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Birds of Note All Records For Whimbrel
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| Whimbrel | 1992 | Jul-Sep | Centre | One was found on the beach at Bald Eagle SP 7/26 and photographed by Rick Wiltraut |
| Whimbrel | 1992 | Jul-Sep | Lehigh | One was found at the ABE Airport 7/26 in the company of an Upland Sandpiper by Matt Wlasniewski(†) |
| Whimbrel | 1993 | Apr-Jun | Erie | 9 on 5/16 and 1 on 5/23 at Presque Isle SP (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Whimbrel | 1993 | Oct-Dec | Lancaster | 1 on 8/3 on the Susquehanna R at Marietta (Deuane Hoffman) |
| Whimbrel | 1994 | Jul-Sep | Erie | at Presque Isle 1 on 5/26 and 6/1 (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Whimbrel | 1994 | Jul-Sep | Berks | 1 at L. Ontelaunee 7/23 (Rick Wiltraut) was a 2nd record |
| Whimbrel | 1994 | Oct-Dec | Lancaster | 1 of this nearly annual SP dropped onto the Conejohela Flats for about 30 minutes on 8/22 (Book, Jonathan Heller) |
| Whimbrel | 1995 | Apr-Jun | Lancaster | 1 on 5/19 at Columbia (Jerry Book); 2 on 5/21 at Washington Boro (no obs.); and an amazing 270 in 3 flocks flying by the Swallow-tailed Kite location just north of Bowmansville on 5/23! (Jonathan Heller, et al) |
| Whimbrel | 1995 | Apr-Jun | Indiana | 17 on 5/15 at Yellow Creek SP (Margaret Higbee, et al) |
| Whimbrel | 1995 | Jul-Sep | Erie | 1 on 7/21 at Presque Isle SP (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Whimbrel | 1995 | Apr-Jun | Erie | 14 on 5/18 (Jerry McWilliams) and 1 on 5/19 (Ramsay Koury) at Presque Isle SP |
| Whimbrel | 1996 | Apr-Jun | Luzerne | 1 on 4/13 at Plains (Rich Koval) was a second county record |
| Whimbrel | 1996 | Apr-Jun | Juniata | 25+ on 5/25 flying over Oakland Mills (Adam Troyer) |
| Whimbrel | 1996 | Apr-Jun | Erie | 8 on 5/21 at Presque Isle SP (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Whimbrel | 1996 | Oct-Dec | Erie | 2 on 8/16 at Presque Isle SP (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Whimbrel | 1996 | Apr-Jun | Lancaster | 2 on 5/27 at Washington Boro (no details)(Jerry Book) |
| Whimbrel | 1997 | Oct-Dec | Luzerne | 1 on 8/23 at Forty Fort was the third county record (Jim Hoyson, Rick Koval) |
| Whimbrel | 1997 | Jul-Sep | Erie | 6 on 6/1 at Presque Isle SP (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Whimbrel | 1997 | Apr-Jun | Lancaster | 2 on 5/19 at Washington Boro (Jonathan Heller, no details) |
| Whimbrel | 1997 | Oct-Dec | Erie | 1 on 8/22 at Presque Isle State Park (Don Snyder) |
| Whimbrel | 1998 | Apr-Jun | Erie | 1 on 5/25 at Presque Isle SP (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Whimbrel | 1998 | Apr-Jun | Lancaster | 16 on 5/25 at Washington Boro (Jerry Book, Tom Garner) |
| Whimbrel | 1999 | Oct-Dec | Crawford | 1 on 9/22 at Pymatuning (Marvin Byler) |
| Whimbrel | 1999 | Oct-Dec | Erie | 1 on 8/14; 2 on 8/21; and 1 on 9/16 at Presque Isle State Park (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Whimbrel | 1999 | Apr-Jun | Erie | 60 on 5/25 and 2 on 5/29 at Presque Isle SP (Jerry McWilliams, John Fedak) |
| Whimbrel | 2000 | Apr-Jun | Erie | 1 on 5/20 and 8 on 5/24 at Presque Isle State Park (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Whimbrel | 2000 | Apr-Jun | Bucks | 2 on 4/21 at Nockamixon State Park (Devich Farbotnik) |
| Whimbrel | 2001 | Apr-Jun | Erie | 1 on 5/24 at Presque Isle State Park (Ben Coulter) |
| Whimbrel | 2001 | Apr-Jun | Lancaster | single birds during 5/23 |
| Whimbrel | 2001 | Jul-Sep | Bucks | 1 on 7/29 in mowed field (R Cameron and m. obs., video) behind Clemens Food in Quakertown |
| Whimbrel | 2001 | Jul-Sep | Erie | 1 on 8/20 (JS) and 9/11 (Dick Bollinger) at Presque Isle |
| Whimbrel | 2001 | Jul-Sep | Mercer | 1 9/12-13 at Shenango Reservoir on (first for county) |
| Whimbrel | 2002 | Apr-Jun | Erie | 2 on 5/24 (Dave Wilton) & 4 on 5/26 (Joyce Hoffmann) at Presque Isle State Park |
| Whimbrel | 2003 | Mar-May | Lancaster | 1 on 5/25 at the Conejohela Flats (Dan Heathcote) |
| Whimbrel | 2003 | Jun-Jul | Erie | Six during evening of 7/12 at Gull Point and 1 7/23, also at Presque Isle (from PABirds listserve) |
| Whimbrel | 2003 | Aug-Nov | Northampton | Two flyovers 9/2 Koch Farm (m. obs.) 1st county record. No Desc |
| Whimbrel | 2004 | Jun-Jul | Erie | Four were present at Gull Point on Presque Isle from 7/18-31 (Jerry McWilliams, Ben Coulter) |
| Whimbrel | 2004 | Aug-Nov | Clinton | One at South Avis 9/29 (Wayne Laubscher) no desc |
| Whimbrel | 2004 | Mar-May | Lancaster | 51 at the "Rocks" on the Susquehanna River near Columbia on 5/24 (Jerry Book); 250+ at the same location 5/26 (Jason Horn et al) |
| Whimbrel | 2004 | Jun-Jul | Bucks | 9 found at the Penn-Warner Tract was probably the highest county tally and the 7th county record (Devich Farbotnik) |
| Whimbrel | 2004 | Aug-Nov | Erie | A total of 13 were observed 8/15-9/9 at Presque Isle SP (Ben Coulter, Jerry McWilliams) |
| Whimbrel | 2004 | Aug-Nov | Northampton | Seven fly-by 9/8 at Martins Creek Fly Ash Basin. a 2nd county record (Rick Wiltraut) |
| Whimbrel | 2004 | Mar-May | Bucks | 1 at Northampton Twp. 5/26 (Adrian Binns) |
| Whimbrel | 2004 | Mar-May | Bedford | 6 at Dunnings Creek Wetlands (Tom Dick) |
| Whimbrel | 2004 | Mar-May | Erie | 1 on 5/29 at Presque Isle SP (Jerry McWilliams, et al) |
| Whimbrel | 2005 | Aug-Nov | Lancaster | one on the Susquehanna River, Conejohela Flats 8/24 & 8/31 (Deuane Hoffman, et al ) |
| Whimbrel | 2005 | Aug-Nov | Erie | a combined total of five birds were recorded 8/13, 30-31 at Gull Point (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Whimbrel | 2005 | Mar-May | Erie | one at Presque Isle State Park 5/28 (John Fedak); a flock of 35 to 40 flying over the Erie Zoo 5/29 (Ben Coulter) |
| Whimbrel | 2005 | Jun-Jul | Erie | four seen 7/14 at Gull Point (Jerry McWilliams) and 2 on 7/27 at Gull Point (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Whimbrel | 2006 | Mar-May | Lancaster | 16 at the Conejohela Flats 5/22 (Deuane Hoffman). (No Doc) |
| Whimbrel | 2006 | Mar-May | Somerset | one near Berlin 5/21 provided a first county record (Jeff Payne). (No Doc). |
| Whimbrel | 2006 | Mar-May | Beaver | one at Little Blue L. 5/21 (Mark Vass, ph. Geoff Malosh) |
| Whimbrel | 2006 | Mar-May | Erie | 3 at Presque Isle S.P. 5/22 (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Whimbrel | 2007 | Aug-Nov | Erie | one at Gull Point 8/25 (Mike Weible fide Mark Vass). |
| Whimbrel | 2007 | Mar-May | Bedford | 3 at Dunnings Creek Wetlands 5/27 (Tom Dick) |
| Whimbrel | 2007 | Mar-May | Washington | 9 flying in V-formation over Eighty-Four 5/28 (Andy Berchin). |
| Whimbrel | 2007 | Jun-Jul | Erie | Gull Point Presque Isle 7/24 (Jerry McWilliams). |
| Whimbrel | 2007 | Mar-May | Beaver | one at Little Blue Lake 5/27 (Mark Vass) second county record |
| Whimbrel | 2007 | Mar-May | Dauphin | one at a small pond on Knight Rd. in Whitehall Twp. 4/28 (Bernie Crist) heard calling in the early morning along the Susquehanna R. at West Fairview 5/29 (Tom Johnson) |
| Whimbrel | 2007 | Mar-May | Erie | one at Presque Isle S. P. 5/21 (Eric Hall) |
| Whimbrel | 2008 | Aug-Nov | Lancaster | recorded at the Conejohela Flats 8/19, 8/27, and 8/28 (m.ob.). |
| Whimbrel | 2008 | Jun-Jul | Cumberland | One on Mud Level Road 6/4-5 (Andrew Markel), a first for the county. |
| Whimbrel | 2008 | Aug-Nov | Erie | Three reports from Gull Point; one 8/7 (Mark Vass), one 9/13 (Jerry McWilliams), and 2 on 9/15 (Don Snyder) |
| Whimbrel | 2009 | Aug-Nov | Erie | one at Gull Point 8/23 (Tom Johnson) and one at Gull Point 8/28 (Mike Weible) |
| Whimbrel | 2009 | Aug-Nov | Philadelphia | one at Pennypack on the Delaware 8/22 (Frank Windfelder). |
| Whimbrel | 2009 | Jun-Jul | Erie | Gull Point at Presque Isle State Park 7/31 (Jerry McWilliams). |
| Whimbrel | 2010 | Mar-May | Erie | one at Presque Isle State Park 5/23 (fide Dave Wilton). |
| Whimbrel | 2011 | Mar-May | Allegheny | one at Imperial 5/27 (ph. Geoff Malosh) providing the third county record. |
| Whimbrel | 2011 | Aug-Nov | Bucks | one at Mud Island 8/14 (Devich Farbotnik), and one at the Wrightstown Sod Farms 8/27 (Devich Farbotnik) |
| Whimbrel | 2011 | Aug-Nov | Cambria | one at Prince Gallitzin SP 9/16 (Dave Gobert) |
| Whimbrel | 2011 | Aug-Nov | Erie | 2 at Gull Point 8/14 (Jerry McWilliams) and one at Gull Point 8/20 (Dave Wilton). |
| Whimbrel | 2012 | Jun-Jul | Crawford | located at Tamarack Lake 7/15 (Shawn Collins) and another there 7/22 (Ron F. Leberman). |
| Whimbrel | 2012 | Aug-Nov | Cumberland | one at Mud Level Road 9/5 (Bill Oyler, Vern Gauthier, Pail Banks) |
| Whimbrel | 2012 | Aug-Nov | Erie | 2 at Gull Point 8/10 (Ben Coulter) |
| Whimbrel | 2012 | Aug-Nov | Mercer | one at Shenango River Reservoir 8/3 (Geoff Malosh) |
| Whimbrel | 2012 | Aug-Nov | Somerset | one at Lake Somerset 9/5-14 (Mike Lanzone). |
| Whimbrel | 2013 | Aug-Nov | Erie | cumulative total of 14 at Gull Point for the period 8/2-19 (Roger Donn) with a peak of 5 on 8/9 (Roger Donn, Geoff Malosh), and 3 there 9/16 (Jerry McWilliams, Roger Donn). |
| Whimbrel | 2013 | Mar-May | Chester | a flock of 100 flying over Bucktoe Creek Preserve 5/27 (Larry Lewis, et al.) |
| Whimbrel | 2013 | Mar-May | Erie | six at Presque Isle State Park 5/23 (Sam Stull), two present 5/24 (Sam Stull, et al.) |
| Whimbrel | 2013 | Mar-May | Indiana | 4 at Yellow Creek State Park 5/28 (Tom Glover, Margaret Higbee, Roger Higbee, Mike Shaffer), second county record. |
| Whimbrel | 2013 | Jun-Jul | Erie | a total of 10 birds 7/7-28 (Roger Donn). |
| Whimbrel | 2014 | Aug-Nov | Erie | total of 9 at Gull Point 8/1-9/2 (m.ob.). |
| Whimbrel | 2014 | Jun-Jul | Erie | one late spring bird at Gull Point 6/8 (Roger Donn, Shannon Thompson) and a total of 27 in July (m.ob.) with a single day high count of 12 on 7/28 (Don Snyder). |
| Whimbrel | 2015 | Aug-Nov | Erie | one at Gull Point 8/3 (Roger Donn, eBird). |
| Whimbrel | 2015 | Mar-May | Chester | 6 in flight over Bucktoe Creek Preserve 5/27 (Larry Lewis, et al.) |
| Whimbrel | 2015 | Mar-May | Somerset | one at Somerset Lake 5/27 (Mike Lanzone, Jeff Payne, Andy McGann). |
| Whimbrel | 2015 | Jun-Jul | Erie | season total of 11 at Gull Point 6/8-7/26 (Roger Donn, Jerry McWilliams). |
| Whimbrel | 2016 | Mar-May | Chester | a flock of 280 observed flying over Unionville 5/23 (Kelley Nunn) |
| Whimbrel | 2016 | Mar-May | Erie | one at Sunset Point at Presque Isle State Park 5/24 (Katie Andersen), two at Gull Point at Presque Isle that same day (Mary Birdsong). |
| Whimbrel | 2016 | Jun-Jul | Erie | 2 on 7/7 (Mary Birdsong, Jerry McWilliams) and one 7/18 (Anthony Bruno, Margaret Higbee) at Gull Point. |
| Whimbrel | 2016 | Aug-Nov | Erie | 5 at Gull Point 8/21 (Mary Birdsong) and one there9/11-13 (Shannon Thompson). |
| Whimbrel | 2017 | Mar-May | Delaware | a flock of 80 over Marcus Hook 5/21 (Al Guarente) |
| Whimbrel | 2017 | Mar-May | Chester | 40 over Bucktoe Creek Preserve 5/19 (LarryLewis, Kathleen Pileggi, m.ob.), 75 over Longwood Gardens 5/24(Sarah MacLellan) |
| Whimbrel | 2017 | Jun-Jul | Erie | singles at Gull Point 6/8 (Mary Birdsong), 6/13- 19 (Mary Birdsong), 7/7 (Tim Lenz), and 7/27 (Mary Birdsong, Dan Brauning). |
| Whimbrel | 2017 | Aug-Nov | Erie | one at Gull Point 8/12 and 2 there 8/13 (Roger Donn). |
| Whimbrel | 2017 | Mar-May | Northampton | 16 at Minsi Lake 5/25 (Billy Weber). |
| Whimbrel | 2017 | Mar-May | Lycoming | a presumed flock was recorded by a nocturnal flight call recorder atMontoursville 5/21 (David Brown) |
| Whimbrel | 2017 | Mar-May | Erie | at least 42 at Presque Isle SP 5/25 (MaryBirdsong), one remained to 5/27 (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Whimbrel | 2018 | Mar-May | Venango | 2 at Kahle Lake 5/20 (Jerry Stanley), first county record |
| Whimbrel | 2018 | Aug-Nov | Erie | season total of 39 at Gull Point 7/3-8/16 (Sara Sargent, Mary Birdsong). |
| Whimbrel | 2018 | Jun-Jul | Bucks | one flyby at Penn-Warner Tract 7/25 (Devich Farbotnik, ph) |
| Whimbrel | 2018 | Jun-Jul | Erie | at Presque Isle Gull Point from 7/3 on-and-off through July, with high of 15 on 7/22 (Mary Birdsong, m.ob.) |
| Whimbrel | 2018 | Jun-Jul | Lancaster | one seen and heard in flight at Middle Creek WMA 7/23 (Bruce Carl). |
| Whimbrel | 2018 | Mar-May | Westmoreland | one at Latrobe Reservoir 5/10 (Lauren Schneider). |
| Whimbrel | 2018 | Mar-May | Chester | 630 flying over Bucktoe Creek Preserve 5/21 (Larry Lewis, Jean Marie Gauthier, Joe Sebastiani) |
| Whimbrel | 2018 | Mar-May | Erie | 24 over Presque Isle SP (Sam Stull), 8 over West 8th Street and Peninsula Drive in Erie 5/20 (Katie Andersen) |
| Whimbrel | 2018 | Mar-May | Lawrence | at least 59 on Shaner Rd. 5/20 (Glenn Koppel, Mary Alice Koeneke, Martin Carlin, Mark Vass, Geoff Malosh) |
| Whimbrel | 2018 | Mar-May | Montour | one at the Greenhouse Ponds 5/23 (Andy Keister) |
| Whimbrel | 2019 | Jun-Jul | Erie | one set down at Gull Point 7/27 (Justin Berkheimer) and seven were photographed there 7/30 (Ruth Swaney, Robert Scribner). |
| Whimbrel | 2019 | Aug-Nov | Erie | season total of about 8 at Gull Point 8/15-9/12 (Mark Johnson, Kendall Zook, Justin Berkheimer) |
| Whimbrel | 2019 | Aug-Nov | Lancaster | one at the Chestnut Grove Natural Area 8/17 (ph. Josh Houck). |
| Whimbrel | 2019 | Mar-May | Adams | 2 recorded on nocturnal flight call recorder 5/17 |
| Whimbrel | 2019 | Mar-May | Chester | 260 in flight 5/22 (Larry Lewis) and 80 on 5/25 (Larry Lewis), observed from Bucktoe Creek Preserve |
| Whimbrel | 2019 | Mar-May | Erie | 7 at Presque Isle SP 5/23 (Jason Horn) |
| Whimbrel | 2019 | Mar-May | Washington | 2 near Bentleyville 5/23 (John Flannigan, Joe Papp), third county record. |
| Whimbrel | 2019 | Mar-May | Indiana | one near Brush Valley 3/26 (Dennis Lauffer), third county record |
| Whimbrel | 2019 | Mar-May | Lancaster | one at Conejohela Flats 5/10 (Jason Horn, Zach Millen) |
| Whimbrel | 2020 | Jun-Jul | Delaware | two seen 7/10 at Hog Island Rd. (Jason Horn, Rob Fergus) |
| Whimbrel | 2020 | Jun-Jul | Erie | flock of 15 cruised by lighthouse 7/11 (Chad Kauffman) and one reported at Gull Point 7/28 (Mary Birdsong). |
| Whimbrel | 2020 | Mar-May | Chester | flock of 157 flew over Marsh Creek SP 5/23 (Holly Merker), 200 flew over Bucktoe Creek Preserve 5/23 (Larry Lewis) and 250 there 5/24 (Larry Lewis, Adam Bartles) |
| Whimbrel | 2020 | Aug-Nov | Bucks | one along the Delaware River in Bensalem Twp. 8/4 (Devich Farbotnik) |
| Whimbrel | 2020 | Aug-Nov | Erie | season total of 9 at Gull Point 8/1-9/16 (m.ob.). |
| Whimbrel | 2020 | Mar-May | Erie | migrating flock of 100 observed from the Presque Isle Hawkwatch 5/25 (Jennifer Ferrick, Russ States, Jerry McWilliams). |
| Whimbrel | 2021 | Mar-May | Butler | 9 at Lake Arthur 5/27 (Martin Carlin) |
| Whimbrel | 2021 | Mar-May | Chester | a flock of 106 flew over Bucktoe Creek Preserve (Larry Lewis, Al Guarente, Jason Horn, Debbie Beer), 31 seen from Downingtown (Zach Baer) |
| Whimbrel | 2021 | Mar-May | Delaware | one flying up Delaware River seen from Hog Island Rd. 5/29 (m.ob.) |
| Whimbrel | 2021 | Mar-May | Erie | 9 at Presque Isle SP 5/26 (Jerry McWilliams) |
| Whimbrel | 2021 | Mar-May | Montgomery | a flock of 100 flew over Green Lane Park 5/24 (Paul Driver, Jason Horn), 150 flew over Valley Forge National Historic Park 5/25 (Steve Grunwald), 19 on the ground at Green Lane Park 5/29 (Paul Driver, m.ob.) |
| Whimbrel | 2021 | Mar-May | Montour | one in farm field on Rte 54 on 5/29 (Andrew Keister) |
| Whimbrel | 2021 | Mar-May | Tioga | one along Airport Rd. in Wellsboro 5/29 (Tom Johnson, Andy Keister, John Corcoran, Lisa Doud, Sara Busch, Jason Horn, Matthew Schenk, Susan Schenk, Ken Cooper) |
| Whimbrel | 2021 | Mar-May | York | one flew over Lake Redman 5/30 (Bob Reiter). |
| Whimbrel | 2021 | Jun-Jul | Erie | four at Gull Point 7/3 (Mary Birdsong). |
| Whimbrel | 2021 | Aug-Nov | Erie | season total of 5 at Gull Point 8/14-9/5 (Roger Donn) |
| Whimbrel | 2021 | Aug-Nov | Monroe | one at Mount Pocono Airport 9/5 (Jonathan Debalko) |
| Whimbrel | 2022 | Jun-Jul | Erie | 4 touched down at Gull Point 6/9 and one there 7/25 (Mary Birdsong). |
| Whimbrel | 2022 | Mar-May | Centre | one at Bald Eagle SP 5/27 (Jon Kauffman) |
| Whimbrel | 2022 | Mar-May | Chester | 50 flying over Bucktoe Creek Preserve 5/18 (Larry Lewis, m.ob.) and 100 there 5/25 (Larry Lewis, m.ob.) |
| Whimbrel | 2022 | Mar-May | Erie | 5 at Presque Isle SP 5/21 (Mary Birdsong) and one there 5/26 (Mary Birdsong) and 5/30 (Jim Flynn). |
| Whimbrel | 2022 | Aug-Nov | Erie | season total was 12 at Gull Point from 8/5-9/3 (m.ob.). |
| Whimbrel | 2023 | Mar-May | Blair | recorded at a NFC station in Plummer's Hollow 5/22 (Mark Bonta), first county record |
| Whimbrel | 2023 | Mar-May | Chester | flocks of 300 flying over on 5/25 and 30 on 5/26 at Bucktoe Creek Preserve (Larry Lewis, m.ob.), flocks of 30 (Zach Baer) and 60 (Ross Gallardy) were observed flying over private residences 5/25 |
| Whimbrel | 2023 | Mar-May | Delaware | one at Hog Island Road 5/19 (Al Guarente), 70 flying over 5/24 (Ross Gallardy) |
| Whimbrel | 2023 | Mar-May | Erie | two at Presque Isle 5/15 (Steve Schmit) |
| Whimbrel | 2023 | Mar-May | Lancaster | 80 plus near Reamstown 5/26 (Ervin Martin) |
| Whimbrel | 2023 | Mar-May | Montgomery | detected at a NFC station in Wyndmoor 5/24 (Jason Fehon). |
| Whimbrel | 2023 | Jun-Jul | Erie | singles and doubles were observed at Gull Point from 6/12 (Jason Bojczyk) sporadically through 7/26 (mob). |
| Whimbrel | 2023 | Aug-Nov | Erie | at least nine at Gull Point from 8/22-10/7 (m.ob.) |
| Whimbrel | 2023 | Aug-Nov | Montgomery | nocturnal flight calls were detected at Elkins Park 9/14 (Paul Driver) and at Bryn Athyn 10/3 (Josh Cooper) the latter was considered "presumed." |