Marcia -- Just to follow-up on my prior post to you on finding Sandwich Terns in the OC area, I went into my Worcester County data base (which is not complete) and pulled out all the records for Sandwich Tern. There were 86. Details are listed below. This might help with the timing. Regards, Mark Hoffman Sykesville, MD Mhoff36100@aol.com WORCESTER COUNTY SANDWICH TERN RECORDS 05/14/1972 OC/INLET 2 (RAR) MB 28:114 06/04/1983 OC/4THFLAT 2 (Klockner, W.) MB 39:102 06/04/1991 OC 1 to 2. 1st s. (MOB, et al.) MB 47:142 06/04/1994 OC/SKIMMER 3 (MLH) Unpub. Obs. 06/05/1992 OC 1 to 3. ad. (MLH, MOB, et al.) MB 48:126 06/07/1975 AI/NE 2 "remained into July". (RAR) MB 31:120 06/07/1992 OC/SKIMMER 1 (MLH) Unpub. Obs. 06/07/1994 OC 7 (SHD) MB 51:156 06/12/1994 OC/SKIMMER 6 (MLH) Unpub. Obs. 06/13/1987 OC 2 "seen copulating". (RFR) MB 43:101 06/19/1994 OC/SKIMMER 6 (MLH) Unpub. Obs. 06/20/1974 AI 1 or 2. (Ray, S) "summered". MB 30:144 06/20/1983 AI/NE 1 imm. (LB) MB 39:102 06/20/1991 OC 1 to 2. ad. (MOB, et al.) MB 47:142 06/21/1987 OC 3 "pair seen copulating". (RFR) MB 43:101 06/23/1989 OC 2 1 1st s., 1 ad. (MOB) MB 45:144 06/25/1994 OC/INLET 1 (MLH, JF, Jett, G.) Unpub. Obs. 06/25/1994 OC/SKIMMER 4 (MLH, JF, Jett, G.) Unpub. Obs. 06/26/1981 AI 2 ad. (MR) MB 37:137 06/26/1994 AI/FHL 3 (MLH) Unpub. Obs. 06/29/1982 OC 6 2 imm., 4 ad. (Floker, B.) MB 38:141 06/??/1994 OC/SKIMMER 2 breeding pairs. (Brinker, D.) MB 51:156 07/02/1994 OC/SKIMMER 3 (MLH, DC, MAT) Unpub. Obs. 07/03/1991 OC 1 to 2. 1st s. (MOB, et al.) MB 47:142 07/03/1994 OC/SKIMMER 2 (MLH, DC, MAT) Unpub. Obs. 07/04/1982 OC 1 (DH) MB 38:141 07/05/1992 OC/SKIMMER 3 (MLH) Unpub. Obs. 07/09/1994 OC/SKIMMER 2 (MLH, JF) Unpub. Obs. 07/11/1992 AI/FHL 1 (MLH) Unpub. Obs. 07/16/1991 OC 1 to 2. ad. (MOB, et al.) MB 47:142 07/17/1991 AI 1 ad. (MOB, HW) MB 47:142 07/17/1994 AI/FHL 1 (MLH, DC, MAT) Unpub. Obs. 07/17/1994 AI/HUN 1 (MLH, DC, MAT) Unpub. Obs. 07/18/1992 AI/FHL 1 (MLH, MOB) Unpub. Obs. 07/20/1985 OC 2 1 juv., 1 ad. (HW, et al.) MB 41:113 07/22/1979 AI/FHL 1 ad. (RAR) MB 35:102 07/25/1972 AI/NE 2 (RAR) Rowlett 1973b 07/25/1987 AI/NE 2 1 juv., 1 ad. (Gough, G., MOB) MB 43:101 07/25/1987 OC 1 juv. (Gough, G., MOB) MB 43:101 07/26/1992 OC/SKIMMER 1 (MLH) Unpub. Obs. 07/27/1985 OC 2 1 juv., 1 ad. (Sumner, W.) MB 41:113 07/27/1992 OC 1 to 3. ad. (MLH, MOB, et al.) MB 48:126 07/29/1994 OC/SKIMMER 1 (MLH) Unpub. Obs. 07/30/1980 AI 1 (DC) MB 36:147 07/30/1986 OC 1 (POB) MB 42:114 07/30/1988 AI 1 (LD, MOB, POB) MB 44:127 07/31/1994 AI/FHL 1 (MLH, DC, MAT) Unpub. Obs. 08/01/1991 OC 1 +.(Mult. Obs.) MB 48:21 08/02/1985 AI 2 (MOB) MB 42:16 08/06/1989 OC 3 1 juv., 2 ad. (MOB) MB 46:19 08/06/1994 OC/SKIMMER 5 (MLH) MB 52:61 08/06/1994 AI/FHL 3 (MLH) MB 52:61 08/06/1994 AI/HUN 3 (MLH) MB 52:61 08/08/1982 OC 1 (DC) MB 39:21 08/09/1992 OC 2 1 juv., 1 ad. (DC, MI, MOB, JLS) MB 49:25 08/10/1976 AI 2 (Hills, C., RFR) MB 32:122 08/10/1985 OC 6 (Sumner, W.) MB 42:16 08/12/1976 AI/NE 2 (MLH) MB 32:122 08/12/1994 AI/SB 1 (MLH, MOB) Unpub. Obs. 08/13/1980 AI/NE 3 1 imm., 2 ad. (MLH) MB 37:33 08/15/1992 OC 2 1 juv., 1 ad. (DC, MI, MOB, JLS) MB 49:25 08/15/1993 AI/FHL 1 (MLH) MB 51:72 08/16/1991 OC 10 "peak". (HW, et al.) MB 48:21 08/18/1979 AI 1 (BH, FH) MB 36:33 08/18/1990 AI 6 3 imm., 3 ad. (Brinker, D., LD, MOB, HW) MB 47:18 08/20/1993 AI/ORVO 3 (MLH) MB 51:72 08/21/1974 AI 1 (Hills, C.) MB 30:144 08/21/1982 AI 1 (Unk) MB 39:21 08/22/1989 OC 1 ad. (MOB) MB 46:19 08/22/1994 AI/FHL 2 (MLH) Unpub. Obs. 08/23/1986 AI 1 (Bartgis, R., LD) MB 43:22 08/23/1992 OC/SKIMMER 1 (MLH) Unpub. Obs. 08/27/1983 OC 2 (MVB, McCandless) MB 40:21 08/29/1991 OC 1 +. (Mult. Obs.) MB 48:21 08/31/1994 OC/23RD 1 (MLH) MB 52:61 09/03/1992 AI/FHL 2 (MLH) MB 49:25 09/03/1994 AI/FHL 1 (MLH, DC, JF, MAT, et al.) MB 52:61 09/03/1995 OC/SKIMMER 2 (DC, MAT) MB 53:15 09/05/1992 OC 4 MB cites "6". (MLH) MB 49:25 09/06/1992 AI/HUN 2 (MLH, MOB) Unpub. Obs. 09/06/1992 OC 1 (MLH) Unpub. Obs. 09/08/1991 AI/NE 4 (Gough, G., MOB) MB 48:21 09/11/1992 AI/FHL 1 ad. (MLH) MB 49:25 09/12/1982 AI 1 (Bennett, G., BH, FH) MB 39:21 09/19/1945 OC 2 (S&R) First state record. S&R 1947 09/19/1982 OC 1 "very late". (HM, Mudd, M.) MB 39:21