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Birds of Note All Records For Least Tern
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| Least Tern | 1992 | Jul-Sep | Lancaster | One on 7/8-10 at the Holtwood Flyash Pond (Bob Schutsky, et al) |
| Least Tern | 1993 | Apr-Jun | Lancaster | 1 at Holtwood Flyash Pond 5/16 (Bob Schutsky) |
| Least Tern | 1993 | Jul-Sep | Montgomery | 1 on 6/24 at Green Lane Res. is probably a new county record (Jason Horn) |
| Least Tern | 1994 | Oct-Dec | Delaware | 1 at Tinicum 8/2-9/2 (Doris McGovern, Pulcinella et al) |
| Least Tern | 1994 | Jul-Sep | Philadelphia | same bird as in Delaware |
| Least Tern | 1994 | Oct-Dec | Lancaster | First reported 7/1 (Carl, Heller) an ad. was seen off and on throughout July. On 7/29 the ad. was joined by a juv. (Carl). Apparently the juv. stayed just 1 day, but sightings of the ad. continued to 8/1. Although it remains a very rare bird in Lancaster, it has been reported in each of the past 3 years |
| Least Tern | 1994 | Jul-Sep | Lancaster | 1 on the Conejohela Flats 6/24 (EBNT) |
| Least Tern | 1995 | Oct-Dec | Lancaster | 1 on 7/26 at Washington Boro (Jerry Book) and 1 on 8/11 at WB (Randy Miller, Jonathan Heller) |
| Least Tern | 1995 | Jul-Sep | Montgomery | 2 on 6/1 at Green Lane Res. (Kevin Crilley, et al) |
| Least Tern | 1996 | Jul-Sep | Lancaster | 1 on 6/8 and 2 on 6/30 at Washington Boro (no details)(Bob Schutsky) |
| Least Tern | 1997 | Jul-Sep | Montgomery | 1 on 7/15-25 at Green Lane Res. (John Fedak, Kevin Crilley, Rick Wiltraut) |
| Least Tern | 1999 | Jul-Sep | Dauphin | 1 on 7/7 on the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg (Ramsay Koury) |
| Least Tern | 1999 | Apr-Jun | Luzerne | 1 on 5/8 at Kirby Park (Edwin Johnson, Sandy Goodwin, Bob Wasilewski) |
| Least Tern | 1999 | Jul-Sep | Montgomery | 1 on 7/14 at Green Lane Reservoir was only the 4th county record (August & Judy Mirabella) |
| Least Tern | 2001 | Jul-Sep | Bedford | 1 on 6/11 at Dunnings Creek Wetlands (Kevin Georg) |
| Least Tern | 2001 | Apr-Jun | Lancaster | 1 on 5/24 at the Conejohela Flats (Jerry Book) |
| Least Tern | 2001 | Jul-Sep | Lancaster | A juvenile stopped by the flats on 8/19, but it did not stay long enough for many to enjoy it (Peter Robinson) |
| Least Tern | 2002 | Apr-Jun | Carbon | 1 at Beltzville State Park 5/26 was a first county record |
| Least Tern | 2002 | Jul | York | 1 on 6/12 at Codorus State Park (Peter Robinson) |
| Least Tern | 2002 | Aug-Nov | Philadelphia | 1 on 8/11 at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum (Gregg Gorton) |
| Least Tern | 2003 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | Seen 6/1 on the Conjehola Flats (m. obs. (to PABL)) |
| Least Tern | 2004 | Aug-Nov | Philadelphia | One on the impoundment at John Heinz NWR at Tinicum 9/30 (Gregg Gorton) |
| Least Tern | 2004 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | 1 on 7/19 at the (Deuane Hoffman, Jonathan Heller) |
| Least Tern | 2005 | Aug-Nov | Berks | an adult seen well at Blue Marsh Lake 9/29 (Joan Silagy). the first record this century |
| Least Tern | 2006 | Jun-Jul | Chester | three on a pond in Cochranville/Fallowfield area 2 miles from Glenville Rd & Rt 10 on 7/8 (Doris McGovern PABIRDS Listserve) |
| Least Tern | 2006 | Jun-Jul | Philadelphia | One feeding in the Tinicum impoundment 7/1 (Sheryl Johnson). |
| Least Tern | 2007 | Aug-Nov | Philadelphia | four at John Heinz NWR at Tinicum 8/26 (Gregg Gorton). |
| Least Tern | 2007 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | Tom Amico) 2 refound 6/24 (m. obs.). |
| Least Tern | 2009 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | One-day wonder at the Conejohela Flats 6/7 (Bob Schutsky, Eric Witmer, m.ob.). |
| Least Tern | 2009 | Mar-May | Delaware | 2 on the Delaware River 5/29 (Al Guarente) |
| Least Tern | 2009 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | one at the Conejohela Flats 6/7 (Devin Bosler, Chuck Chalfant, Andy Markel, Bob Schutsky). |
| Least Tern | 2010 | Aug-Nov | Philadelphia | one at John Heinz N.W.R. 8/2829 (Lynn Roman, Denis Brennan, Dan Efroymson). |
| Least Tern | 2011 | Aug-Nov | Philadelphia | 26 at Pennypack on the Delaware 8/28 during Hurricane Irene (Frank Windfelder). |
| Least Tern | 2011 | Aug-Nov | Berks | one imm. at Blue Marsh Lake 9/22-25 (Joan Silagy, Ken Lebo) |
| Least Tern | 2011 | Aug-Nov | Bucks | one at Peace Valley Park 8/27 (August Mirabella), and 3 at the Penn-Warner Tract (Devich Farbotnik), one at Core Creek Park (Devich Farbotnik, Bill Keim, Matt Sabatine), 2 at Bristol (Gerry Dewaghe, Chris Dewaghe), all 8/28 during Hurricane Irene |
| Least Tern | 2012 | Jun-Jul | Philadelphia | one at John Heinz N.W.R. at Tinicum 6/23 (Adrian Binns, Debbie Beer). |
| Least Tern | 2012 | Aug-Nov | Berks | one nonbreeding adult at Blue Marsh Lake 9/22 (Joan Silagy). |
| Least Tern | 2013 | Mar-May | Erie | one at Presque Isle State Park 5/31 (Drew Mortensen, no doc). |
| Least Tern | 2013 | Jun-Jul | Berks | one at Blue Marsh Lake 6/6 (Joan Silagy) |
| Least Tern | 2013 | Jun-Jul | Philadelphia | one at John Heinz N.W.R. at Tinicum 6/17 (Frank Windfelder) and 7/4 (Debbie Beer, Adrian Binns). |
| Least Tern | 2015 | Jun-Jul | Philadelphia | one at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 6/5-6 (Damon Orsetti, Toby Levin), same bird as in Delaware. |
| Least Tern | 2015 | Jun-Jul | Delaware | one at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge 6/5 (Damon Orsetti), same bird as in Philadelphia |
| Least Tern | 2016 | Mar-May | Bucks | one at Mud Island 5/7 (Devich Farbotnik). |
| Least Tern | 2017 | Mar-May | Philadelphia | one at Philadelphia Naval Yard 4/20 (George Armistead, ph.). |
| Least Tern | 2017 | Aug-Nov | Lancaster | one at the Conejohela Flats 8/23 (Mike Epler, no doc). |
| Least Tern | 2017 | Aug-Nov | Erie | one passed Sunset Point 10/19 (Jerry McWilliams, doc submitted) |
| Least Tern | 2018 | Jun-Jul | Bucks | one at Penn-Warner Tract 7/22 (Devich Farbotnik) |
| Least Tern | 2018 | Jun-Jul | Chester | 2 at Octoraro Reservoir on border with Lancaster from Rt 472 on 6/16 (Patrick Millar). |
| Least Tern | 2019 | Jun-Jul | Delaware | two seen flying downriver at Marcus Hook Municipal Park at 11:00 of 6/16 (Melissa Gallardy, Ross Gallardy) |
| Least Tern | 2019 | Jun-Jul | Philadelphia | two photographed at John Heinz NWR impoundment at 9:30 am on 6/16 (Patrick McGill, Martin Dellwo, photos, m.ob.). |
| Least Tern | 2019 | Jun-Jul | Chester | two dropped into Marsh Creek SP for a few hours 6/15 (m.ob.) |
| Least Tern | 2020 | Aug-Nov | Bucks | one at the Penn-Warner Tract 8/4 during the passage of Hurricane Isaias (Devich Farbotnik, ph. Andrew Harrington, no doc) |
| Least Tern | 2020 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | one distantly photographed at Susquehanna River Conejohela Flats 6/15 (M. Lombard, doc. submitted). |
| Least Tern | 2020 | Aug-Nov | Philadelphia | one at Pennypack on the Delaware 8/4 (George Armistead, Holly Merker, Liam Hart, Victoria Sindlinger, doc submitted). |
| Least Tern | 2020 | Jun-Jul | Delaware | one described 7/21 at Hog Island Rd. (Rob Fergus) |
| Least Tern | 2020 | Aug-Nov | Delaware | one at Governor Printz Park 8/6 (Robert Karchnyak, no doc) |
| Least Tern | 2020 | Mar-May | Delaware | up to four at Fort Mifflin 5/25 (Rob Fergus) and 5/29 (Jason Horn), no doc. |
| Least Tern | 2021 | Jun-Jul | Philadelphia | one at John Heinz NWR 6/21 (Gregory Mandel, Rich Ziegler). |
| Least Tern | 2021 | Jun-Jul | Montgomery | one flew past shorebird watchers at Green Lane Park 6/2 (Scott Godshall, Paul Heveran, Jason Horn Sara Busch, Jason Horn, doc.) |
| Least Tern | 2022 | Mar-May | Philadelphia | one flew along Delaware R. at Glen Foerd 5/14 (Martin Dellwo, Liam Hart, Patrick McGill, Michael Walter). |
| Least Tern | 2022 | Jun-Jul | Erie | 2 adults at Gull Point 6/15 and 6/20 (Joshua Heiser, Mary Birdsong). |
| Least Tern | 2022 | Aug-Nov | Philadelphia | one at Navy Yard 8/31 (Katrina Clark, Manny Dominguez, Ben Filreis, Victor Levefre, doc submitted). |
| Least Tern | 2023 | Mar-May | Philadelphia | one at Windy Point (Ed Edge, eBird) and at the Philadelphia Naval Yard 5/29 (Tanya Burnett, Patrick McGill, Peter Hamner, eBird), doc submitted. Also eBird reports on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River. |
| Least Tern | 2024 | Mar-May | Delaware | one at Hog Island 5/6 (Ross Gallardy), no doc. |
| Least Tern | 2024 | Jun-Jul | Delaware | seven were at Hog Island Rd, Delaware R 6/23 (Russ Gallardy, doc submitted) with some sighted 7/4-5, 13, 20 (m.ob.) and three seen from Marcus Hook Municipal Park 6/25 (Chris Hinkle, Ben Filreis, m.ob.) |
| Least Tern | 2024 | Jun-Jul | Erie | a suspected adult was seen briefly flying away at Gull Point on 7/6 (Jerry McWilliams) then later that morning it was confirmed and photographed perched on the sand (John Kramer, Michael David) |
| Least Tern | 2024 | Jun-Jul | Philadelphia | three seen at John Heinz NWR 7/4 (Patrick McGill, Alexandria Nikish, Rich Ziegle, doc submitted). |