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Great Cormorant 1992 Oct-Dec Lancaster A new arrival date on the river's Conowingo Pond 9/1 (Bob Schutsky)
Great Cormorant 1992 Oct-Dec Carbon 3 (1 ad., 2 imm.) at Beltzville L. 12/20. a 1st Co. record (R. Wiltraut, Joel Silfies)
Great Cormorant 1992 Oct-Dec Philadelphia high of 10 along the Delaware R. 12/13 (Ed Fingerhood) to 12/29 (John Miller)
Great Cormorant 1992 Oct-Dec Northampton 4 at Martin's Creek Quarry 11/15, a 1st Co. record and a first away from the rivers (Arlene Koch et al). see report elsewhere
Great Cormorant 1993 Jan-Mar Bucks 1 at Tullytown 1/2 and 1 at Nockamixon SP (Steve Farbotnik) and 12 at Bristol 3/27 (Gerry Dewaghe)
Great Cormorant 1993 Jan-Mar Delaware 3 on the Delaware River 1/17 (Nick Pulcinella)
Great Cormorant 1993 Jan-Mar Philadelphia 36 on the Delaware R. 1/17 on the mid-winter census
Great Cormorant 1993 Apr-Jun Bucks 1 imm. at New Hope 5/25 (Bill Hoehne)
Great Cormorant 1993 Apr-Jun Delaware 1 at Marcus Hook 4/18 (Nick Pulcinella)
Great Cormorant 1993 Apr-Jun Philadelphia 2 on 5/8 on the Delaware R
Great Cormorant 1993 Jan-Mar Philadelphia 2 at Tinicum 12/18
Great Cormorant 1994 Jan-Mar Bucks 2 on 12/17 on the So. Bucks CBC (Bob Mercer)
Great Cormorant 1994 Jan-Mar Delaware 4 on 12/17 on the Delaware R. (Bill Stocku)
Great Cormorant 1994 Oct-Dec Lancaster 1 ad. flew past the Conejohela Flats 10/16, and another observed on the Conowingo Pond 11/20 (EBNT)
Great Cormorant 1994 Apr-Jun Philadelphia 1 on 5/14 on Mud I. (NAMC)
Great Cormorant 1994 Jan-Mar Bucks 1-3 at Bristol 1/22-3/26 (G. Carmichael), with a high of 12 at Tullytown (S. Farbotnik)
Great Cormorant 1995 Jan-Mar Delaware 1 on 3/18 at Marcus Hook (Al Guarente)
Great Cormorant 1995 Jan-Mar Philadelphia 59 on 1/21 were high on the Winter Bird Count
Great Cormorant 1995 Jan-Mar Bucks 2 on 12/16 (SBC)
Great Cormorant 1995 Apr-Jun Delaware 1 on 5/1 at the Delaware R. (Bill Stocku)
Great Cormorant 1995 Apr-Jun Bucks 1 on 4/2 at Peace Valley (T. Wartenberger) and 3 on 5/6 (no loc., no obs.)
Great Cormorant 1995 Jan-Mar Delaware 4 on 12/16 on the Delaware River (Nick Pulcinella)
Great Cormorant 1995 Oct-Dec Lancaster 3 on 10/15-20 at Wissler Run Park (Bob Schutsky, Randy Miller)
Great Cormorant 1995 Jan-Mar Philadelphia Present from 11/26 with a high of 41 on 12/16 on the Delaware River (m. obs.)
Great Cormorant 1996 Jan-Mar Philadelphia present from 10/31 to 12/12 on the Delaware River (Ed Fingerhood)
Great Cormorant 1996 Apr-Jun Berks 1 on 4/28 at Glen Morgan L. was a first county record (Randy Miller, Ken Lebo)
Great Cormorant 1996 Apr-Jun Delaware 2 on 4/19 at Essington (no details)(Nick Pulcinella)
Great Cormorant 1996 Apr-Jun Philadelphia 7 on 4/14 at Delaware River at Poquessing Creek (no details)(Ed Fingerhood)
Great Cormorant 1996 Jul-Sep Berks 1 on 7/19 at Glen Morgan Lake (Ken Lebo)
Great Cormorant 1996 Oct-Dec Carbon 1 on 9/1 at Beltzville SP was 2nd for this location (Dave Hawk)
Great Cormorant 1996 Jan-Mar Bucks 1 on 12/18 at Nockamixon SP (Jason Horn) and 1 on 12/21 on the So. Bucks CBC
Great Cormorant 1996 Jan-Mar Delaware present from 12/3 on with 4 on 12/21 at the Delaware River (Nick Pulcinella)
Great Cormorant 1996 Jan-Mar Delaware Present all quarter
Great Cormorant 1996 Jan-Mar Philadelphia Present up to 3/22 with a high of 11 on 2/26
Great Cormorant 1996 Oct-Dec Lancaster 1 on 10/8 on the Conowingo Pond (Bob Schutsky)
Great Cormorant 1996 Jan-Mar Bucks Present all quarter
Great Cormorant 1997 Jan-Mar Philadelphia 39 on 1/11 (Winter Bird Count)
Great Cormorant 1997 Oct-Dec Philadelphia Present from an early date of 10/23 when 6 were seen (Ed Fingerhood)
Great Cormorant 1997 Apr-Jun Montgomery 1 on 5/3-24 at Green Lane Res. (Kevin Crilley)
Great Cormorant 1997 Oct-Dec Montgomery 1 on 10/22 at Green Lane Res.(George Franchois)
Great Cormorant 1997 Apr-Jun Philadelphia Up to 4 present up to 5/10 on the Delaware River (m. obs.)
Great Cormorant 1997 Oct-Dec Bucks Present from 10/14 (Peace Valley Park), mostly on the Delaware R
Great Cormorant 1997 Oct-Dec Delaware Present from 11/2 at Marcus Hook (Al Guarente)
Great Cormorant 1997 Apr-Jun Delaware Present all quarter with a high of 5 on 3/18 at Marcus Hook (Jim Lockyer)
Great Cormorant 1998 Jan-Mar Delaware Present to 2/19 at Marcus Hook (Al Guarente)
Great Cormorant 1998 Jan-Mar Philadelphia Present up to 3/27 with 42 on 1/10 along the Delaware River (m. obs.)
Great Cormorant 1998 Jan-Mar Delaware 1 on 12/19 at Marcus Hook (Nick Pulcinella)
Great Cormorant 1998 Jan-Mar Bucks 3 present 12/2-19 on the Delaware River (Ken Reiker)
Great Cormorant 1998 Apr-Jun Bucks Present up to 5/16 at the Delaware River
Great Cormorant 1999 Apr-Jun Northampton Up to 5 in April and one remaining to 5/28 at Martins Creek (Rick Wiltraut)
Great Cormorant 1999 Jan-Mar Delaware Present all quarter (Jan-Mar)
Great Cormorant 1999 Apr-Jun Delaware Present up to 4/12 in Essington (Nick Pulcinella)
Great Cormorant 1999 Jan-Mar Bucks Present from 12/18 through the quarter on the Delaware River
Great Cormorant 1999 Jan-Mar Delaware Present from 12/2 at Marcus Hook (Nick Pulcinella)
Great Cormorant 1999 Jan-Mar Philadelphia 17 on 12/18 on the Delaware River (J. Billings)
Great Cormorant 2000 Apr-Jun Delaware 1 on 4/22 at Marcus Hook (Al Guarente)
Great Cormorant 2000 Apr-Jun Northampton 1 on 5/30 at Martins Creek (Rick Wiltraut)
Great Cormorant 2000 Oct-Dec Bucks Present from 10/20-12/16 at the Delaware River (m. obs.)
Great Cormorant 2000 Jan-Mar Delaware 1 on 12/16 at Marcus Hook (Nick Pulcinella)
Great Cormorant 2000 Oct-Dec Montgomery 1 on 11/28 at Green Lane Reservoir (Kevin Crilley)
Great Cormorant 2000 Jan-Mar Northampton 1 on 12/2 at Green Pond (Jeff Hopkins)
Great Cormorant 2000 Jan-Mar Philadelphia Present all quarter with a high of 40 on 1/8 on the Delaware River (m. obs.)
Great Cormorant 2000 Jan-Mar Bucks Present from 1/22-2/28 at Bensalem and on the Delaware River (m. obs.)
Great Cormorant 2001 Apr-Jun Delaware present on the Delaware River
Great Cormorant 2001 Jan-Mar Philadelphia present part of the quarter (Jan-Mar)
Great Cormorant 2001 Oct-Dec Berks 1 immature 11/10-24 at Glen Morgan Lake (Ken Lebo)
Great Cormorant 2001 Jan-Mar Bucks 1 at Peace Valley Park 11/8-17 (August Mirabella); 1 on 11/18 at Upper Black Eddy (Devich Farbotnik); 13 on 12/15 on the lower Delaware River (S-CBC); 1 at Nockamixon State Park 12/19-26 (Bill Etter, Cameron Rutt)
Great Cormorant 2001 Oct-Dec Carbon 1 on 11/11 at Beltzville Lake and 1 on 11/17+ at Wild Creek Reservoir (var ob) (no desc)
Great Cormorant 2001 Jan-Mar Chester 1-3 on & off from 10/3 to 12/1 (John McManara, m obs)
Great Cormorant 2001 Oct-Dec Lancaster 1 at the Conejohela Flats on 10/6 and 10/14 (Bob Schutsky) (no desc)
Great Cormorant 2001 Oct-Dec Montgomery 1 immature 11/4 to end of quarter at Green Lane Res. (George Franchois, Kevin Crilley, var ob)
Great Cormorant 2002 Aug-Nov Lancaster 1 on 10/12 and 10/17 at Susquehanna River Conejohela Flats (Bob Schutsky)
Great Cormorant 2002 Apr-Jun Northampton 1 present 4/2 (no details)
Great Cormorant 2002 Aug-Nov Northampton 2 from 11/17-22 in a quarry off Route 611 (Michael Schall)
Great Cormorant 2002 Apr-Jun Bucks 2 up to 5/6 near Bristol
Great Cormorant 2002 Aug-Nov Bucks 1 on 10/4 on the Delaware River at Bristol (Jason Horn)
Great Cormorant 2002-2003 Dec-Feb Bucks present on the on the southern Del. R. as usual all winter (Devich Farbotnik, Matt Sharp).
Great Cormorant 2003 Mar-May McKean an immature 4/8-4/10 at Redbridge on Kinzua Lake (John Fedak)
Great Cormorant 2003 Mar-May Northampton 3 wintered along the Delaware River between Sandt's Eddy and the Martins Creek Power Plant (v. obs.); 1 flying past the Martins Creek Flyash Basin 5/25 (v. obs.)
Great Cormorant 2003 Mar-May Philadelphia 51 on the Delaware River 3/16 (Matt Sharp)
Great Cormorant 2004 Mar-May Northampton a max. of 3 on 3/9 at the Martin's Creek Quarry (Mike Schall)
Great Cormorant 2004 Aug-Nov Bucks One at Nockamixon SP 11/29 was away from the lower Delaware R. where expected (Bill Etter)
Great Cormorant 2004 Aug-Nov Northampton An early one was at the Martins Creek Quarry 11/21 (Michael Schall)
Great Cormorant 2004-2005 Dec-Feb Bucks all season on the Del. R at Bristol with a peak of 20+ on 12/19 (August Mirabella); three at Nockamixon SP 12/25 (Bill Etter) adds to other recent sightings there so that they are now expected annually
Great Cormorant 2005 Mar-May Northampton an immature at the Nazareth Quarry 4/3; and a high of five at The Martins Creek Quarry 4/12 (Michael Schall)
Great Cormorant 2005 Aug-Nov Bucks a very early one was at Giving Pond 8/28, moving up the fall first arrival date by several weeks (Diane Allison); also away from its normal lower Delaware River haunts; one was at Nockamixon SP11/24 (Bill Etter); and the highest count reported was 15 at Bristol 11/26 (Cameron Rutt, August Mirabella)
Great Cormorant 2005 Aug-Nov Delaware regular. were first reported on the Delaware River 11/2 (Doris McGovern)
Great Cormorant 2005 Mar-May Bucks two at the Tullytown area 5/14 (Al & Nancy Bilheimer)
Great Cormorant 2005-2006 Dec-Feb Berks an imm. at Trout Run Res. above Boyertown 12/17-12/18 (Patrick O'Donnell)
Great Cormorant 2005-2006 Dec-Feb Bucks only three were tallied on the Southern Bucks Co. CBC 12/17
Great Cormorant 2005-2006 Dec-Feb Delaware one on the Delaware River at Marc7u Hook 12/17 (Nick Pulcinella)
Great Cormorant 2005-2006 Dec-Feb Northampton three were at Martins Creek Quarry 2/2-2/5 (Billy Weber). No desc
Great Cormorant 2005-2006 Dec-Feb Philadelphia all season with 26 counted on the Philadelphia Mid-Winter Census
Great Cormorant 2006 Mar-May Bucks at least 2 at Bristol 5/20 (Devich Farbotnik)
Great Cormorant 2006 Mar-May Philadelphia present during the season along the Delaware R..
Great Cormorant 2006 Mar-May Delaware one along Darby Creek 4/10 (Al Guarente)
Great Cormorant 2006 Mar-May Northampton one at Martins Creek quarry 3/9 (observer not specified)
Great Cormorant 2006-2007 Dec-Feb Philadelphia Wintered as usual on Delaware R. (Doris McGovern).
Great Cormorant 2006-2007 Dec-Feb Montgomery Nine at Martins Creek 12/31
Great Cormorant 2006-2007 Dec-Feb Bucks A record high 20 recorded on the Southern Bucks CBC 12/16 twenty were counted at Mudd Island 2/12 (Bill Keim)
Great Cormorant 2006-2007 Dec-Feb Delaware Three were counted for the Delaware County CBC 12/16 (Nick Pulcinella)
Great Cormorant 2007 Mar-May Northampton last reported at Martins Creek Quarry 4/3
Great Cormorant 2007 Mar-May Philadelphia present up to 3/23 (Al Guarente).
Great Cormorant 2007 Mar-May Bucks high of 7 at Bristol 5/16 was unusually high for this late date (Devich Farbotnik)
Great Cormorant 2007 Mar-May Chester one at Struble Lake 4/26 (Robert Cook) second county record
Great Cormorant 2007 Mar-May Delaware one lingered on the Delaware R. until at least 3/23 (Al Guarente)
Great Cormorant 2008 Jun-Jul Bucks An adult provided an assumed new spring late date 6/1 at Rohm and Haas at Bristol (Devich Farbotnik) and an adult discovered at Morrisville on 7/14 (Bill Keim) may indicate it never left, apparently first Jun and Jul reports for Bucks.
Great Cormorant 2008-2009 Dec-Feb Northampton three at Martins Creek Quarry 12/13 (Michael Schall)
Great Cormorant 2008-2009 Dec-Feb Philadelphia Twenty-three on the mid-winter census 1/10.
Great Cormorant 2008-2009 Dec-Feb Bucks Southern Bucks CBC new high count of 32 on 12/20
Great Cormorant 2009 Aug-Nov Lancaster one on the Susquehanna R. at Peach Bottom 11/3 (Chuck Chalfant).
Great Cormorant 2009 Mar-May Northampton one at Martin's Creek Quarry 3/21 (Michael Schall).
Great Cormorant 2009 Mar-May Bucks 5 at Bristol 5/16 (Devich Farbotnik)
Great Cormorant 2009 Mar-May Delaware one on the Delaware River 3/28 (Al Guarente)
Great Cormorant 2009 Aug-Nov Berks one at Lake Ontelaunee 9/14 (Ken Lebo, Matt Wlasniewski) was the fourth county record
Great Cormorant 2009 Aug-Nov Bucks one at Mud Island on the unusual date of 8/7 (Devich Farbotnik)
Great Cormorant 2009-2010 Dec-Feb Bucks High count at Bristol was 13 on 12/29 (Tom Johnson, Cameron Rutt), singles away from Bristol were at Uhlerstown 12/4 (Erich Boenzli) and New Hope 2/10-18 (Bill Hoehne)
Great Cormorant 2009-2010 Dec-Feb Philadelphia Two on Pennypack Valley CBC 12/19, a total of 75 was counted 1/1 (Frank Windfelder).
Great Cormorant 2010 Mar-May Delaware 4 on the Delaware River 3/21 (Al Guarente)
Great Cormorant 2010 Mar-May Bucks 28 at Bristol and 8 at Mud Island 3/14 (Devich Farbotnik), one at Giving Pond, Uhlerstown 3/26 (Erich Boenzli) and 4 lingered at Bristol 5/15 (Devich Farbotnik)
Great Cormorant 2010 Mar-May Northampton one at Martin's Creek Quarry 3/7 (Michael Schall)
Great Cormorant 2010 Mar-May Philadelphia last reported 3/26 (Frank Windfelder).
Great Cormorant 2010 Aug-Nov Bucks returned 11/16
Great Cormorant 2010 Aug-Nov Lehigh one imm. at Lehigh Canal Park 9/18-10/9 (Mark Boyd)
Great Cormorant 2010 Aug-Nov Philadelphia returned 10/19.
Great Cormorant 2010-2011 Dec-Feb Bucks high count of 16 at Mud Island-Bensalem Township 2/13 (Devich Farbotnik)
Great Cormorant 2010-2011 Dec-Feb Northampton one on the Delaware R. 1/17 (Bill Etter)
Great Cormorant 2010-2011 Dec-Feb Philadelphia high count of 32 on mid-winter census 1/8.
Great Cormorant 2011 Mar-May Bucks continued from last season, with a high count 3/13 at Bristol (15) and Mud Island (4), and one remained at the Penn-Warner Tract 5/15 (Devich Farbotnik)
Great Cormorant 2011 Mar-May Philadelphia present from last season up to 4/13.
Great Cormorant 2011 Aug-Nov Bucks one at Giving Pond 11/12 (Paul Cooper).
Great Cormorant 2011-2012 Dec-Feb Philadelphia 6 on mid-winter census 1/7.
Great Cormorant 2011-2012 Dec-Feb Bucks a combined total of 62 on 1/27, including 42 at Bristol and 20 near Mud Island, is believed to be a high one-day count for Bucks (Devich Farbotnik)
Great Cormorant 2012 Aug-Nov Bucks first reported at Bristol 10/13 (Devich Farbotnik)
Great Cormorant 2012 Aug-Nov Delaware one at the Commodore Barry Bridge 10/31 (Al Guarente, Nick Pulcinella)
Great Cormorant 2012 Aug-Nov Lancaster one at Peach Bottom 11/4 (Bob Schutzky)
Great Cormorant 2012 Aug-Nov Montgomery one imm. at Green Lane Reservoir 11/19-20 (August Mirabella, et al.)
Great Cormorant 2012 Aug-Nov Philadelphia on the Delaware River beginning 10/11 (m.ob.).
Great Cormorant 2012 Mar-May Bucks one at Peace Valley Park 4/17-21 (August Mirabella), 8 on the Delaware River at Bristol 3/17 (Mark Gallagher)
Great Cormorant 2012 Mar-May Delaware one on the Delaware River 4/17 (Al Guarente)
Great Cormorant 2012 Mar-May Northampton one at Martin's Creek Quarry 3/16 (Michael Schall, Corinne Campbell Schall).
Great Cormorant 2012-2013 Dec-Feb Bucks present all season with a high count of 25 at Bristol 1/1 (Devich Farbotnik, m.ob.)
Great Cormorant 2012-2013 Dec-Feb Delaware 4 at Marcus Hook 12/15 (Nick Pulcinella)
Great Cormorant 2012-2013 Dec-Feb Philadelphia present all season with a high count of 11 on 12/15 (m.ob).
Great Cormorant 2013 Aug-Nov Bucks beginning 10/19 at Churchville (Butch Lishman)
Great Cormorant 2013 Aug-Nov Philadelphia beginning 10/7 on the Delaware River (m.ob.).
Great Cormorant 2013 Mar-May Bucks high single-day counts of 30 at Mud Island 3/2 and 12 at Bristol 3/2 (Devich Farbotnik), one at Rohm and Haas, Bristol 5/23 (Devich Farbotnik)
Great Cormorant 2013 Mar-May Philadelphia last reported from the winter season 4/22 (Frank Windfelder).
Great Cormorant 2013 Mar-May Berks one at Lake Ontelaunee 4/5 (Rudy Keller)
Great Cormorant 2013-2014 Dec-Feb Bucks high count was 35 on Southern Bucks CBC 12/14
Great Cormorant 2013-2014 Dec-Feb Delaware present on the Delaware River 12/8-1/18 (m.ob.), with a high count of 2 on 12/14 (Al Guarente)
Great Cormorant 2013-2014 Dec-Feb Philadelphia present all season, with high count of 3 on a mid-winter census 1/12.
Great Cormorant 2014 Aug-Nov Northampton one at Minsi Lake 11/1 (Michael Schall, Corrine Campbell Schall).
Great Cormorant 2014 Aug-Nov Lancaster one on the Susquehanna River 10/29 (Tom Raub)
Great Cormorant 2014 Mar-May Delaware 5 at the Delaware River 3/28 (Al Guarante)
Great Cormorant 2014 Mar-May Northampton one at the Portland Pedestrian Bridge 3/11-14 (Matt Sabatine, et al.)
Great Cormorant 2014 Mar-May Philadelphia last seen from the winter season 4/13 (George Armistead).
Great Cormorant 2014 Mar-May Bucks high count of 35 at Bristol 3/15 (Paul Cooper), last were 6 at Mud Island 4/4 (Devich Farbotnik)
Great Cormorant 2014 Aug-Nov Bucks first report for the season was 11/11-13 at Giving Pond near Uhlerstown (Paul Cooper, Erich Boenzli)
Great Cormorant 2014 Aug-Nov Delaware one at John Heinz NWR 10/5 (Tom Bush) and one on the Delaware River 11/7 (Al Guarente)
Great Cormorant 2014-2015 Dec-Feb Bucks high count was 24 during the Southern Bucks CBC 12/20
Great Cormorant 2014-2015 Dec-Feb Delaware 3 at Marcus Hook 12/20 (Nick Pulcinella) and one at PPL Park (Al Guarente)
Great Cormorant 2014-2015 Dec-Feb Philadelphia present all season with high count of 49 on the Philadelphia mid-winter census 1/10 (m.ob.).
Great Cormorant 2015-2016 Dec-Feb Bucks high count on the Delaware R. was 15 at Bristol 1/1 (Devich Farbotnik), with 9 counted on the Southern Bucks CBC 12/19
Great Cormorant 2015-2016 Dec-Feb Delaware 2 at Governor Printz Park 1/15 (Damon Orsetti)
Great Cormorant 2015-2016 Dec-Feb Philadelphia present all season, with 7 on the Pennypack Valley CBC 12/19.
Great Cormorant 2016 Mar-May Bucks on the Delaware River up to 3/19 (Mark Gallagher), one late bird on the river at Bristol 5/1 (Devich Farbotnik)
Great Cormorant 2016 Mar-May Delaware one flying past Philadelphia International Airport 4/7 (Al Guarente), one under the Commodore Barry Bridge 4/11 (Al Guarente)
Great Cormorant 2016 Mar-May Philadelphia last of the season on the Delaware River 4/17 (Denis Mora).
Great Cormorant 2016 Aug-Nov Montgomery one at Green Lane Park 11/1023 (Kenneth Rieker).
Great Cormorant 2016 Aug-Nov Bucks one at the Penn-Warner Tract 10/28 (Devich Farbotnik)
Great Cormorant 2016-2017 Dec-Feb Philadelphia High count of 13 at Navy Yard 12/26 (Adrian Binns, Debbie Beer).
Great Cormorant 2016-2017 Dec-Feb Bucks High count of 16 at Bristol, on Delaware R. 12/11 (Devich Farbotnik), also at Nockamixon SP 12/3-7 (Devich Farbotnik, August Mirabella, Paul Cooper)
Great Cormorant 2016-2017 Dec-Feb Delaware Two at Commodore Barry Bridge 12/17 (Al Guarente, Nick Pulcinella) and one at Marcus Hook (Al Guarente)
Great Cormorant 2017 Aug-Nov Bucks 3 at Bristol 11/12 (Thomas Ford-Hutchinson)
Great Cormorant 2017 Aug-Nov Philadelphia returned to locations on the Delaware River by 10/28 (m.ob.).
Great Cormorant 2017 Mar-May Bucks seasonal high count of 9 at Bristol 3/9(Dawn Denner), one lingered at Mud Island to 5/29 (DevichFarbotnik)
Great Cormorant 2017 Mar-May Delaware singles at the Commodore Barry Bridge andriverfront 3/17 and 3/29 (Al Guarente).
Great Cormorant 2017-2018 Dec-Feb Bucks found in Bucks , where annual
Great Cormorant 2017-2018 Dec-Feb Philadelphia where annual
Great Cormorant 2017-2018 Dec-Feb Lancaster unusual were 2 flyovers along the Susquehanna R. 1/7 (Josh Houck, Meredith Lombard, Mike Epler, Nicole Koeltzow, Zach Millen).
Great Cormorant 2018 Aug-Nov Bucks one at Peace Valley Park 11/3-7 (m.ob.)
Great Cormorant 2018 Mar-May Bucks 6 at Bristol 3/11 (Dawn Denner), 6 at Quaker-Penn Park 3/25 (Steve Schmit), and last reported at Mud Island 5/5 (Devich Farbotnik)
Great Cormorant 2018 Mar-May Delaware singles at Commodore Barry Bridge/Waterfront 3/1 (Rob Fergus, Al Guarente) and 4/6 (Rob Fergus).
Great Cormorant 2018 Aug-Nov Philadelphia present on Delaware River beginning 10/7 (m.ob.).
Great Cormorant 2019 Mar-May Bucks present at 4 locations on Delaware River with a high of 5 on Mud Island 3/24 (August Mirabella).
Great Cormorant 2019 Aug-Nov Philadelphia present on Delaware River beginning in early Oct (m.ob.).
Great Cormorant 2019 Aug-Nov Centre one at Colyer Lake 10/18-26 (Debra Rittelmann, et al.)
Great Cormorant 2019 Aug-Nov Erie one passed Sunset Point 10/11 (Jennifer Ferrick, Jerry McWilliams, Justin Berkheimer)
Great Cormorant 2020 Aug-Nov Philadelphia several reports beginning with one at Pennypack on the Delaware 10/4 (George Armistead, Liam Hart).
Great Cormorant 2020 Mar-May Bucks present during season at four locations with a high of six at Mud Island 3/8 (August Mirabella)
Great Cormorant 2020 Mar-May Delaware present at Fort Mifflin 3/26 (Sam Neat), 3/30 (David Eberly, Al Guarente), and 4/4 (Debbie Beer, Adrian Binns), one at Governor Printz Park 4/1 (Damon Orsetti), and one at Hildacy Farm Preserve 5/6 (Debbie Beer)
Great Cormorant 2020 Mar-May Lancaster one at Peach Bottom 4/22 (Bob Schutsky).
Great Cormorant 2021 Mar-May Bucks most reports were from Penn-Warner Tract, a high of 5 flew north 3/21 (Andrew Harrington)
Great Cormorant 2021 Mar-May Delaware 2 at Hog Island Rd. 3/3 (Sara Busch)
Great Cormorant 2021 Mar-May Philadelphia present at Philadelphia Naval Yard 3/7-30 with a high of 10 on 3/26 (Debbie Beer, Adrian Binns, Liam Hart, Holger Pflicke, Mark Greenberry), present at Philadelphia Army Corps of Engineers Compound 3/21-4/25 with a high of 3 on 3/21 (Holger Pflicke, m.ob.
Great Cormorant 2021 Aug-Nov Berks one at Lake Ontelaunee 10/26 (Matt Wlasniewski)
Great Cormorant 2021 Aug-Nov Bucks one at Bristol 11/23 (Eric Zawatski) and 2 at Neshaminy S.P. 11/28 (Scott Godshall).
Great Cormorant 2022 Mar-May Bucks 3 at Penn-Warner Tract 3/1 (Richard Smith) and 3/13 (Dawn Denner), one at Churchville Park 3/15 (Sharon Marcinik), and one at Morrisville 4/16 (Richard Smith)
Great Cormorant 2022 Mar-May Delaware reported 3/19-20 (m.ob.) and 4/9 (Jim McConnell) at Delaware River/Hog Island Road.
Great Cormorant 2022 Aug-Nov Philadelphia one or 2 along Delaware R. beginning 10/14 (m.ob.) were the only ones reported in the state prior to Dec.
Great Cormorant 2023 Mar-May Bucks reported in March at the usual locations along the Delaware River (m.ob.) with a max of five in Bensalem Twp. 3/4 (Mike Grubb)
Great Cormorant 2023 Mar-May Delaware reported at the Commodore Barry Bridge 3/26 (Oliver James, Christopher Hinkle), one flying over Tinicum Twp. 4/9 (Ethan Kang)
Great Cormorant 2023 Mar-May Philadelphia up to two at Bartram's Garden 3/12-18 (Karl Wallulis, Lindsay Collins, Yen Nguyen), one at the Philadelphia Army Corps of Engineers Compound 3/26 (m.ob.), present at the Philadelphia Naval Yard 3/2-4/5 with a high of 12 from 3/20-22 (m.ob.).
Great Cormorant 2023 Aug-Nov Bucks arrived at Bensalem Twp 10/4 (Kimberly Bou)
Great Cormorant 2023 Aug-Nov Delaware present on the Delaware River from 10/13 (m.ob.).
Great Cormorant 2023 Aug-Nov Phladelphia present on the Delaware River from 10/13 (m.ob.).
Great Cormorant 2023-2024 Nov-Feb Bucks and Philadelphia at multiple locations along the Delaware R.
Great Cormorant 2024 Mar-May Bucks nine total birds from four locations (m.ob.), two at the Penn-Warner Tract 5/11 (Devich Farbotnik)
Great Cormorant 2024 Mar-May Delaware one at Governor Printz Park 3/29 (Ross Gallardy).