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Gull-billed Tern 1992 Oct-Dec Delaware A 1st 20th Century record, if accepted, of 3 flying over the impoundment at Tinicum near Horseshoe Bend 8/14 (John Miller). They flew across Darby Cr. to the tidal mudflats, but were not relocated
Gull-billed Tern 1994 Oct-Dec Lancaster Jerry Book watched our 1st Co. record bird flying over Avocet Pt. at the Conejohela Flats on 8/11
Gull-billed Tern 1996 Jul-Sep Lancaster 1 on 6/2 at Washington Boro (no details)(Jerry Book et al)
Gull-billed Tern 1997 Apr-Jun Centre 2 on 5/25 at Bald Eagle SP were the first photographed record for the state (Alice Fuller, Bob Snyder)
Gull-billed Tern 2002 Jul Lancaster 1 fly-by over Conejohela Flats 7/18 (D Hoffman) and again at Peach Bottom (B. Schutsky, PaBL)
Gull-billed Tern 2003 Jun-Jul Snyder Three in summer/breeding plumage at 9:30-10:00 am on 6/7 in a flooded farmfield about 1 mile east of Troxelville on the Penns Creek Road. with steady rain (Dick and Pat Williams)
Gull-billed Tern 2010 Aug-Nov Lancaster one adult at the Conejohela Flats 8/18 (Deuane Hoffman, no doc).
Gull-billed Tern 2011 Aug-Nov Philadelphia one at the Naval Business Center 8/28 during Hurricane Irene (Debbie Beer, no doc).
Gull-billed Tern 2011 Aug-Nov Bucks one at the Penn-Warner Tract 8/28 during Hurricane Irene (Jeff Vinosky, no doc)
Gull-billed Tern 2014 Aug-Nov Philadelphia 2 at John Heinz N.W.R. 8/12 (Frank Windfelder, no doc).
Gull-billed Tern 2015 Aug-Nov Philadelphia 5 at John Heinz N.W.R. 8/8 (Andy McGann) and one still there 8/9 (Ann Reeves, doc submitted).
Gull-billed Tern 2015 Aug-Nov Delaware 2 at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 8/19-22 (David Eberly, doc submitted)
Gull-billed Tern 2019 Jun-Jul Delaware three on Delaware River at Fort Mifflin 6/16 (Al Guarente, eBird).
Gull-billed Tern 2019 Aug-Nov Delaware one at Fort Mifflin 8/18 (Jason Horn, no doc).
Gull-billed Tern 2020 Mar-May Delaware two at Fort Mifflin 5/28 (Rob Fergus), no doc.
Gull-billed Tern 2020 Jun-Jul Philadelphia one at Southwest Water Treatment Plant 6/29 (Patrick McGill, Holger Pflicke, Brian Quindlen,ph., eBird).
Gull-billed Tern 2020 Aug-Nov Delaware 6 at Hog Island Road 8/8 (Rob Fergus, Debbie Beer) and 3 downriver at Essington also 8/8 (Adrian Binns) (doc submitted).
Gull-billed Tern 2021 Jun-Jul Delaware one 6/21 at Delaware River/Hog Island Rd (Sara Busch).
Gull-billed Tern 2021 Aug-Nov Delaware 2 at Hog Island on 8/11 (Adrian Binns, doc submitted) and 8/16 (Micah Muldowney, doc submitted)
Gull-billed Tern 2021 Aug-Nov Philadelphia one at Pennypack on the Delaware 8/19 (Patrick McGill, doc submitted).
Gull-billed Tern 2022 Jun-Jul Delaware one at Delaware River/Hog Island Rd 7/3 (Al Guarente, John Zygmunt).
Gull-billed Tern 2022 Aug-Nov Philadelphia one at Pennypack on the Delaware 8/21 (Patrick McGill, doc status unknown).
Gull-billed Tern 2023 Jun-Jul Delaware three were observed at Delaware River/Hog Island Rd by many on 6/10 (Ethan Kang, Rob Fergus, m.ob., ph.).
Gull-billed Tern 2024 Jun-Jul Delaware at Hog Island Rd, Delaware R, three were observed 6/23 (Ross Gallardy, m.ob., doc submitted), a single bird 6/29 (Steve Grunwald, no doc), and three again 7/14 (Steve Grunwald, no doc)
Gull-billed Tern 2024 Jun-Jul Philadelphia three seen from Naval Shipyard 6/13 and one on 6/14 (Manny Dominguez, doc submitted).