Lin,
I am not exactly sure about answer to your question. Up along Cape Cod's eastern facing beaches, I have had some good birding during light to moderate easterly winds for pelagics in summer and the same conditions in winter seem to produce a few more alcids and gannets closer to shore. I could be guilty of observer bias here because that is what I would expect to happen but have never spent enough time birding off ocean beaches to know for sure.
I have very little experience with Ocean City birding. As a matter of a fact I was down that way on friday 6/15. Wind was expected to be out of east and I had just read a recent report on MDBirding or possibly the last days of MDOsprey where someone had seen Wilson's Storm-Petrels at one of the further out shipping lane buoys. Started day further south in Worcester before getting to inlet around 11:45 am and guess you could say I got a little to much of good thing. It was sunny but wind was gusting 25+ mph and so a shaky scope, air born sand, waves crashing over parts of jetty, and rough seas made it near impossible to scan for birds.
I say go when you can go.
Andy Martin Gaithersburg
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Lin Just <ljustrn...> wrote:
> I'm planning on birding Ocean City Inlet on either this Fri. or Sat. One > of my targets is Wilson's Storm Petrel. Thinking that east winds would be > a better chance, but would rather go Fri., because of crowds. Researching > the winds, it looks like SW tomorrow and turning more easterly on Sat. Do > the winds, and/or tides, affect the Petrel's coming in closer to shore? > Would appreciate any ideas! Thanks! > > Lin Just > Colora, Md > > -- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups Maryland & DC Birding group. > To change email options, visit this group on the web at > https://groups.google.com/d/forum/mdbirding?hl=en > Posts can be sent to the group by sending an email to > <mdbirding...> > Guidelines for posting are available at > https://sites.google.com/site/mdbirdinghost/f/guidelines.pdf
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