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Birding spot · Worcester County, Maryland

Birding at Ocean City Inlet: What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Ocean City Inlet are American Herring Gull (89%), Great Black-backed Gull (88%), and Ring-billed Gull (88%). It is busiest in fall, when 42 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early May (55 species). 168 species have been reported here across 5,187 complete checklists from 1,455 birders.

Species by week

0204060Jan 1-7: 36 species on 5%+ of 227 checklistsJan 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 197 checklistsJan 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 212 checklistsJan 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 291 checklistsFeb 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 316 checklistsFeb 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 210 checklistsFeb 15-21: 36 species on 5%+ of 351 checklistsFeb 22-28: 38 species on 5%+ of 286 checklistsMar 1-7: 38 species on 5%+ of 179 checklistsMar 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 168 checklistsMar 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 152 checklistsMar 22-31: 44 species on 5%+ of 133 checklistsApr 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 75 checklistsApr 8-14: 39 species on 5%+ of 55 checklistsApr 15-21: 44 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsApr 22-30: 42 species on 5%+ of 56 checklistsMay 1-7: 55 species on 5%+ of 20 checklistsMay 8-14: 43 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsMay 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 33 checklistsMay 22-31: 37 species on 5%+ of 73 checklistsJun 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsJun 8-14: 36 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsJun 15-21: 49 species on 5%+ of 18 checklistsJun 22-30: 30 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 1-7: low data (9 checklists)Jul 8-14: 33 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsJul 15-21: 41 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsAug 1-7: 40 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsAug 8-14: 30 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsAug 15-21: 29 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 22-31: 32 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsSep 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsSep 8-14: 35 species on 5%+ of 27 checklistsSep 15-21: 35 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsSep 22-30: 37 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 31 checklistsOct 8-14: 32 species on 5%+ of 48 checklistsOct 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsOct 22-31: 39 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsNov 1-7: 43 species on 5%+ of 110 checklistsNov 8-14: 40 species on 5%+ of 359 checklistsNov 15-21: 37 species on 5%+ of 131 checklistsNov 22-30: 34 species on 5%+ of 214 checklistsDec 1-7: 37 species on 5%+ of 89 checklistsDec 8-14: 31 species on 5%+ of 107 checklistsDec 15-21: 32 species on 5%+ of 77 checklistsDec 22-31: 36 species on 5%+ of 368 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1American Herring Gull89%
  2. 2Great Black-backed Gull88%
  3. 3Ring-billed Gull88%
  4. 4Double-crested Cormorant77%
  5. 5Rock Pigeon75%
  6. 6Laughing Gull67%
  7. 7Common Loon66%
  8. 8Northern Gannet64%
  9. 9Black Scoter62%
  10. 10Ruddy Turnstone59%
  11. 11Royal Tern55%
  12. 12Sanderling54%
  13. 13Brant53%
  14. 14Surf Scoter53%
  15. 15American Oystercatcher39%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 35 species

  1. Ring-billed Gull91%
  2. American Herring Gull90%
  3. Common Loon90%
  4. Bufflehead78%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull78%

Spring 41 species

  1. American Herring Gull90%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant86%
  3. Laughing Gull85%
  4. Ring-billed Gull83%
  5. Great Black-backed Gull78%

Summer 36 species

  1. Laughing Gull95%
  2. American Herring Gull91%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull80%
  4. Brown Pelican78%
  5. Ring-billed Gull65%

Fall 42 species

  1. American Herring Gull90%
  2. Great Black-backed Gull87%
  3. Ring-billed Gull86%
  4. Laughing Gull74%
  5. Double-crested Cormorant72%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across Maryland.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.