A Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2016).
A Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2016).
A Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/29/2018).
A Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/29/2018).
Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
A Cory's Shearwater (C. d. borealis) in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/26/2006).
Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
A Cory's Shearwater near Ocean City, Maryland (6/26/2011).
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A Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2016).
Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
A Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2016).
Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
A Cory's Shearwater (below) and Great Shearwater offshore in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2016).
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Status
Split from the Mediterranean nesting Scopoli's Shearwater in July 2024 (link). Cory's Shearwater breeds in the Atlantic and is much more common than Scopoli's Shearwater in Maryland waters.
Description
Separation from Scopoli's Shearwater is challenging and based on underwing pattern and structural details.
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A Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2016).
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A Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2016).
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A Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/29/2018).
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A Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/29/2018).
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Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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A Cory's Shearwater (C. d. borealis) in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/26/2006).
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Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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A Cory's Shearwater near Ocean City, Maryland (6/26/2011).
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A Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2016).
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Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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A Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2016).
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Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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A Cory's Shearwater (below) and Great Shearwater offshore in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2016).
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