MD Osprey:
The MOS has chartered the MD/DC Records Committee (MD/DCRC) to
maintain The Official List of the Birds of Maryland. In the MD/DCRC
Goals and Procedures document, here ...
http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/pdf/rcgoals.pdf
... the MD/DCRC defines the pelagic boundaries as ...
4.2 Pelagic Boundaries
The Committee has adopted the following as the pelagic (open waters)
boundaries of Maryland: Due east of the Maryland/Delaware/Atlantic
Ocean border and due east of the Maryland/Virginia/Atlantic Ocean
border, each for a distance of 200 nautical miles; and the border
than connects those two points. The MD/DCRC considers all sightings
within this pelagic zone to be associated with Worcester County, Maryland.
Some other states and organizations apply a "closest point of land"
rule, but not the MD/DCRC.
The Chris Vogel sightings, reported on eBird, were at 36.841,-72.007
which places the location approximately 174 nm southeast of the MD/VA
boundary and approximately 191 nm east of Virginia Beach, clearly not
in Maryland waters.
Hope this helps ...
Phil
At 14:45 06/25/2011, Robert Parsons wrote:
>For ABA purposes, they include up to 200 nautical miles from land,
>or, if less, half the distance to a neighboring country (i.e.
>Bahamas, Cuba or Greenland).
>
>Robert
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>On Behalf Of Norm Saunders
>Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 2:42 PM
>To:
>Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] mega pelagic rarities in MD
>
>Just out of curiosity, are Maryland waters considered to go all the way to
>Europe or do they end half way across the pond or what?
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