[MDOsprey] Possible June Pelagics off MD

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Fran --

In follow-up to your question the other day about what pelagic species you 
might see off Maryland in mid-June, I did a query of my Worcester County data 
base (which includes pelagic sightings) for the month of June, for locations 
"OCP" (Ocean City Pelagic), "FB" (Fishing Boat) and "AOCEAN" (Atlantic 
Ocean). The detailed results follow at the end of the email (I have excluded 
"non-pelagic" species like Common Loon, etc.).

In summary, a little review indicated there have been 14 organized "OCP" 
trips over the years (this does not include sightings with FB or AOCEAN as 
the location). Species occurrence (# of trips and cumulative total 
individuals are as follows):

Norther Fulmar - 1 trip, 14 ind. 06/12/1980.
Black-capped Petrel - 1 trip, 1 ind. 06/14/1980.
Cory's Shearwater - 12 trips, 1,598 ind.
Greater Shearwater - 13 trips, 7,218 ind.
Sooty Shearwater - 13 trips, 1,323+ ind.
Manx Shearwater - 9 trips, 22 ind. Mid-June great time for this species off 
MD.
Audubon's Shearwater - See in June, but not on OCP.
Wilson's Storm-Petrel - 14 trips, 19,116 ind.
Leach's Storm-Petrel - 5 trips, 41 ind. High count 35, 06/12/1982.
Northern Gannet - 1 trip, 1 ind. 06/12/1982.
Red-necked Phalarope - 1 trip, 2 ind. 06/06/1992.
South Polar Skua - 2 trips, 2 ind. 06/12 and 06/18.
Pomarine Jaeger - 2 trips, 2 ind. Last 06/12/1982. (06/13 non-OCP sighting.)
Parasitic Jaeger - 2 trips, 2 ind. Last 06/14/1980.
Jaeger(sp.) - 3 trips, 11 ind. Last 06/13.
Black-legged Kittiwake - 1 trip, 1 ind. 06/05/1983.
Roseate Tern - 1 trip, 1 ind. 06/12/1982.
Arctic Tern - 1 trip, 2 ind. 06/12/1982.
Bridled Tern - 1 trip, 2 ind. 06/07/1986.

Thus (in answer to your question), you should see Cory's, Greater, Sooty, and 
Manx Shearwaters, and Wilson's Storm-Petrel. You have a roughly 35% chance to 
see Leach's Storm-Petrel and are a little less likely to have a jaeger of 
some type. Anything else would be gravy!

Regards again,

Mark Hoffman
Mhoff36100@aol.com


WORCESTER COUNTY BIRD DATA BASE/MARK L. HOFFMAN
DETAILED LISTING OF SIGHTINGS OF PELAGIC SPECIES DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE
 
NORTHERN FULMAR

06/12/1982 OCP=14. AB # bold. MB "first June record for MD". "off OC". 
(Naveen, R., et al.) MB 38:137 AB 36:962 AB "unprecedented showing for summer 
period".

BLACK-CAPPED PETREL

06/14/1980 OCP=1. AB "very well-described". "out of OC". (MLH, et al.) MB 
36:141 AB 34:882 Unpub. Obs. "would be first State record". Not accepted by 
MDDCRC #83-17.

CORY'S SHEARWATER

06/01/1974 OCP=1. "trip to Baltimore Canyon, 27 m. out". MB/AN RAR et al. AB 
Rich Kane et al. (MLH, Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 30:109 AB 28:784 AN 30:28 
Unpub. Obs. AB "27 m. SE of OC".

06/01/1975 OCP=40. "45-50 m. ESE of OC". MD waters? AB cites RAR, MVB et al. 
(Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 31:116 AB 29:955 AB "feeding over large pod of 
mammals".

06/07/1986 OCP=9. "MD waters". (Wierenga, H. L., et al.) MB 42:109 AB 40:1187 
AB includes VA #s.

06/08/1997 FB=1. "out of OC". (Patteson, B.) FN 51:981

06/09/1979 OCP=60. "off OC". (Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 35:99

06/12/1982 OCP=224.  "off OC". (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 38:137 AB 36:963

06/13/1987 OCP=14. "out from OC", MD? Not in MB. AB cites HLW fide RN. 
(Wierenga, H. L., et al.) AB 41:1418  

06/14/1980 OCP=60. "out of OC". (MLH, et al.)   MB 36:141 AB 34:882 Unpub. 
Obs.

06/15/1985 OCP=1. "out of OC". AB cites M. S. Garland fide CPW. (Mult. Obs.) 
MB 41:109 AB 39:895

06/16/1984 OCP=7. "out of OC". AB cites HLW, E. M. Wilson et al. (Wierenga, 
H. L., et al.) MB 40:94 AB 38:1005

06/17/1979 OCP=60. "off OC". (Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 35:99

06/18/1978 OCP=80. "off OC", MD waters? AB cites RAR, PGD et al. (DuMont, P. 
G., Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 34:179 AB 32:1147 AB "most birds in vicinity 
of scallop fishing, 46 m. ESE OC".

 06/20/1992 FB=2.  AB # is 1. AB cites HK. (MLH, Kruger, J. H.) MB 48:122 AB 
46:1127 MB cites MLH as obs., but I did not see these birds.

06/22/1956 AOCEAN=80. "between 15 and 25 m off AI". (S&R) Stewart and Robbins 
1958

06/26/1982 OCP=1042.  AB # bold, "regional record". "off OC". (Naveen, R., et 
al.) MB 38:137 AB 36:963

GREATER SHEARWATER

06/01/1975 OCP=5.  "45-50 m. ESE of OC". MD waters? AB cites RAR, MVB et al. 
(Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 31:116 AB 29:955 AB "feeding over large pod of 
mammals".

06/05/1983 OCP=1. "from OC". AB cites RN et al. fide K. H. Weber. (Naveen, 
R., et al.) MB 39:99 AB 37:975

06/06/1992 OCP=48. "out of OC". AB cites GS, DC, OJ et al. (MLH, Scarpulla, 
G., et al.) MB 48:122 AB 46:1127

06/07/1986 OCP=13. "MD waters". (Wierenga, H. L., et al.) MB 42:109 AB 
includes VA #s.

06/08/1997 FB=1.  NS. "out of OC". (Patteson, B.) FN 51:981

06/09/1979 OCP=13. "off OC". (Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 35:99

06/12/1982 OCP=905. "off OC". (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 38:137 AB 36:963

06/13/1973 AOCEAN=15. "offshore from OC". (Vaughn, C. R.) AB 27:853 AN 29:31 
AN combines MD & DE.

06/13/1987 OCP=40. "out from OC", MD? Not in MB. AB cites HLW fide 
RN.(Wierenga, H. L., et al.) AB 41:1418
                                                   
06/14/1980 OCP=100. "out of OC". (MLH, et al.)   MB 36:141 AB 34:882 Unpub. 
Obs.

06/15/1985 OCP=1. "out of OC". AB cites M. S. Garland fide CPW. (Mult. Obs.) 
MB 41:109 AB 39:895

06/16/1984 OCP=17. "out of OC". AB cites HLW, E. M. Wilson et al. (Wierenga, 
H. L., et al.) MB 40:94 AB 38:1005

06/17/1979 OCP=258. "off OC". (Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 35:99 AB 33:851

06/18/1978 OCP=4500. AB # italics. "off OC", MD waters? AB cites RAR, PGD et 
al. (DuMont, P. G., Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 34:179 AB 32:1147 AB "most 
birds in vicinity of scallop fishing, 46 m. ESE OC".

 06/26/1982 OCP=1317. "off OC". (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 38:137 AB 36:963

SOOTY SHEARWATER

06/01/1974 OCP=9. MB "trip to Baltimore Canyon". MB cites RAR et al. (MLH, 
Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 30:109 Unpub. Obs. (# 12).

06/01/1975 OCP=100. "or more" (MB). R80 maximum count. "45-50 m. ESE of OC" 
(MB), N3815/W7400 (R80). AB cites RAR, MVB et al. (Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 
31:116 AB 29:955 Rowlett 1980 AB "100+". "feeding over large pod of mammals".

06/05/1983 OCP=30. "from OC". AB cites RN et al. fide K. H. Weber. (Naveen, 
R., et al.) MB 39:99 AB 37:975

06/06/1992 OCP=66. "out of OC". AB cites GS, DC, OJ et al. (MLH, Scarpulla, 
G., et al.) MB 48:122 AB 46:1127

06/08/1997 FB=1. NS. "out of OC". (Patteson, B.) FN 51:981

06/09/1979 OCP=1.  +, "a few". (Rowlett, R. A., et al.) AB 33:851

06/10/1976 AOCEAN=1. NS. "latest record" in Rowlett 1980. MD waters? Location 
not specified. (Rowlett, R. A.) Rowlett 1980

06/12/1982 OCP=165. "off OC". (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 38:137 AB 36:963

06/13/1987 OCP=1. "out from OC", MD? Not in MB. AB cites HLW fide RN. 
(Wierenga, H. L., et al.) AB 41:1418

06/14/1980 OCP=20. "out of OC". (MLH, et al.) MB 36:141 AB 34:882 Unpub. Obs.

06/15/1985 OCP=1. "out of OC". AB cites M. S. Garland fide CPW. (Mult. Obs.) 
MB 41:109 AB 39:895

06/16/1984 OCP=2. "out of OC". AB cites HLW, E. M. Wilson et al. (Wierenga, 
H. L., et al.) MB 40:94 AB 38:1005

06/17/1979 OCP=1. +, "a few". "off OC". (Rowlett, R. A., et al.) AB 33:851

06/18/1978 OCP=600. "off OC", MD waters? AB cites RAR, PGD et al. (DuMont, P. 
G., Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 34:179 AB 32:1147 AB "most birds in vicinity 
of scallop fishing, 46 m. ESE OC".

06/20/1970 AOCEAN=1. MB and AFN "10 m. off OC". (Carlson, C. W.) MB 26:104 
AFN 24:668 AN 25:181

06/26/1982 OCP=327. AB "very late". "off OC". (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 38:137 
AB 36:963 AB "SOSH remarkable after first week of June".

MANX SHEARWATER

06/01/1974 OCP=1. Latest spring record in Rowlett 1980. 38 03 N, 74 20 W, 40 
m. SE of OC. AB cites JMA, PGD, CPW et al. (Rowlett, R. A., Abbott, J. M., 
DuMont, P. G., Wilds, C. P., et al.) AB 28:784 AN 30:28 Rowlett 1976a See 
also Rowlett 1980. AN lists obs. 1st record. AN "briefly at close range, 
thought to be". AB "prob"

06/05/1983 OCP=1. "from OC". AB cites RN et al. fide K. H. Weber. (Naveen, 
R., et al.) MB 39:99 AB 37:975

06/08/1997 FB=4.  "out of OC". (Patteson, B.) FN 51:981

06/12/1982 OCP=7. MB "record state count". AB # is 1. "off OC". (Naveen, R., 
et al.) MB 38:137 AB 36:963
                                                   
06/13/1987 OCP=3. "out from OC", MD? Not in MB. AB cites HLW fide RN. 
(Wierenga, H. L., et al.) AB 41:1418

06/14/1980 OCP=2. "out of OC". MB cites MLH et al. (MLH, et al.) MB 36:141 
MLH field notes do not include MASH.

06/16/1984 OCP=2. "out of OC". AB cites HLW, E. M. Wilson et al. (Wierenga, 
H. L., et al.) MB 40:94 AB 38:1005

06/17/1979 OCP=2. "off OC". (Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 35:99 AB 33:851

06/18/1978 OCP=1. "off OC", MD waters? AB cites RAR, PGD et al. (DuMont, P. 
G., Rowlett, R. A., et al.)      MB 34:179 AB 32:1147 AB "most birds in 
vicinity of scallop
fishing, 46 m. ESE OC".

06/26/1982 OCP=3. "off OC". (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 38:137 AB 36:963

AUDUBON'S SHEARWATER

06/10/1976 AOCEAN=1. "earliest record" in Rowlett 1980. MD waters? Location 
not specified. (Rowlett, R. A.) Rowlett 1980

WILSON'S STORM-PETREL

06/01/1974 OCP=30. MB "trip to Baltimore Canyon". MB cites RAR et al. (MLH, 
Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 30:109 Unpub. Obs. (# 60).
                                                   
06/01/1975 OCP=3076.  Underlined. R80 maximum count, # is 3,076. "45-50 m. 
ESE of OC"(MB), 3815N/7400W (R80). AB cites RAR, MVB et al. Rowlett, R. A., 
et al.) MB 31:116 AB 29:955 Rowlett 1980 # in MB is 3000, # in AB is 3000+, 
"feeding over mammals".

06/05/1983 OCP=125. "from OC". AB cites RN et al. fide K. H. Weber. (Naveen, 
R., et al.) MB 39:99 AB 37:975

06/06/1992 OCP=208. "out of OC". AB cites GS, DC, OJ et al. (MLH, Scarpulla, 
G., et al.) MB 48:122 AB 46:1127

06/07/1986 OCP=175. "MD waters". (Wierenga, H. L., et al.) MB 42:109 AB 
includes VA #s.

06/08/1997 FB=1.  NS. "out of OC". (Patteson, B.) FN 51:981

06/09/1979 OCP=3700. "off OC". (Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 35:99 AB 33:851

06/12/1982 OCP=3200. "off OC". (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 38:137 AB 36:963

06/13/1987 OCP=115. "out from OC", MD? Not in MB. AB cites HLW fide RN. 
(Wierenga, H. L., et al.) AB 41:1418

06/14/1980 OCP=2500. "out of OC". (MLH, et al.)   MB 36:141 AB 34:882 Unpub. 
Obs.

06/15/1985 OCP=1500. "out of OC". AB cites M. S. Garland fide CPW. (Mult. 
Obs.) MB 41:109 AB 39:895

06/16/1984 OCP=160. "out of OC". AB cites HLW, E. M. Wilson et al. (Wierenga, 
H. L., et al.) MB 40:94 AB 38:1005

06/17/1979 OCP=2200. "from OC". (Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 35:99

06/18/1978 OCP=1500. AB # italics. "off OC", MD waters? AB cites RAR, PGD et 
al. (DuMont, P. G., Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 34:179 AB 32:1147 AB "most 
birds in vicinity of scallop  fishing, 46 m. ESE OC".

06/20/1970 AOCEAN=123. AFN and AN # is 127. MB and AFN "10 m. off OC". 
(Carlson, C. W.) MB 26:104 AFN 24:668 AN 25:181

06/22/1956 AOCEAN=750. S&R58 maximum count. "between 15 and 25 m off AI". 
(S&R) Stewart and Robbins 1958

06/26/1982 OCP=627. "off OC". (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 38:137 AB 36:963

06/29/1986 AOCEAN=7. "9 m. off OC". (Fogleman, H.) MB 42:109

06/??/1945 AOCEAN=1. NS. No dates, pre-1945. "offshore". Fide Stewart and 
Robbins. (Foulks, H. D.) Stewart and Robbins 1947 "he had seen this species 
offshore".

LEACH'S STORM-PETREL

06/01/1975 OCP=1. "45-50 m. ESE of OC". MD waters? AB cites RAR, MVB et al. 
(Rowlett, R. A., et al.)   MB 31:116 AB 29:955 AB "feeding over large pod of 
mammals".

06/11/1894 AOCEAN=2. K95 "on Little Gull Banks, 3 m. E of OC". (Kirkwood, F. 
C.)  Kirkwood 1895 S&R58 "not 1895 as in Kirkwood 1895". H&K47 cite.

06/12/1982 OCP=35. MB "record count for MD". "off OC". (Naveen, R., et al.) 
MB 38:137 AB 36:963 AB # in bold, "prob. regional record".

06/14/1980 OCP=1. "out of OC". MB cites MLH et al. (MLH, et al.) MB 36:141 
MLH field notes do not include LSPE.

06/16/1984 OCP=3. "out of OC". AB cites HLW, E. M. Wilson et al. (Wierenga, 
H. L., et al.) MB 40:94 AB 38:1005

06/26/1982 OCP=1. "off OC". (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 38:137 AB 36:963

06/29/1986 AOCEAN=1. "9 m. off OC". (Fogleman, H.) MB 42:109

NORTHERN GANNET

06/12/1982 OCP=1. subad. MB "record late individual". (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 
38:137 AB 36:963 AB "extremely late (?), moving N".

RED-NECKED PHALAROPE

06/06/1992 OCP=2. "off OC". AB cites GS, DC, OJ et al. (MLH, Scarpulla, G., 
et al.) MB 48:126 AB 46:1129

SOUTH POLAR SKUA

06/12/1982 OCP=1. Date in AB is 06/26/1982. "off OC". (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 
38:140 AB 36:964 AB "well-studied".

06/18/1978 OCP=1. of 2 skuas seen. "43 m. ESE of OC". AB cites RAR, PGD et 
al. (DuMont, P. G., Rowlett, R. A., et al.) MB 34:179, 41:53 AB 32:1149 Photo 
on cover of MB 41#3.

POMARINE JAEGER

06/06/1992 OCP=1. "off OC". AB cites GS, DC, OJ et al. (MLH, Scarpulla, G., 
et al.) MB 48:126 AB 46:1129

06/12/1982 OCP=1. AB "late". "off OC". (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 38:140 AB 
36:964

06/13/1971 AOCEAN=1. imm. dark phase. "off OC". (DuMont, P. G., et al.)AB 
25:842 AN 26:178 AB "may be first spring or summer record for MD".

PARASITIC JAEGER

06/12/1982 OCP=3. "off OC". (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 38:140 AB 36:964

06/14/1980 OCP=1. "out of OC". AB cites fide MLH. (MLH, et al.) MB 36:146 AB 
34:884 Unpub. Obs. AB "unique". MLH notes cites as JA(SP).

JAEGER (SP.)

06/07/1986 OCP=1. "off OC", not in MB, prob. in VA. (Czaplak, D., Klockner, 
W., et al.) AB 40:1189

06/12/1982 OCP=9. "off OC". (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 38:140

06/13/1987 OCP=1. "off OC", MD? Not in MB. (Wierenga, H. L., et al.) AB 
41:1420

BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE

06/05/1983 OCP=1. ad. MB "unseasonal". AB "exceptionally late". AB cites RN 
et al. fide HLW. (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 39:102 AB 37:976

ROSEATE TERN

06/12/1982 OCP=1. "off OC". (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 38:141 AB 36:964

ARCTIC TERN

06/12/1982 OCP=2. "off OC". (Naveen, R., et al.) MB 38:141 AB 36:964

BRIDLED TERN

06/07/1986 OCP=2. AB sp name in bold. "20 m. ESE of OC". AB cites DC, MOB, 
WK.(Barnhill, M. V., Klockner, W., Mudd, S. H., O'Brien, M., O'Brien, P., et 
al.) MB 42:114 AB 40:1189, 1190 Klockner 1987 Accepted by MDDCRC #87-10. 
Photo in AB 40:1189.
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