Brant Branta bernicla (Linnaeus, 1758)    Synonyms: ATBR, Atlantic Brant, Branta bernicla hrota.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Anseriformes   >   Family Anatidae   >   Genus Branta   

Status:

Common October to May along the coast and coastal bays of Worcester County, but rare across the rest of the state. Formerly wintered in large numbers in the Chesapeake Bay into the 1960s. One accepted record of Black Brant from Ocean City in 2004.

Where to find:

Easily found on Sinepuxent Bay in winter. Scan from vantage points around Ocean City and Assateague Island. Often present at the Ocean City Inlet and near Skimmer Island.

There are 240 records in the project database.

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An adult Atlantic Brant at the Ocean City Inlet, Maryland (2/24/2006). Note the white chevron on the neck. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Brant in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/3/2012). Photo by Dan Haas. (MBP list)

A Brant in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/3/2012). Photo by Dan Haas. (MBP list)

A Brant in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/3/2012). Photo by Dan Haas. (MBP list)

A flock of adult Atlantic Brant off Assateague Island, Maryland (11/7/2009). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Brant in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/2/2018). Photo by Kurt Schwarz. (MBP list)

Brant in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/29/2022). (c) Greg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Greg via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/21/2008). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/15/2017). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/18/2020). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

A flock of Atlantic Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (1/16/2006). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Brant in Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/1/2018). Photo by Scott Young. (MBP list)

A flock of Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/7/2016). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (2/18/2020). (c) Ashley M Bradford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (10/30/2011). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Brant in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/21/2021). (c) tcluderay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by tcluderay via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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