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Leach's Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma leucorhoa

The Leach's Storm-Petrel is a breeder in the Northern Hemisphere, with only two known colonies in Massachusetts. More pelagic than the similar Wilson's Storm-Petrel, the Leach's Storm-Petrel is rarely seen from land except following severe storms in the fall. It is an Endangered Species in Massachusetts.
Conservation Status
Trend not established

Tracking This Bird In Massachusetts

Climate Vulnerability Score

No data
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (current)
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (2050)
Mass Audubon Absolute change in likelihood of occurrence
no data
U.S. Forest Service Climate Change Bird Atlas (Hadly Hi emissions scenario)a
No data available
National Audubon Societyb
No data available
a USFS model data for Massachusetts by 2100
b National Audubon Society's Climate Change Atlas was completed on a continental scale.

Breeding Bird Atlas

Atlas I Blocks
1
Atlas II Blocks
1
Percent of state occupied - Atlas I
0
Percent of state occupied - Atlas II
0
Percent change
100

Breeding Bird Survey

Annual trend 1966-2010
P-value
Number of routes
Recent trend 2000-2010

Christmas Bird Count

Trend (1963-2008)
0
Significantly different than zero
Trend (1963-1979)
0
Significantly different than zero
Trend (1979-2008)
0
Significantly different than zero

Habitat Usage

Breeding

Coastal

Wintering

Does not winter in Massachusetts