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Great Black-backed Gull 1992 Jul-Sep Cumberland Present all quarter
Great Black-backed Gull 1992 Jul-Sep Dauphin Present all quarter
Great Black-backed Gull 1992 Jul-Sep Delaware Present all quarter
Great Black-backed Gull 1992 Jul-Sep Lancaster Present all quarter
Great Black-backed Gull 1992 Jul-Sep York Present all quarter
Great Black-backed Gull 1999 Jul-Sep Delaware Present all quarter
Great Black-backed Gull 1999 Jul-Sep Bucks Present from 7/30 at Peace Valley Park (August Mirabella)
Great Black-backed Gull 1999 Jul-Sep Dauphin Present all quarter
Great Black-backed Gull 1999 Jul-Sep Philadelphia Present all quarter
Great Black-backed Gull 1999 Jul-Sep Erie Present all quarter (Jerry McWilliams)
Great Black-backed Gull 2006 Jun-Jul Delaware Chicks mentioned last season fledged i.e. left the concrete and steel platform where the nest was built for the muddy shores of the river below. They were banded 6/30 and continued to be seen daily.
Great Black-backed Gull 2007 Mar-May Chester last reported 4/21
Great Black-backed Gull 2007 Mar-May Lancaster last reported 5/12.
Great Black-backed Gull 2007 Mar-May Dauphin last reported 5/12
Great Black-backed Gull 2007 Mar-May Berks last reported 3/24
Great Black-backed Gull 2009 Mar-May Crawford one at Jamestown State Park 3/22 (Scott Kinzey)
Great Black-backed Gull 2009 Mar-May Chester 7 at the Southern Chester County Refuse Authority 3/7 (Nick Pulcinella)
Great Black-backed Gull 2009 Mar-May Erie present throughout the season.
Great Black-backed Gull 2011 Jun-Jul Dauphin one at the Harvey Taylor Bridge in Harrisburg 7/11 through the following week (Larry Usselman)
Great Black-backed Gull 2011 Jun-Jul York two at Brunner Island 7/31(Carolyn Hoffman).
Great Black-backed Gull 2011 Mar-May York one at Gifford Pinchot State Park 3/1 (Ramsay Koury).
Great Black-backed Gull 2011 Mar-May Montgomery two at Green Lane Reservoir 3/23 (Joe Greco)
Great Black-backed Gull 2011 Mar-May Chester one at Struble Lake 3/5 (Larry Lewis), one at Willisbrook Preserve 3/9 (Al Guarente)
Great Black-backed Gull 2012 Mar-May Indiana one at Yellow Creek State Park 5/15 (Lee Carnahan, Tom Glover, Margaret Higbee, Richard Nugent, John Taylor), first county record.
Great Black-backed Gull 2012 Mar-May Erie present all season. A leucistic individual was noted at Presque Isle 5/28-31 (Jerry McWilliams, et al.)
Great Black-backed Gull 2013 Mar-May Somerset one flew over the Lanzone property 3/16 (Mike Lanzone).
Great Black-backed Gull 2013 Mar-May Chester recorded at Marsh Creek State Park 4/12 (Kelly Nunn), Unionville 3/10 (Kelly Nunn), Bucktoe Creek Preserve 3/10 (m.ob.) and Struble Lake 3/1 and 3/3 (Holly Merker, Rick Robinson, Mike Coulter)
Great Black-backed Gull 2013 Mar-May Berks last reported at Blue Marsh Lake 3/29 (Peter Montgomery)
Great Black-backed Gull 2013 Mar-May Montgomery 2 at Norristown Dam 3/7 (W. Brian Henderson)
Great Black-backed Gull 2013 Mar-May Lancaster 8 at Lake Clark 3/23 (Eric Witmer), one on the Susquehanna River at The Rocks 3/24 (Gordon Dimmig), one at the Conejohela Flats 5/8 (Bob Schutsky)
Great Black-backed Gull 2013 Mar-May Erie present all season
Great Black-backed Gull 2014 Mar-May Allegheny 2 at Pittsburgh 3/3 (Geoff Malosh)
Great Black-backed Gull 2014 Mar-May Adams one at Lake Meade 3/18 (Andy Wilson), and an adult and immature at Lake Meade 4/20 (Alex Lamoreaux) together provided the first and second county records
Great Black-backed Gull 2014 Mar-May Lebanon 5 at Memorial Lake State Park 3/15 (Randy Miller, Elvin Stauffer)
Great Black-backed Gull 2014 Mar-May Lancaster four on the Susquehanna River 3/7 (Mike Epler), nine there 3/26 (Chuck Chalfant), and 4 there 3/29 (Jonathan Heller)
Great Black-backed Gull 2014 Mar-May Northampton one at the Forks of the Delaware in Easton 3/10 (Michael Schall, Connie-Campbell Schall).
Great Black-backed Gull 2014 Mar-May Erie present
Great Black-backed Gull 2015 Jun-Jul Delaware noted in June along the Delaware R. (Al Guarente, Deuane Hoffman, eBird)
Great Black-backed Gull 2015 Jun-Jul Philadelphia frequently reported in June (Al Guarente, Deuane Hoffman, eBird).
Great Black-backed Gull 2015 Jun-Jul Crawford one at the Pymatuning Spillway 7/7 (Ron Leberman)
Great Black-backed Gull 2015 Jun-Jul Bucks 12 at Morrisville Levee 7/20 (Mark Gallagher, eBird)
Great Black-backed Gull 2015 Jun-Jul Erie present all season, up to 35 at Presque Isle 6/8 (Roger Donn, Jerry McWililams eBird)
Great Black-backed Gull 2016 Mar-May Crawford two at the Pymatuning-Espyville Marina 5/15 (Linda Chittum, Mary Alice Koeneke, Glenn Koppel)
Great Black-backed Gull 2016 Mar-May Berks two at Lake Ontelaunee 3/8 (Rudy Keller)
Great Black-backed Gull 2016 Jun-Jul Erie seen through the season, with high of 10 at Gull Point 7/3 (James Flynn, eBird)
Great Black-backed Gull 2016 Jun-Jul Philadelphia present through season (eBird).
Great Black-backed Gull 2016 Mar-May Montgomery one at Bala Cynwyd 3/1 (Mike Coulter), one at Flat Rock Park 4/30 (W. Brian Henderson)
Great Black-backed Gull 2016 Jun-Jul Delaware 2 on 6/25 (Michael Hartshorne, Brian Quindlen) and 6 on 7/27 along Delaware R. behind Philadelphia International Airport (Al Guarente)
Great Black-backed Gull 2016 Jun-Jul Dauphin one at West Fairview 7/26 (Dave Kerr, eBird) and 7/28 (Ian Gardner, eBird)
Great Black-backed Gull 2016 Mar-May York six at Wrightsville 3/2 (Carolyn Mathur).
Great Black-backed Gull 2017 Jun-Jul Dauphin one at West Fairview 7/26 (Dave Kerr, eBird) and 7/28 (Ian Gardner, eBird)
Great Black-backed Gull 2017 Jun-Jul Erie 12 at Presque Isle Beach 11 on 7/7 (Tim Lenz, eBird) and 10 at Gull Point 7/27 (Dan Brauning, eBird)
Great Black-backed Gull 2017 Jun-Jul Delaware 6 at Marcus Hook Municipal Park 6/1 (Al Guarentee, eBird)
Great Black-backed Gull 2017 Jun-Jul Bucks 11 at the Morrisville Levee 6/25 (Andy Pustay, eBird)
Great Black-backed Gull 2017 Jun-Jul Philadelphia regular on Delaware R. in July (eBird).
Great Black-backed Gull 2017 Mar-May Erie present during the season
Great Black-backed Gull 2017 Mar-May Lycoming one at Rose Valley Lake 3/15 (Dan Brauning)
Great Black-backed Gull 2017 Mar-May Montgomery up to 2 at Bala Cynwyd and Norristown Dam in March (m.ob.).
Great Black-backed Gull 2018 Mar-May Lycoming one at Williamsport Dam 3/13 (Bobby Brown, Steve Pinkerton, David Brown, Deb Brown)
Great Black-backed Gull 2018 Mar-May Jefferson one on Winslow Pond 4/19 (Jerod Skebo)
Great Black-backed Gull 2018 Mar-May York one at Codorus SP 3/1 (Dean Newhouse).
Great Black-backed Gull 2018 Mar-May Montgomery one at Bala Cynwyd 3/11 (Gregg Gorton)
Great Black-backed Gull 2018 Mar-May Mercer one at Trout Island 4/12 (Jim McConnor), 2 at Shenango Propagation Area 4/14 (Bill Winkler)
Great Black-backed Gull 2019 Mar-May Montgomery one at Norristown Dam 3/7-9 (Scott Godshall, m.ob.)
Great Black-backed Gull 2019 Mar-May York one at the Riddle Rd. Landfill 3/14 (Dean Newhouse).
Great Black-backed Gull 2019 Mar-May Schuylkill one at Landingville Dam 3/31 (Thomas Buehl, Jr.)
Great Black-backed Gull 2019 Mar-May Crawford one at Pymatuning Causeway 3/6 (Michael Williams), one at Pymatuning Dam 3/9-14 (m.ob.), 8 at Pymatuning Causeway 3/13 (Ron Leberman)
Great Black-backed Gull 2020 Mar-May Fayette one at the Summit Mountain Hawkwatch 4/29 (Calvin Livengood).
Great Black-backed Gull 2020 Mar-May Carbon one at Beltzville SP 3/30 (Rich Rehrig)
Great Black-backed Gull 2020 Mar-May Berks one at Blue Marsh Lake 3/4 (Rudy Keller)
Great Black-backed Gull 2021 Jun-Jul Bucks one at Penn-Warner Tract 7/19 (AH)
Great Black-backed Gull 2021 Mar-May Montgomery present in Lower Moreland Twp. 3/21 (Cindy Ahern) and Green Lane Park 3/22 (George Franchois).
Great Black-backed Gull 2021 Mar-May Monroe one at Skytop 5/4 (Rick Koval)
Great Black-backed Gull 2021 Mar-May Crawford one at Pymatuning Causeway 3/20 (Ron Leberman)
Great Black-backed Gull 2021 Mar-May Carbon one at Beltzville SP 3/30 (Rich Rehrig)
Great Black-backed Gull 2021 Jun-Jul Philadelphia regular along Delaware River.
Great Black-backed Gull 2021 Jun-Jul Lancaster at Susquehanna River, Conejohela Flats 7/24 (Eric Witmer)
Great Black-backed Gull 2021 Jun-Jul Delaware regular along Delaware River
Great Black-backed Gull 2021 Jun-Jul Erie regular at Presque Isle through most of season
Great Black-backed Gull 2022 Mar-May Erie present at Presque Isle SP the entire season
Great Black-backed Gull 2022 Mar-May Berks one at Lake Ontelaunee 3/13 (Todd Underwood), 5 flew over Brandon 3/7 (Aaron Shirk)
Great Black-backed Gull 2022 Mar-May Chester 3 at Southeastern Chester County Refuse Authority 3/2 (Michael Gardner) and 2 at Struble Lake 3/13 (Larry Lewis)
Great Black-backed Gull 2022 Mar-May Montgomery one flew over Bryn Athyn 4/29 (Robin Cooper)
Great Black-backed Gull 2022 Mar-May York 2 at Shanks's Mare 3/1-6 (Mary Creager, Chad Ehrhart, Evan Vaeth), one over Wrightsville 3/20-21 (Jessica Coss, Bob Reiter).
Great Black-backed Gull 2023 Mar-May Berks two at Blue Marsh Lake 3/8 (Rudy Keller)
Great Black-backed Gull 2023 Mar-May Erie present all season at Presque Isle State Park (m.ob.)
Great Black-backed Gull 2023 Mar-May Montgomery one at Green Lane Park 3/18 (Dave Belford)
Great Black-backed Gull 2023 Mar-May Pike two at Lake Wallenpaupack 3/12 (Chris Fischer, Bradley White) and 3/23 (Ryan Johnson)
Great Black-backed Gull 2023 Mar-May York up to seven over Wrightsville 3/3-19 (Mary Creager, Chad Ehrhart).