
| Black Scoter | 2014-2015 | Dec-Feb | Erie | See Local Notes |
| Black Scoter | 2014-2015 | Dec-Feb | Bucks | See Local Notes |
| Black Scoter | 2014-2015 | Dec-Feb | Philadelphia | See Local Notes |
| Black Scoter | 2014-2015 | Dec-Feb | Somerset | See Local Notes |
| Black Scoter | 2014-2015 | Dec-Feb | Warren | See Local Notes |
| Black Scoter | 2014-2015 | Dec-Feb | Allegheny | See Local Notes |
| Black Scoter | 2015 | Mar-May | Centre | one at Bald Eagle SP 4/27 (Joe Verica) |
| Black Scoter | 2015 | Mar-May | Allegheny | one at the Point in Pittsburgh 3/6 (David Yeany), and one in Sharpsburg 3/17-31 (Bill Brown, m.ob.) |
| Black Scoter | 2015 | Mar-May | Northampton | 10 at Minsi Lake 4/17 (Scott Angus). |
| Black Scoter | 2015 | Mar-May | Crawford | one at the Pymatuning Causeway 4/4 (Ronald Leberman) |
| Black Scoter | 2015 | Mar-May | Dauphin | on the Susquehanna River 4/20-21 (Deuane Hoffman, Ian Gardner, Ed Bernot) |
| Black Scoter | 2015 | Mar-May | Lycoming | 2 at Rose Valley Lake 4/20 (Andy Keister) |
| Black Scoter | 2015-2016 | Dec-Feb | Butler | one at Watts Bay 12/22 (MV) |
| Black Scoter | 2015-2016 | Dec-Feb | Clarion | one at Kahle L. 12/2 (Gary Edwards, Jerry Stanley, Carole Winslow) |
| Black Scoter | 2015-2016 | Dec-Feb | Erie | small numbers on L. Erie 12/7-1/7 (m.ob.). Indiana |
| Black Scoter | 2016 | Mar-May | Bedford | six at Dunnings Creek Wetlands 4/5 (Tom Dick). |
| Black Scoter | 2016 | Jun-Jul | Lycoming | a female at Rose Valley Lake 6/5 (David Brown, Eric Hartshaw, Bobby Brown, ph.), apparently the first summer record in Pennsylvania! |
| Black Scoter | 2016-2017 | Dec-Feb | Erie | One at Sunset Point 1/1 (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Black Scoter | 2016-2017 | Dec-Feb | Indiana | One 12/4-6 (Steve Gosser, m.ob.) |
| Black Scoter | 2016-2017 | Dec-Feb | Philadelphia | One at the Navy Yard 12/26-28 (Anne Bekker, Debbie Beer). |
| Black Scoter | 2017 | Mar-May | Butler | one at Moraine SP 4/30 (Brendyn Baptiste) |
| Black Scoter | 2017 | Mar-May | Centre | one or 2 at Bald Eagle SP 4/30-5/5 (Joe Verica, et al.) |
| Black Scoter | 2017 | Mar-May | Erie | one at Presque Isle SP 5/13-19 (Kendall Zook, Andrew Markel) |
| Black Scoter | 2017 | Mar-May | Montour | 3 at Montour Preserve 5/2 (Andy Keister) |
| Black Scoter | 2017 | Mar-May | Bedford | 2 at Shawnee SP 3/20 (Tom Dick) |
| Black Scoter | 2017 | Mar-May | Washington | 2 near Bentleyville 4/24 (Roy Ickes). |
| Black Scoter | 2017-2018 | Dec-Feb | Lycoming | one at Williamsport Dam 2/24 (David Brown, Deb Brown, Bobby Brown). |
| Black Scoter | 2017-2018 | Dec-Feb | Erie | 7 reports 12/2-2/26, with high of 4 at Sunset Pt 12/13 |
| Black Scoter | 2017-2018 | Dec-Feb | Bucks | one at Penn-Warner Tract 12/3 (Mark Gallagher, Devich Farbotnik) |
| Black Scoter | 2018 | Mar-May | Lycoming | one at Susquehanna SP 5/12 (Maddi Dunlap, Jean Dalton). |
| Black Scoter | 2018 | Mar-May | Crawford | 2 at Custards Marsh 4/11 (Jennifer Ferrick, Rob Hodgson, Thomas Nonnenmacher, Ken Pinnow) |
| Black Scoter | 2018 | Mar-May | Huntingdon | 2 at Lake Perez 4/19 (m.ob.) |
| Black Scoter | 2018-2019 | Dec-Feb | Dauphin | one on Susquehanna R. at Front St. 2/28 (Ian Gardner, Steve Schmit) |
| Black Scoter | 2018-2019 | Dec-Feb | Erie | several throughout period |
| Black Scoter | 2018-2019 | Dec-Feb | Montgomery | one at Green Lane Park 2/28 (Paul Driver). |
| Black Scoter | 2018-2019 | Dec-Feb | Bucks | 2 at Penn-Warner Tract 12/15 (Devich Farbotnik) |
| Black Scoter | 2019 | Mar-May | Delaware | 2 on Delaware River at Fort Mifflin 4/17 (Rob Fergus) |
| Black Scoter | 2019 | Mar-May | Northumberland | one at Adam T. Bower Dam 5/5 (Andy Keister, Deuane Hoffman). |
| Black Scoter | 2019-2020 | Dec-Feb | Erie | 1-2 at Presque Isle and mouth of Walnut Creek 12/6-11 (Jerry McWilliams). |
| Black Scoter | 2020 | Mar-May | Carbon | two at Penn Forest Reservoir 4/18 (Rich Rehrig, Barry Reed) |
| Black Scoter | 2020 | Mar-May | Cumberland | two at Rte. 533 Quarry in Shippensburg 4/19 (Bob Koontz, Chris Payne, Rebecca Perruci, Vern Gauthier, Bill Oyler, Scott Brookens), first county record |
| Black Scoter | 2020 | Mar-May | Lebanon | one at Memorial Lake SP 4/30-5/2 (Jonathan Heller, Timothy Becker, Kathy Becker, Ted Nichols, Mary Coomer, Nate McKelvie, m.ob.). |
| Black Scoter | 2021 | Mar-May | Blair | one at Canoe Creek SP 4/11 (John Carter) |
| Black Scoter | 2021 | Mar-May | Butler | one at Moraine SP 3/10 (Eric Hall) |
| Black Scoter | 2021 | Mar-May | Carbon | 2 at Beltzville SP 4/18 (Rich Rehrig, Barbara Rehrig, et al.) |
| Black Scoter | 2021 | Mar-May | Clinton | one at Kettle Creek SP 3/22 (Sarah Lindgren) |
| Black Scoter | 2021 | Mar-May | Erie | present March to early May at Presque Isle SP (m.ob.). |
| Black Scoter | 2022 | Mar-May | Dauphin | a male on the Susquehanna River at Wormleysburg and City Island 4/2-4 (m.ob.) |
| Black Scoter | 2022 | Mar-May | Clearfield | 4 at Curwensville Lake 3/20 (John Forcey) |
| Black Scoter | 2022 | Mar-May | Fayette | 3 at Greenlick Run Lake 3/19 (EJ Regula, Alex Busato, Kerry Bell) |
| Black Scoter | 2022 | Mar-May | Philadelphia | 2 at the Philadelphia Naval Yard 4/7 (Holger Pflicke). |
| Black Scoter | 2023 | Mar-May | Armstrong | one at Freeport 3/1 (Sierra Waltenbaugh, Stacey Waltenbaugh) |
| Black Scoter | 2023 | Mar-May | Centre | two at Bald Eagle State Park 4/17 (Joe Verica, et al.) |
| Black Scoter | 2023 | Mar-May | Chester | one at Marsh Creek State Park 3/7-11 (observer not listed) |
| Black Scoter | 2023 | Mar-May | Delaware | one at Marcus Hook 4/6 (Christopher Hinkle) |
| Black Scoter | 2023 | Mar-May | Huntington | one at Lake Perez 5/3 (m.ob.). |
| Black Scoter | 2023-2024 | Nov-Feb | Erie | many reports, including nine on the CBC 12/17 |
| Black Scoter | 2023-2024 | Nov-Feb | Lehigh | one continuing on Leaser Lake until 1/16 (m.ob.) |
| Black Scoter | 2023-2024 | Nov-Feb | Tioga | an immature male on Cowanesque Lake 12/3 (Matthew Schenck) and two female types there 12/9 (Eric Hartshaw). |
| Black Scoter | 2023-2024 | Nov-Feb | Schuylkill | five in flight over Hawk Mt Sanctuary 12/11 (Bracken Brown) |
| Black Scoter | 2024 | Mar-May | Beaver | one at Ambridge Reservoir 3/17-5/4 (Mark Vass, m.ob.) |
| Black Scoter | 2024 | Mar-May | Berks | two at Lake Ontelaunee 4/20 (Rudy Keller, Jo Spilde) |
| Black Scoter | 2024 | Mar-May | Clearfield | one at Bimini Lake 3/17- 18 (Dan Richards, Bill Mendat) |
| Black Scoter | 2024 | Mar-May | Erie | one to three up to 5/9 at Presque Isle State Park (m.ob.). |