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Harris's Sparrow 1993 Jan-Mar Chester 1 found at a feeder near Cochranville 2/12 (Lynne Sharp) remained into March
Harris's Sparrow 1996 Jan-Mar Huntingdon 1 at a feeder in Mt Union from January through the quarter was a first county record (John Kurey)
Harris's Sparrow 1996 Oct-Dec Mercer 1 on 10/27 at SGL 284 (Suzanne Butcher, Linda Wagner, et al)
Harris's Sparrow 1996 Apr-Jun Huntingdon The bird found in January was present up to 5/2, having molted into adult male plumage. (Greg Grove)
Harris's Sparrow 2001 Apr-Jun Erie 1 on 5/14 at Presque Isle State Park (Bob Machesney)
Harris's Sparrow 2003 Mar-May Chester 1 on 5/4 at a feeder in Kennett Square (Susan Beach)
Harris's Sparrow 2003-2004 Dec-Feb Warren one 12/7-January near Sugar Grove (Scott Soleson, m. obs.)a first county record.
Harris's Sparrow 2003-2004 Dec-Feb Northampton one 1/31 through the end of the period at Stone Church (Rick Wiltraut, m. obs.)
Harris's Sparrow 2003-2004 Dec-Feb Montgomery one throughout the quarter at a feeder near Green Lane Res. (Dan Hall)
Harris's Sparrow 2004 Aug-Nov Lackawanna One for four or five days in late Oct-early Nov at Clarks Summit (J. Foster, Sue Zenke, Rick Koval) no desc
Harris's Sparrow 2004 Mar-May Northampton present from last season at Stone Church until 4/11 (Rick Wiltraut)
Harris's Sparrow 2004-2005 Dec-Feb Northampton one imm 1/18 at Stone Church (Rick Wiltraut). The bird continued until at least 3/7
Harris's Sparrow 2005 Mar-May McKean a bird in breeding plumage visited a feeder near Willow Bay 5/16-19 and was photographed (Al Rutter).
Harris's Sparrow 2005 Aug-Nov Juniata an imm was first seen in Oakland Mills 11/26 and remained through the season (Aden Troyer, m. obs.)
Harris's Sparrow 2005 Mar-May Northampton the first winter present since 1/18 at Stone Church was last seen 3/20 (m. obs.)
Harris's Sparrow 2006 Aug-Nov Northampton Northampton: one from 11/28-12/15 in Seemsville (Betsy Mescavage). No desc
Harris's Sparrow 2006 Mar-May Juniata a bird found in November 2005 continued at a feeding station in Oakland Mills to 5/8 (Aden Troyer, David Troyer, et al.).
Harris's Sparrow 2006 Aug-Nov Mifflin one at Oakland Mills seen from the first couple of days in December and off/on until through the period (m. obs.)
Harris's Sparrow 2007-2008 Dec-Feb Fulton A first year male was at a feeder in Waterfall, 12/6-7 (James and Delores Purnell, no doc.), a probable first county record.
Harris's Sparrow 2008-2009 Dec-Feb Clinton at a feeder in Beech Creek 1/7-2/24, a probable first county record (Dan Brauning, Steve Sneath, Wayne Laubscher, doc submitted).
Harris's Sparrow 2009 Mar-May Lancaster one near Steelville 4/11-27 (Chuck Chalfant, m.ob., doc submitted).
Harris's Sparrow 2011 Aug-Nov Cumberland one juv. on the Cumberland County Rail Trail 11/24-25 (ph. Vern Gauthier, doc submitted).
Harris's Sparrow 2011 Aug-Nov Berks one first winter bird near Kempton 11/26 (Peter Schienberger, Susan Rogers, m.ob., doc submitted) stayed into the winter season
Harris's Sparrow 2011-2012 Dec-Feb Berks one from the fall remained into Mar along the Old Philly Pike near Kempton, supplied occasionally with seeds by birders (m.ob., doc submitted).
Harris's Sparrow 2012 Mar-May Berks the bird that overwintered at Old Philly Pike was last reported 4/2 (Jeffrey Ritter)
Harris's Sparrow 2012 Mar-May Centre one in Howard 4/17-5/2 (Bob Snyder, et al., doc submitted).
Harris's Sparrow 2012-2013 Dec-Feb Carbon one on Whitey B Dr. near Beltzville S.P. 1/1 through the season (Rich and Barbara Rehrig, doc submitted) was seen by hundreds of birders.
Harris's Sparrow 2013 Mar-May Carbon continuing from the winter season at Whitey B Drive to at least 5/5 (Dustin Welch, Rich Rehrig, eBird, doc previously submitted).
Harris's Sparrow 2014 Aug-Nov Northampton one at the Koch property from 11/17 into the winter (Arlene Koch, doc submitted).
Harris's Sparrow 2014 Mar-May Carbon one at a private residence near Beltzville State Park 5/6 (Dave Hawk) and relocated there 5/7 (Rich Rehrig, Barbara Rehrig, doc submitted).
Harris's Sparrow 2014-2015 Dec-Feb Lancaster one at Holtwood 12/29 (Jim Smith)
Harris's Sparrow 2014-2015 Dec-Feb Northampton one at the Koch property all period (Arlene Koch, m.ob., doc previously submitted).
Harris's Sparrow 2014-2015 Dec-Feb Cumberland one at Big Spring 1/29-2/19 (Vern Gauthier)
Harris's Sparrow 2015 Mar-May Tioga one just west of Mansfield 5/8 (fide Lisa Sumner, no doc).
Harris's Sparrow 2015 Mar-May Northampton one continued from the winter at the Koch residence to 5/5 (Arlene Koch, m.ob., doc previously submitted)
Harris's Sparrow 2017-2018 Dec-Feb Bucks one in Doylestown 12/31 to end of period (anon, Michael Lucas, m.ob., doc submitted), found on Central Bucks County CBC.
Harris's Sparrow 2018 Mar-May Lycoming one visited a feeder near Williamsport 4/9-5/8 (Larry Waltz, et al., doc submitted), first county record.
Harris's Sparrow 2018 Mar-May Bucks one that wintered in Doylestown Twp. last reported 5/8 (Mike Lucas)
Harris's Sparrow 2018-2019 Dec-Feb Dauphin one at a farm between Berrysburg and Gratz during Feb (Chester Zook), doc submitted.
Harris's Sparrow 2019-2020 Dec-Feb Bucks one at Bristol Twp feeder through period (Anne Edwards).
Harris's Sparrow 2020 Mar-May Bucks the bird that wintered in Bristol Twp. continued to 5/10 (Anne Jakubczak Edwards), doc previously submitted.
Harris's Sparrow 2020-2021 Dec-Feb Lancaster immature at New Holland 1/22-2/24 (Cynthia Beyer) (doc submitted).
Harris's Sparrow 2021 Mar-May Dauphin one visited feeder in Harrisburg 5/13 (Rick Price, Peg Price), no doc.
Harris's Sparrow 2021-2022 Dec-Feb Adams one at a Winding Brook Rd feeder 1/14 (Aaron Rider), a new county record.
Harris's Sparrow 2022 Aug-Nov Clinton one at McElhatten 10/26 (Elizabeth Zbegner, doc status unknown)
Harris's Sparrow 2022 Aug-Nov Mercer one in Stoneboro 11/12-14 (Martin Carlin, doc submitted).
Harris's Sparrow 2022 Mar-May Westmoreland one near Latrobe 5/3-5 (fide Shannon Thompson).
Harris's Sparrow 2022 Mar-May Juniata one at residence near Mifflintown 3/12-5/8 (Chad Kauffman, m.ob.)
Harris's Sparrow 2023-2024 Nov-Feb Somerset one at a farm on Warrens Mill Rd near Pocahontas 1/1 through the season, found by young birders and confirmed by Ben Flora and Jeff Payne.
Harris's Sparrow 2023-2024 Nov-Feb Cumberland one at Clouse Rd near Shippensburg 1/8 (Vern Gauthier)