A Great Shearwater in Maryland waters on a pelagic trip out of Lewes, Delaware (6/4/2005).

Photo by Bill Hubick MBP List

A Great Shearwater offshore in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2016).

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A Great Shearwater offshore in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2016).

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A Great Shearwater offshore in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2016).

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Great Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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A Great Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/29/2018).

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Great Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Great Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/8/2022). (c) danieltayloroc, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 584832 - Psn: 44)

Great Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/8/2022). (c) danieltayloroc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Great Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Great Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Great Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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A Great Shearwater far offshore in Maryland waters (11/16/2013).

Photo by George Jett MBP List

Great Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Great Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Great Shearwaters in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/10/2000).

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A Great Shearwater (above) and a Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2016).

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Great Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Great Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Great Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/10/2023). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1114572 - Psn: 77)

Great Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/10/2023). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Great Shearwater in Maryland waters off Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2005).

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Great Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/12/2023). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1114720 - Psn: 78)

Great Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/12/2023). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Great Shearwater in Maryland waters off Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2005).

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Great Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/10/2023). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Great Shearwater off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (8/22/2010).

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Great Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/22/2020). (c) Birder20714, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). - Jim Stasz.

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A Great Shearwater in Maryland waters on a pelagic trip out of Lewes, Delaware (6/4/2005). Media by Bill Hubick.

A Great Shearwater offshore in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2016). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

Great Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

A Great Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/29/2018). View Record Details Media by Jim Stasz.

Great Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Great Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/8/2022). (c) danieltayloroc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by danieltayloroc via iNaturalist.

Great Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

A Great Shearwater far offshore in Maryland waters (11/16/2013). Media by George Jett.

Great Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Great Shearwaters in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/10/2000). View Record Details Media by Jim Stasz.

A Great Shearwater (above) and a Cory's Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2016). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

Great Shearwater in Worcester Co. (9/13/2025). (c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Stephen John Davies via iNaturalist.

Great Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/10/2023). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by bev435 via iNaturalist.

A Great Shearwater in Maryland waters off Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2005). View Record Details Media by Jim Stasz.

Great Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/12/2023). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Irons via iNaturalist.

A Great Shearwater in Maryland waters off Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2005). View Record Details Media by Jim Stasz.

Great Shearwater in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/10/2023). (c) bev435, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by bev435 via iNaturalist.

A Great Shearwater off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (8/22/2010). Media by Dan Irizarry.