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Laughing Gull 1992 Jul-Sep Bucks 2 on 7/31 at Nockamixon SP Steve Farbotnik
Laughing Gull 1992 Jul-Sep Delaware All quarter
Laughing Gull 1992 Oct-Dec Lancaster One on 9/12-14 at Mount Joy. Jonathan Heller
Laughing Gull 1992 Oct-Dec Lehigh One on 8/18 at the ABE airport. Fritz Brock, Rick Wiltraut
Laughing Gull 1992 Oct-Dec Cambria 1 at Prince Gallitzin SP 11/23 (John Salvetti). again 11/25-26 was believed to be a 1st Co. record
Laughing Gull 1992 Oct-Dec Delaware up to 10 at Tinicum I. 11/15 (Nick Pulcinella)
Laughing Gull 1992 Oct-Dec Montgomery 1 at Green Lane Res. 11/26 (Ron Grubb)
Laughing Gull 1993 Apr-Jun Centre 1 on 4/26 at State College (Nick Bolgiano)
Laughing Gull 1993 Apr-Jun Chester 1 on the West Chester Bird Count
Laughing Gull 1993 Apr-Jun Erie 1 on 5/21-23 at Presque Isle SP (Jerry McWilliams)
Laughing Gull 1993 Jan-Mar Lancaster 1 at Conejehola Flats 3/28 (Jerry Book)
Laughing Gull 1993 Oct-Dec Bucks 3 at Nockamixon SP 10/20 (S. Farbotnik)
Laughing Gull 1993 Oct-Dec Lancaster 1 at Safe Harbor 11/17 (J. Book)
Laughing Gull 1993 Apr-Jun Bucks seen from 5/8 with 100 at Tullytown on 5/22 (Steve Farbotnik)
Laughing Gull 1993 Apr-Jun Delaware 3 on 4/13 at Marcus Hook (Nick Pulcinella)
Laughing Gull 1994 Oct-Dec Warren 1 juv. at Kinzua Dam 8/25 († ph, Ted Grisez) was a 1st Co. record
Laughing Gull 1994 Oct-Dec Delaware 1 on 10/1 near the airport (Al Guarente)
Laughing Gull 1994 Oct-Dec Delaware present all quarter with a high of 15 on 9/4 on Delaware R. (Pulcinella)
Laughing Gull 1994 Oct-Dec Lancaster 1 at Washington Boro 7/17 and 8/7 (EBNT)
Laughing Gull 1994 Oct-Dec Philadelphia present up to 9/5 at Tinicum (Pulcinella)
Laughing Gull 1994 Oct-Dec Bucks 1 at Peace Valley 8/7 (Mirabella)
Laughing Gull 1994 Oct-Dec Philadelphia 1000± on the Delaware River into October (John Miller)
Laughing Gull 1995 Oct-Dec Delaware Present up to 10/8 (40) on the Delaware River (Al Guarente)
Laughing Gull 1995 Oct-Dec Erie 1 on 11/1 at Presque Isle SP (Jerry McWilliams)
Laughing Gull 1995 Oct-Dec Lancaster 2 on 11/2 and 2 on 11/26 Washington Boro (Bob Schutsky, Eric Witmer)
Laughing Gull 1995 Jul-Sep Lancaster 1 on 5/20 at Washington Boro (Jerry Book, et al) and 1 on 6/18 at same loc.(Jonathan Heller)
Laughing Gull 1995 Apr-Jun Philadelphia Present all quarter with a high of 49 on 5/13
Laughing Gull 1995 Oct-Dec Bucks 1 on 11/15 at Nockamixon SP (Steve Farbotnik)
Laughing Gull 1995 Jul-Sep Delaware Present all quarter
Laughing Gull 1995 Oct-Dec Lancaster 3 from 8/5-11 and 1 on 8/26 at Washington Boro (Eric Witmer, et al)
Laughing Gull 1995 Apr-Jun Bucks 1 on 5/6 (no loc, no obs.)
Laughing Gull 1995 Apr-Jun Delaware 20 on 4/15 and present through rest of the quarter (Al Guarente)
Laughing Gull 1995 Apr-Jun Erie 1 on 5/10-12 at Presque Isle SP (Jerry McWilliams)
Laughing Gull 1997 Jan-Mar Bucks Present from 3/19 at Tullytown (Ken Reiker)
Laughing Gull 1997 Jan-Mar Delaware Present from 3/22 at Marcus Hook (Nick Pulcinella)
Laughing Gull 1997 Oct-Dec Cambria 1 on 11/3 at Prince Gallitzin SP (John Salvetti) and 1 on 11/9 at Beaverdale Res. (Judy Johns)
Laughing Gull 1997 Oct-Dec Delaware Recorded up to 11/23 with 92 on 10/27 at Marcus Hook (Al Guarente)
Laughing Gull 1997 Oct-Dec Philadelphia Recorded up to 11/9 with 11 on 10/26 (Ted Floyd)
Laughing Gull 1998 Jan-Mar Delaware present from 3/29 with 18 on 3/30 along the Delaware River (Al Guarente, Jim Lockyer)
Laughing Gull 1998 Jan-Mar Lancaster 1 on 12/20 on the Susquehanna River
Laughing Gull 1998 Oct-Dec Delaware present up to 11/21 with 17 on 11/8 at the Delaware River (Al Guarente, Nick Pulcinella)
Laughing Gull 1998 Oct-Dec Philadelphia Present all quarter with a high of 65 on 8/19 at Tinicum NWR (Ted Floyd)
Laughing Gull 1998 Oct-Dec Delaware Present all quarter with a high of 30 on 8/28 at Essington (Nick Pulcinella, Jim Lockyer)
Laughing Gull 1999 Jan-Mar Bucks 1 on 3/28 at Chalfont (Steve Farbotnik)
Laughing Gull 1999 Jan-Mar Berks 1 on 1/23-25 at Lake Ontelaunee (Ken Lebo, Matt Wlasniewski)
Laughing Gull 1999 Oct-Dec Bucks 1 on 8/30 at Peace Valley Park (August and Judy Mirabella)
Laughing Gull 1999 Oct-Dec Delaware Present all quarter with a high of 129 on 9/6 at Essington (Al Guarente)
Laughing Gull 1999 Jul-Sep Philadelphia Present part of the quarter
Laughing Gull 1999 Oct-Dec Berks 1 on 11/28 at L. Ontelaunee (Jason Horn)
Laughing Gull 1999 Oct-Dec Chester 1 on 11/27 at Struble Lake (Larry Lewis)
Laughing Gull 1999 Oct-Dec Delaware 400 present up to 10/2 at Essington (Al Guarente)
Laughing Gull 2000 Jan-Mar Berks 2 on 12/17 at Reading (Matt Spence, Rudy Keller)
Laughing Gull 2000 Oct-Dec Butler 1 on 10/1-4 at Moraine State Park (Linda Wagner, Margaret Higbee)
Laughing Gull 2000 Oct-Dec Delaware Present all quarter with a high of 20 on 9/12 at Essington (Nick Pulcinella)
Laughing Gull 2000 Jul-Sep Philadelphia Present from 7/16-30 at John Heinz NWR at Tinicum
Laughing Gull 2000 Oct-Dec Bucks 1 on 9/8 at Penn Manor (August Mirabella)
Laughing Gull 2000 Oct-Dec Bucks Present up to 11/25 at Chalfont (August Mirabella)
Laughing Gull 2000 Oct-Dec Northampton 1 on 10/13 at Martins Creek (m. obs.)
Laughing Gull 2000 Oct-Dec Delaware Present part of the quarter
Laughing Gull 2000 Jan-Mar Berks 1 on 1/2 at Lake Ontelaunee (Katrina Knight, Peter Saenger)
Laughing Gull 2000 Jan-Mar Philadelphia Present from March through the quarter
Laughing Gull 2001 Jan-Mar Delaware seen during March
Laughing Gull 2001 Apr-Jun Bucks 1 on 4/16 at Nockamixon State Park (Bill Etter, Devich Farbotnik)
Laughing Gull 2001 Apr-Jun Somerset 2 on 4/1 at Somerset Lake (Lauretta & Jeff Payne) were a first county record
Laughing Gull 2001 Jan-Mar Bucks 3,000 on 10/20 at Tulleytown (Matt Sharp); 4 on 12/15 at Warner Tract (Matt Sharp, George Armistead. Rick Mellon)
Laughing Gull 2001 Oct-Dec Delaware present until November
Laughing Gull 2001 Oct-Dec Erie 1 on 10/4 at Presque Isle (Jerry McWilliams)
Laughing Gull 2001 Oct-Dec Lancaster 1 on 10/27 at Conejohela Flats (observer?)
Laughing Gull 2001 Jan-Mar Bucks 1 seen on 3/3 at Tullytown. a new early date for the county (Matt Sharp)
Laughing Gull 2002 Jan-Mar Philadelphia 1 on 3/1
Laughing Gull 2002 Jan-Mar Bucks 1 from 3/17-3/31
Laughing Gull 2002 Jan-Mar Berks 2 at Glen Morgan Lake on 3/27 (K. Lebo)
Laughing Gull 2002 Apr-Jun Lancaster present 5/26-6/9 (location & observer not listed)
Laughing Gull 2002 Apr-Jun Philadelphia present in April
Laughing Gull 2002 Apr-Jun Bucks an estimated 10,000 at the Penn Warner Tract 4/20
Laughing Gull 2002 Apr-Jun Delaware present from 4/21 to the end of the quarter
Laughing Gull 2002 Apr-Jun Erie 1 on 4/29 at Presque Isle State Park (Ben Coulter)
Laughing Gull 2003 Mar-May Lancaster present 5/26 (location and observer not indicated)
Laughing Gull 2003 Mar-May Philadelphia approximately 100 present from March through May
Laughing Gull 2003 Mar-May Delaware 200 on 5/20 flying over Prospect Park (Jim Lockyer)
Laughing Gull 2003 Aug-Nov McKean Four 9/19 Willow Bay (J. Fedak)
Laughing Gull 2003 Aug-Nov Somerset Three 9/19 Quemahoning Reservoir (R. Gallardy, J.Payne) 2nd county record
Laughing Gull 2003 Aug-Nov Venango One 9/19 Kahle Lake (m. obs.) 1st county record
Laughing Gull 2003 Aug-Nov Bedford Two 9/19 Shawnee SP (R. Payne)
Laughing Gull 2003 Mar-May Bucks present from 3/29 on with an impressive 30,000 on 5/10 at the Penn-Warner Tract (NAMC)
Laughing Gull 2003 Jun-Jul Carbon Three at Beltzville Watershed on 6/13 (David Hawk to PABL)
Laughing Gull 2003 Jun-Jul Erie 1 adult at Presque Isle 6/26 at the tip of Gull Point (Ben Coulter).
Laughing Gull 2004 Mar-May Cambria 1 on 5/23 at Prince Gallitzin SP (observer not listed)
Laughing Gull 2004 Mar-May Centre 1 at Bald Eagle SP 5/21 (Wayne Laubscher, Molly Heath, Greg Grove, Deb Grove)
Laughing Gull 2004 Mar-May Erie 1 at Presque Isle SP 5/6 (Ben Coulter) was found dead 5/8 (Don Snyder)
Laughing Gull 2004 Mar-May Northampton 1 at Green Pond 5/3 (Billy Weber)
Laughing Gull 2004 Jun-Jul Erie 1 at Gull Point on Presque Isle seen on 6/12 and 7/10 (Mark Vass, Ben Coulter)
Laughing Gull 2004 Jun-Jul Lancaster Multiple sightings 7/30-11/21 (m. obs.)
Laughing Gull 2004 Aug-Nov Dauphin One at Susquehanna from West Fairview 8/27 (Terry Neumyer, Sharon & Aaron Shingi) and again 9/9 Susquehanna from Harrisburg (Ed Chubb)
Laughing Gull 2004 Aug-Nov Delaware present all period
Laughing Gull 2004 Aug-Nov Berks One at Lake Ontelaunee 9/18 (Matt Spence)
Laughing Gull 2004 Aug-Nov Bucks Reported from Nockamixon SP 8/15-16, & 11/10 (Bill Etter); and Peace Valley Park 9/21(August Mirabella). Unusual away from the lower end of the county where they are common
Laughing Gull 2004-2005 Dec-Feb Bucks one at Tullytown 12/18 (Cameron Rutt)
Laughing Gull 2004-2005 Dec-Feb Delaware one on the Delaware R. near Chester 12/18 (John Freiberg)
Laughing Gull 2005 Mar-May Bucks a total of 15,057 counted in the southern part of the county during the PAMC 5/14 (observer not listed)
Laughing Gull 2005 Mar-May Erie one 4/30 (Ben Coulter); one 5/10 and 5/22 (Jerry McWilliams). all at Presque Isle State Park
Laughing Gull 2005 Mar-May Northampton one at the Forks of the Delaware River in Easton 3/12 (Michael Schall)
Laughing Gull 2005 Aug-Nov Allegheny one at Dashields 9/16 (Geoff Malosh, Dave Wilton). it was last reported 9/20
Laughing Gull 2005 Aug-Nov Beaver a juvenile molting into first winter plumage was discovered at Montgomery Lock and Dam 9/16, provided a first county record (Mark Vass)
Laughing Gull 2005 Aug-Nov Bucks Present all season with 2250 remaining at Tullytown 11/19 (Matt Sharp)
Laughing Gull 2005 Aug-Nov Venango one at Kahle Lake 8/31 was a second county record (Kathie Goodblood, Jerry Stanley, Russ States)
Laughing Gull 2005 Aug-Nov Indiana one was at Yellow Creek SP 9/1 and was joined by 2 more 9/3 (m. obs.)
Laughing Gull 2005 Aug-Nov Lancaster multiple sightings 8/24-10/9 on the Susquehanna River, Conejohela Flats (m. obs.)
Laughing Gull 2005 Aug-Nov Montgomery one was at Church Rd. 9/l (George Franchois)
Laughing Gull 2005 Aug-Nov Chester one at Chamber's Lake 8/16 (Larry Lewis)
Laughing Gull 2005 Aug-Nov Crawford a first year bird 9/5-9/6, likely a first county record, was at Pymatuning Spillway (Scott Kinzey)
Laughing Gull 2005 Aug-Nov Erie a single at Presque Isle SP 8/30 (Chris Wood)
Laughing Gull 2005 Aug-Nov Somerset a second year bird was at Somerset Lake 8/31 (Luretta Payne)
Laughing Gull 2005 Aug-Nov Dauphin one along the Susquehanna River from West Fairview 8/31 (Pete Fox, Ramsay Koury, Art Schiavo); and another 10/24 South Hanover Twp. (Tom Johnson)
Laughing Gull 2005 Aug-Nov Westmoreland one at Beaver Run Res. 9/1 (Dick Byers). and another was seen flying and heard calling over the Powdermill Avian Research Center the same day (Mike Lanzone). the first reports ever for the county
Laughing Gull 2005-2006 Dec-Feb Bucks numbers dropped quickly by early December with the last report being 11 on 12/3 at Tullytown (August Mirabella, Howard Eskin)
Laughing Gull 2006 Mar-May Allegheny one at Dashields Dam 4/10 (Geoff Malosh). 3rd county record
Laughing Gull 2006 Mar-May Beaver the same bird found in Allegheny continued along the Ohio R. into Beaver 4/10 (Geoff Malosh). 2nd county record
Laughing Gull 2006 Mar-May Bucks one at Nockamixon S.P. 3/18 (Thomas Ford-Hutchinson, Bill Etter); one at Bradford Dam 3/21 (Gail Johnson)
Laughing Gull 2006 Mar-May Delaware regularly seen along the Delaware R. 4/25-5/8 (m.ob.)
Laughing Gull 2006 Jun-Jul Lancaster one 4/21 (Bob Schutsky, Deuane Hoffman) and 6/6 (Deuane Hoffman) at the Conejohela Flats
Laughing Gull 2006 Jun-Jul Lancaster One adult on the Conejahola Flats 6/7 (Deuane Hoffman PABIRDS Listserve).
Laughing Gull 2006 Mar-May Philadelphia dozens seen moving up the Delaware R. at Fort Mifflin 4/25-26, 5/1, 5/4, and 5/8 (John Miller).
Laughing Gull 2006 Jun-Jul Bucks Not unusual here a rough count of 850 on 7/20 was made up of nearly 100% adults (August Mirabella)
Laughing Gull 2006 Jun-Jul Erie One adult on Gull Point Presque Isle S.P. 7/8 (Mark Vass PABIRDS Listserve)
Laughing Gull 2007 Aug-Nov Chester one flyover at Bucktoe Preserve 9/5 (Joe Sebastiani).
Laughing Gull 2007 Aug-Nov Bucks Singles at Peace Valley Park 8/27 and 9/30 were notable away from the Delaware R. (August Mirabella).
Laughing Gull 2007 Jun-Jul Erie One adult at Gull Point 6/1 (Jerry McWilliams).
Laughing Gull 2007 Mar-May Lancaster 3 at the Conejohela Flats 4/4 (Deuane Hoffman).
Laughing Gull 2007-2008 Dec-Feb Bucks One at Bristol, 12/3 (Bill Keim).
Laughing Gull 2008-2009 Dec-Feb Lancaster one at Tanger Outlets 2/4 (Drew Weber).
Laughing Gull 2008-2009 Dec-Feb Bucks two at Churchville Reservoir Park on Southern Bucks CBC 12/20 (Marlin Corn)
Laughing Gull 2008-2009 Dec-Feb Delaware two on Delaware R. 12/1
Laughing Gull 2009 Mar-May Lancaster one along the Susquehanna River at the "Rocks" 3/29 and through May (Eric Witmer)
Laughing Gull 2009 Mar-May Philadelphia first individuals returned 4/3.
Laughing Gull 2009 Mar-May Bucks 2 at Bowman's Hill 4/26 (Devich Farbotnik)
Laughing Gull 2009 Mar-May Erie one at Presque Isle State Park 5/24 (Mike Fialkovich, Jim Valimont)
Laughing Gull 2009-2010 Dec-Feb Philadelphia one at Pennypack on the Delaware River 12/9 (Frank Windfelder).
Laughing Gull 2009-2010 Dec-Feb Bucks one on Southern Bucks CBC 12/19
Laughing Gull 2010 Mar-May Bucks 7 at the Penn-Warner Tract 3/22 and 1500 there 5/8 (Devich Farbotnik)
Laughing Gull 2010 Mar-May Centre one at Toftrees 5/12 (Joe Verica)
Laughing Gull 2010 Mar-May Dauphin one at West Fairview 5/12 (Vern Gauthier, Ramsay Koury, DrewWeber).
Laughing Gull 2010-2011 Dec-Feb Bucks 4 at Falls Township Community Park 12/2 (Bill Keim)
Laughing Gull 2010-2011 Dec-Feb Dauphin one at West Fairview on Susquehanna R. during Harrisburg CBC 12/18 (Martin Wilson, Sandy and Bill Baum, Bernie Crist, Larry Usselman)
Laughing Gull 2010-2011 Dec-Feb Delaware 24 at John Heinz NWR 12/12 (Mike Johnson eBird).
Laughing Gull 2011 Mar-May Allegheny one at Duck Hollow 5/11 (Kathy Saunders)
Laughing Gull 2011 Mar-May Bedford one adult near Shawnee S.P. 5/1 (Dave Wilton, Shannon Thompson)
Laughing Gull 2011 Mar-May Bucks up to 18 present at Shady Brook Farm 4/5-15 (Bill Keim), and on the lower Delaware River, where regular
Laughing Gull 2011 Mar-May Cumberland one at Mudlevel Road 5/21 (Andy Markel).
Laughing Gull 2011 Jun-Jul Cambria adult at Prince Gallitzin State Park 6/19 (Dave Gobert).
Laughing Gull 2011-2012 Dec-Feb Bucks 44 at Falls Twp. Park 12/8 (Bill Keim), one at Nockamixon S.P. 12/11 (Terry Bronson).
Laughing Gull 2012 Jun-Jul Bucks first summer bird at Peace Valley Park 6/2 was unexpected away from the Delaware River (ph. August Mirabella)
Laughing Gull 2012 Jun-Jul Delaware Marcus Hook 6/24 (eBird. Al Guarente)
Laughing Gull 2012 Jun-Jul Erie Gull Point 6/1-2 (ph. Geoff Malosh), another in a parking lot in downtown Erie 6/11 (Shawn Collins), and probably the same bird was seen again at Gull Point 6/15 (Walter Wehtje)
Laughing Gull 2012 Jun-Jul Philadelphia various sightings at John Heinz NWR at Tinicum in July (eBird).
Laughing Gull 2012 Mar-May Bucks first reported for the season at the Penn-Warner Tract 3/24 (Devich Farbotnik), PAMC total of 550
Laughing Gull 2012 Mar-May Erie one at Presque Isle 5/28 (Ben Coulter).
Laughing Gull 2012-2013 Dec-Feb Bucks one at the Penn-Warner Tract 12/15 (Rick Mellon, et al.)
Laughing Gull 2012-2013 Dec-Feb Lancaster one at Peach Bottom 1/1 (Bob Schutsky).
Laughing Gull 2013 Mar-May Montgomery 4 at Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust 5/12 (Martin Selzer, Paul Krepto)
Laughing Gull 2013 Jun-Jul Bucks the northernmost reports came from Bristol Marsh in both Jun and Jul, with the high count of 17 on 7/28 (Mark Gallagher)
Laughing Gull 2013 Jun-Jul Delaware regular summer bird
Laughing Gull 2013 Mar-May Bedford one at Shawnee State Park 5/5 (Tom Dick)
Laughing Gull 2013 Mar-May Bucks first reported for the season at the Penn-Warner Tract 3/13 (Devich Farbotnik), total for the PAMC 5/11 was 1642
Laughing Gull 2013 Mar-May Philadelphia arrived at Tinicum 3/10.
Laughing Gull 2013 Mar-May Erie one at Presque Isle State Park 5/29 (Drew Mortensen, Roger Donn, Jerry McWilliams)
Laughing Gull 2013 Mar-May Lancaster 2 on the Susquehanna River 5/31 (Meredith Lombard)
Laughing Gull 2013 Jun-Jul Philadelphia regular summer bird.
Laughing Gull 2013-2014 Dec-Feb Philadelphia 5 at Delaware River Trail 12/7 (Anthony McDonnell).
Laughing Gull 2014 Mar-May Huntingdon 2 at Lake Raystown 5/26 (David Kyler, Trudy Kyler), second county record.
Laughing Gull 2014 Mar-May Bucks first spring report of approximately 200 at the Penn-Warner Tract 5/10 (Devich Farbotnik), one at Peace Valley Park 5/1 (August Mirabella)
Laughing Gull 2014 Mar-May Crawford one at the Pymatuning Causeway near Espyville 5/31 (Ronald Leberman, Isaac Field)
Laughing Gull 2014 Mar-May Cumberland one at Mud Level Road 5/16 (Vern Gauthier, Andrew Markel)
Laughing Gull 2014 Mar-May Delaware present at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge and along the Delaware River, and 15 in Chester 5/11 (m.ob.)
Laughing Gull 2014-2015 Dec-Feb Dauphin one at Middletown Boat Launch 1/5 (Richard and Patricia Williams)
Laughing Gull 2014-2015 Dec-Feb Philadelphia one at John Heinz N.W.R. 12/22 (Matthew Wibberley), and one atCumberland St. on the Delaware R. 1/25 (Linda Widdup).
Laughing Gull 2015-2016 Dec-Feb Delaware one observed along the Delaware R. near the Philadelphia Airport 12/15 (Al Guarente)
Laughing Gull 2015-2016 Dec-Feb Philadelphia one observed at Philadelphia Naval Yard 12/10 (George Armistead).
Laughing Gull 2015-2016 Dec-Feb Bucks 7 at Falls Twp. Community Park 12/9 (Tom Johnson)
Laughing Gull 2016 Mar-May Bucks first reported for the season at Morrisville and Penn-Warner Tract 4/2 (Devich Farbotnik), an estimated 1000 near Tullytown 5/14 (PAMC)
Laughing Gull 2016 Mar-May Lancaster one at Octoraro Reservoir (Mike Epler)
Laughing Gull 2016 Mar-May Lycoming one along the Susquehanna River 5/8 (David Brown), first county record
Laughing Gull 2016 Mar-May Montgomery two flying over Elkins Park 5/22 (Paul Driver)
Laughing Gull 2016 Mar-May Philadelphia a flock of 111 noted migrating 4/24 (Damon Orsetti).
Laughing Gull 2016 Jun-Jul Bucks the estimate of 1100 at Penn-Warner Tract 7/16 is not unusual (Devich Farbotnik)
Laughing Gull 2016 Jun-Jul Crawford one at Pymatuning SP 7/24 (Ron Leberman)
Laughing Gull 2016 Jun-Jul Philadelphia regular summer visitor (eBird).
Laughing Gull 2016-2017 Dec-Feb Philadelphia One at John Heinz NWR 1/18 (Dan Ceravolo).
Laughing Gull 2017 Jun-Jul Bucks the estimate of 1100 at Penn-Warner Tract 7/16 is not unusual (Devich Farbotnik)
Laughing Gull 2017 Jun-Jul Bucks hundreds at Penn Warner Tract in late July, as usual (Devich Farbotnik)
Laughing Gull 2017 Jun-Jul Delaware four at Fort Mifflin, Delaware R. 7/8 (Al Guarente)
Laughing Gull 2017 Jun-Jul Erie one adult and 2 immatures at Gull Point 6/2 (Mary Birdsong), one adult at north pier 6/6 (Jerry McWilliams)
Laughing Gull 2017 Jun-Jul Lancaster one at Conejohela Flats 7/30 (Mike Epler, m.ob.)
Laughing Gull 2017 Jun-Jul Philadelphia many eBird reports from Delaware R. 6/1-10 and 7/16-31.
Laughing Gull 2017 Mar-May Lancaster one at the Conejohela Flats 5/20 (Mike Epler, Eric Witmer)
Laughing Gull 2017 Mar-May Bedford 2 at Shawnee SP 5/16 (Tom Dick)
Laughing Gull 2017 Mar-May Bucks 4 at Peace Valley Park 3/27 (Ken Rieker, August Mirabella, DevichFarbotnik, ph.), 2 at Nockamixon SP 3/27 (Paul Cooper, DevichFarbontnik), an estimated 445 at Bristol Marsh 5/10 (Bob Mercer)and an estimate of 1000 in lower Bucks 5/13 (observer not listed)
Laughing Gull 2017 Mar-May Delaware first of spring at Fort Mifflin 3/29 (Al Guarente)
Laughing Gull 2017 Mar-May Northampton one at Nazareth Quarry 3/27 (Adam Miller, Michael Schall).
Laughing Gull 2017-2018 Dec-Feb Lancaster one at Susquehanna R. 2/26 (Meredith Lombard, Steve Schmit)
Laughing Gull 2017-2018 Dec-Feb Philadelphia one at John Heinz NWR 1/16-24 (Katrina Rakowski, m.ob.) and 4 at Walt Whitman Bridge 1/2 (David McNaughton).
Laughing Gull 2018 Mar-May Bucks 3 at Penn-Warner Tract 4/1 (Devich Farbotnik), estimated 5000-10,000 roosting there 5/17 (Devich Farbotnik)
Laughing Gull 2018 Mar-May Lehigh one at Leaser Lake 4/15 (Bill Etter), third county record
Laughing Gull 2018 Mar-May Montour one at the Montour Preserve 3/17 (Patricia Williams, Richard Williams).
Laughing Gull 2018-2019 Dec-Feb Lancaster one along Susquehanna R. 2/6 (Meredith Lombard)
Laughing Gull 2018-2019 Dec-Feb Philadelphia one at John Heinz NWR 12/2 (Geoff Veith).
Laughing Gull 2019 Mar-May Bucks 18 at Bristol 3/31 and 2 at Morrisville Levee 3/31 (Dawn Denner, Mark Gallagher)
Laughing Gull 2019 Mar-May Erie one at Presque Isle SP 5/31 (Mary Birdsong)
Laughing Gull 2019 Mar-May Lancaster 2 along Susquehanna River at Lake Clarke 4/20 and 5/22 (Zach Millen, Meredith Lombard)
Laughing Gull 2019 Jun-Jul Bucks this species is fairly regular along the Delaware River and at landfills in these three counties but was not reported elsewhere across the state.
Laughing Gull 2019 Jun-Jul Delaware this species is fairly regular along the Delaware River and at landfills in these three counties but was not reported elsewhere across the state.
Laughing Gull 2019 Jun-Jul Philadelphia this species is fairly regular along the Delaware River and at landfills in these three counties but was not reported elsewhere across the state.
Laughing Gull 2019 Mar-May Perry one at Amity Hall Access on Juniata River 4/13 (Steve Schmit).
Laughing Gull 2020 Mar-May Bucks five at Penn-Warner Tract 3/28 (Devich Farbotnik) and 530 were there 5/2 (Andrew Harrington)
Laughing Gull 2020 Mar-May Erie one at Presque Isle SP 5/21 (Mary Birdsong) and 5/26 (observer not listed).
Laughing Gull 2020 Jun-Jul Chester one seen and photographed (John Daniel) by many 6/11 at Marsh Creek (eBird)
Laughing Gull 2020 Jun-Jul Crawford one at Pymatuning SP Espyville Marina 6/6 (Mark Vass), 6/10 (Isaac Field), and 6/13 (Ron Leberman)
Laughing Gull 2020 Jun-Jul Delaware numerous reports in July along Delaware River as usual
Laughing Gull 2020 Jun-Jul Lancaster subadult from 7/16 thru season (Jason Horn, m.ob.) and two juveniles 7/20 (Chuck Berthoud, Derek Stoner)
Laughing Gull 2020 Jun-Jul Lycoming two found after storm 6/10-11 at Rose Valley Lake (Bobby Brown, Deb Brown, Andy Keister)
Laughing Gull 2020 Jun-Jul Philadelphia many records along the Delaware River as usual.
Laughing Gull 2020 Jun-Jul Bucks high of 38 on 6/8 at Penn-Warner Tract (Andrew Harrington) among many other reports along the Delaware River and an immature was well-described inland at Peace Valley Park 6/10 (August Mirabella)
Laughing Gull 2020 Jun-Jul Centre one at Bald Eagle SP 6/16-30 (Eric Zawatski, m.ob.)
Laughing Gull 2020-2021 Dec-Feb Lancaster juvenile at Wissler Run Park 2/8-11 (Tom Amico).
Laughing Gull 2020-2021 Dec-Feb Bucks 5 at Van Sciver Lake 12/7 (Andrew Harrington)
Laughing Gull 2021 Mar-May Delaware several reports in ebird
Laughing Gull 2021 Mar-May Luzerne one at Beech Mountain Lakes 4/11 (John DeBalko, Jonathan DeBalko), photos in ebird
Laughing Gull 2021 Mar-May Montgomery immature at Heuser Park in King of Prussia 5/15 (Dave Belford, Michael Rosengarten)
Laughing Gull 2021 Mar-May Philadelphia a flock at Navy Yard 4/29 (Holger Pflicke), several other reports in ebird from various locations.
Laughing Gull 2021 Mar-May Bucks reported along Delaware River in late March with a high of 800 at Penn-Warner Tract 4/26 (Andrew Harrington)
Laughing Gull 2021 Mar-May Chester flock of 30 flew over Struble Lake 5/10 (Rick Robinson)
Laughing Gull 2021 Jun-Jul Bucks regular through season along Delaware River and adjoining waters, with high of 330 on 7/27 (Andrew Harrington)
Laughing Gull 2021 Jun-Jul Crawford one 6/17 at Pymatuning Spillway (Joshua Heiser) continued to 6/22 (Chuck Gehringer)
Laughing Gull 2021 Jun-Jul Delaware regular through season along Delaware River and adjoining Philadelphia.
Laughing Gull 2021-2022 Dec-Feb Philadelphia up to 7 at Pennypack on the Delaware during Dec.
Laughing Gull 2022 Jun-Jul Bucks one reported along Delaware R. in Lower Makefield Twp. (Susan Harrison) and present in some numbers during summer at Penn-Warner Tract (Devich Farbotnik)
Laughing Gull 2022 Jun-Jul Delaware regular throughout July along Delaware River/Hogg Island with a high estimate of 70 on 7/31 (Damon Orsetti)
Laughing Gull 2022 Jun-Jul Erie subadult photographed at Gull Point 7/26 (Mary Birdsong, Doug Graham)
Laughing Gull 2022 Jun-Jul Philadelphia common along Delaware R., increasing in July.
Laughing Gull 2022 Mar-May Bucks 600 arrived at Penn-Warner Tract 4/25 (Andrew Harrington), 3 at Nockamixon SP 3/13 (Jeff Vinosky, Christopher Mortensen) and one at Penn-Warner Tract 5/13 (Jeff Vinosky, Christopher Mortensen, Jeff Vinosky)
Laughing Gull 2022 Mar-May Delaware numerous eBird reports for the season
Laughing Gull 2022 Mar-May Indiana one at Yellow Creek SP 5/7 (Ed Donley, Margaret Higbee, et al.), third county record
Laughing Gull 2022 Mar-May Lancaster one on Susquehanna R. at Lake Clark 3/16 (Jason Horn)
Laughing Gull 2022 Mar-May Lycoming one at Williamsport Dam 5/26 (Bobby Brown, et al.) and a different individual there 5/30 (Bobby Brown, Deb Brown, Bob Brown)
Laughing Gull 2022 Mar-May Montgomery 3 at Green Lane Park 4/26 (Paul Heveran), one at King of Prussia 4/30 (W. Brian Henderson, Katie Henderson), 5 at Lorimer Park 5/5 (Jason Fehon, Mike Grubb), one at Green Lane Park 5/15 (Dave Belford) and 5/28 (Jeff Hopkins)
Laughing Gull 2022 Mar-May Philadelphia numerous eBird reports for the season.
Laughing Gull 2023 Mar-May Bucks an estimated 900 at the Penn-Warner Tract 5/9 (Eric Zawatski), one at Nockamixon State Park 4/30 (Devich Farbotnik), one along the Delaware River at Washington Crossing Park 5/25 (Jesse Anderson)
Laughing Gull 2023 Mar-May Chester one in a mixed gull flock flying over Waterloo Mills Preserve 4/20 (Kevin Fryberger)
Laughing Gull 2023 Mar-May Franklin one at Antrim Commons Ponds 4/30 (Bob Koontz)
Laughing Gull 2023 Mar-May Philadelphia reported in various locations (eBird).
Laughing Gull 2023 Jun-Jul Berks a coastal storm apparently pushed an adult inland to Blue Marsh Lake 7/16 (Jo Spilde, ph.)
Laughing Gull 2023 Jun-Jul Bucks an estimate of 145 at Penn-Warner Tract 7/25 was the high count for this regular summer gull on the lower Delaware R. (Eric Zawatski). An adult in non-breeding plumage at Peace Valley Park 6/6 was less common that far inland (Edward Dolan, ph.)
Laughing Gull 2023 Jun-Jul Delaware regular along Delaware River through the season
Laughing Gull 2023 Jun-Jul Philadelphia regular along the Delaware River through the season.
Laughing Gull 2023-2024 Nov-Feb Bucks one at Tullytown Landfill 12/16 (Ross Gallardy, Eric Zawatski)
Laughing Gull 2023-2024 Nov-Feb Philadelphia one at John Heinz 12/2 (Gabriel Ehri), 10 at Pennypack on the Delaware 12/3 (Martin Dellwo), and one from Uber St 12/10 (Allison Starr).
Laughing Gull 2024 Jun-Jul Bucks large flocks are a staple at Penn-Warner Tract from spring through fall, with the highest estimate this season of 700 on 7/25 (Eric Zawatski)
Laughing Gull 2024 Jun-Jul Delaware at various points along the Delaware R, notably Hog Island Rd, through the season (m.ob.)
Laughing Gull 2024 Jun-Jul Erie at least one immature was reported 6/14-15 at Gull Point (Ripley Kindervater, Mary Birdsong)
Laughing Gull 2024 Jun-Jul Lancaster an adult was at Susquehanna R L Clarke 7/7 (Nick Schaefer)
Laughing Gull 2024 Jun-Jul Montgomery two immature plumage birds were at Green Lane Park 7/30 (Paul Driver, m.ob.)
Laughing Gull 2024 Jun-Jul Philadelphia seen along the Delaware R through the season (m.ob.).