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Virginia Rail 1992 Oct-Dec Philadelphia 1 unfortunately dead at 23rd & Race Sts 10/1 had Bob Ridgely remark "I couldn't believe it. This was a species I've never seen in PA"
Virginia Rail 1992 Oct-Dec Tioga Another alive was at The Muck 10/15 (Bob Ross)
Virginia Rail 1993 Jan-Mar Philadelphia 1 on 12/18 at Tinicum
Virginia Rail 1993 Oct-Dec Lancaster 1 up to 10/7 at Washington Boro (J Heller)
Virginia Rail 1993 Jan-Mar Delaware 1 on 12/18 at Darby Creek (John Miller)
Virginia Rail 1993 Oct-Dec Bucks 1 with a broken leg wandered through several backyards in Chalfont from 8/1-11. It died on the 11th (Jane Burroughs)
Virginia Rail 1993 Oct-Dec Bedford 1 on 10/7 in Bedford Valley (Janet Shaffer)
Virginia Rail 1995 Oct-Dec Westmoreland Present part of the quarter
Virginia Rail 1995 Oct-Dec Lancaster 1 on 10/1 at Washington Boro (Bob Schutsky)
Virginia Rail 1995 Oct-Dec Indiana 1 on 10/4 at Yellow Creek SP (Gloria Lamer)
Virginia Rail 1996 Oct-Dec Butler 1 on 10/25 at Glades SGL (George Reese)
Virginia Rail 1997 Oct-Dec Bucks 1 on 10/13 at Peace Valley Park (Steve & Devich Farbotnik)
Virginia Rail 1997 Oct-Dec Philadelphia 1 picked up on 10/9 in center city (Frank Windfelder)
Virginia Rail 1997 Oct-Dec Cambria 2 on 10/13 at Prince Gallitzin SP (John Salvetti)
Virginia Rail 1998 Jan-Mar Lawrence 1 on 3/26 at Plain Grove was early (Linda Wagner, Suzanne Butcher)
Virginia Rail 1998 Jan-Mar Tioga 1 on 3/29 at the Muck (Bob Ross)
Virginia Rail 1998 Jan-Mar Mercer 2 on 3/27 at Pennsy Swamp (Debbie Yovanovich)
Virginia Rail 1999 Oct-Dec Cambria Present up to 10/11 at Prince Gallitzin S P (John Salvetti)
Virginia Rail 1999 Oct-Dec Bucks 1 on 10/9 at Pine Run (Devich Farbotnik)
Virginia Rail 1999 Oct-Dec Somerset 1 on 11/25 at Berlin (Jeff Payne)
Virginia Rail 2000 Jan-Mar Chester 1 on 1/7 at White Clay Creek Grier Saunders, Larry Lewis)
Virginia Rail 2000 Oct-Dec Tioga 1 on 11/30 at The Muck (Bob Ross) was late
Virginia Rail 2000 Oct-Dec Somerset 1 on 10/6 at Buffalo Creek (Jeff Payne)
Virginia Rail 2000 Jan-Mar Tioga 1 on 3/9 at The Muck was early (Bob Ross)
Virginia Rail 2001 Oct-Dec Juniata 1 at Centre on 11/17 ( Daniel Kanagy) and 11/20 Marvin A Troyer)
Virginia Rail 2001 Jan-Mar Chester 3 on 12/8 at White Clay Creek (Wild Bird Center of Exton)
Virginia Rail 2001 Oct-Dec Bucks 1 on 10/13 at Upper Black Eddy (Robert Neitz)
Virginia Rail 2002 Jan-Mar Lancaster 1 on 3/30
Virginia Rail 2003-2004 Dec-Feb Bucks seven 1/3 at Quakertown Swamp with four on 1/4 (Devich Farbotnik, Cameron Rutt)
Virginia Rail 2003-2004 Dec-Feb Indiana one 12/26 & 1/2 at Yellow Creek SP (Margaret and Roger Higbee)
Virginia Rail 2005-2006 Dec-Feb Bucks two at Quakertown Swamp 12/17 (Cameron Rutt); two on the Upper Bucks CBC 12/18 (Arlene Koch); and three there 12/26-1/12 (Cameron Rutt, August Mirabella)
Virginia Rail 2006-2007 Dec-Feb Tioga One photographed at the The Muck (SGL 213) 2/7 (Robert Ross Dianne Franco).
Virginia Rail 2006-2007 Dec-Feb Bucks Two on Upper Bucks CBC at Quakertown Swamp 12/17 remained until at least 1/13 (Arlene Koch Devich Farbotnik Cameron Rutt)
Virginia Rail 2006-2007 Dec-Feb Crawford One on the Linesville CBC 12/17 (Robert Leberman Ronald Leberman)
Virginia Rail 2006-2007 Dec-Feb Mercer One heard calling 1/3 at SGL 130 (Neil Troyer)
Virginia Rail 2007-2008 Dec-Feb Bucks One heard at Quakertown Swamp, 1/1 (Devich Farbotnik).
Virginia Rail 2008-2009 Dec-Feb Bucks five at Quakertown Swamp on Upper Bucks CBC 12/8, four still there 1/4 (Devich Farbotnik).
Virginia Rail 2009-2010 Dec-Feb Bucks 2 at Quakertown Swamp 12/24 and 1/1 (Devich Farbotnik).
Virginia Rail 2011-2012 Dec-Feb Philadelphia one at TI heard 12/4 (Lynn Roman) and re-found during the Glenolden CBC 12/17 (Doris McGovern, Rob Bierregaard, Denis Brennan).
Virginia Rail 2013-2014 Dec-Feb Chester one at Downingtown 12/13-14 was first ever for West Chester CBC (Barry Blust, Holly Merker).
Virginia Rail 2013-2014 Dec-Feb Bucks 2 at Quakertown Swamp 12/7 (Cameron Rutt, Libby Errickson)
Virginia Rail 2014-2015 Dec-Feb Montgomery 2 at Bryn Athyn 12/20 (Paul Driver).
Virginia Rail 2015-2016 Dec-Feb Lancaster one at Wood's Edge Park 1/3-10 (Zach Millen, m.ob.)
Virginia Rail 2015-2016 Dec-Feb Westmoreland one at Little Sewickley Creek 12/12 (Jim Pemberton).
Virginia Rail 2016-2017 Dec-Feb Clinton One at Central Mountain High School Wetlands 2/16 (Brian Schmoke, Allie Causey)
Virginia Rail 2016-2017 Dec-Feb Lancaster One at Woods Edge Park 2/22 (Zach Millen, Meredith Lombard).
Virginia Rail 2017-2018 Dec-Feb Lancaster one at Wood's Edge Park 2/21-22 (Pamela Fisher, Larry Bernhardt)
Virginia Rail 2017-2018 Dec-Feb Erie one on CBC 12/16 (Emmanuel Erb, Henry Chupp, Neil Troyer)
Virginia Rail 2017-2018 Dec-Feb Chester up to 2 at ChesLen Preserve 12/1-14 (Holly Merker, John McNamara)
Virginia Rail 2017-2018 Dec-Feb Bucks one at Peace Valley Park 12/14 (Andrew Harrington)
Virginia Rail 2017-2018 Dec-Feb Philadelphia one at John Heinz NWR 12/3 (Geoff Veith, Rich Ziegler).
Virginia Rail 2018-2019 Dec-Feb Lancaster 2 overwintered at Wood's Edge Park
Virginia Rail 2018-2019 Dec-Feb Montgomery one at Lower Moreland Twp. 1/1 (Paul Driver).
Virginia Rail 2018-2019 Dec-Feb Chester 4 at ChesLen Preserve 12/12 and one there 2/10 (John McNamara)
Virginia Rail 2018-2019 Dec-Feb Bucks one on Upper Bucks CBC 12/16 (Robert McGarry) and 2 on the Central Bucks CBC 12/30 (Devich Farbotnik), continuing through Feb, with 3 on 1/8 (August Mirabella)
Virginia Rail 2019-2020 Dec-Feb Bucks one at a private location 2/22 (August Mirabella)
Virginia Rail 2019-2020 Dec-Feb Lancaster 2 at Woods Edge Park throughout period.
Virginia Rail 2019-2020 Dec-Feb Chester throughout period at ChesLen Preserve with a high count of 3
Virginia Rail 2021-2022 Dec-Feb Chester up to 5 at the ChesLen Preserve 12/5- 1/3, with 4 recorded on West Chester CBC 12/18 (Jeff Kenney, Angela Detweiler, m.ob.).
Virginia Rail 2023-2024 Nov-Feb Philadelphia one at John Heinz NWR 1/29-2/5 (Ben Filreis), thought to be the same bird as the Delaware one.
Virginia Rail 2023-2024 Nov-Feb Lancaster two continued at Woods Edge Park through period
Virginia Rail 2023-2024 Nov-Feb Delaware one at John Heinz NWR, physically in Delaware when first reported from Philadelphia 1/29 and then here 1/31 (Bob Suter)
Virginia Rail 2023-2024 Nov-Feb Chester one at Delacey Soccer Park 12/1 (Ross Gallardy) and four at Great Marsh 2/3 (Eric Hughes, Scott Stollery)