John Brett is reporting (4:35 pm) that he had a bird consistent with an adult Brown Booby flying out from Port of Newcastle making its way east out of sight, diving like a gannet. He suggests checking further east.
On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 4:05 PM Mike V.A. Burrell <[email protected]> wrote: > Brendan Boyd just (August 24) emailed me the following: "I’m on a boat > about 1km off shore from Port Darlington and had (presumably) a juv brown > booby fly past. Initially thought was a gannet, but seemed smallish and > overall brown without any sort of spotting. Underwing also brown without > black patch or other distinctive feature. Was about 30ft from the boat and > continued in a straight line to the east maintaining height about 5ft off > the water. It passed the boat at 1:12pm. " > > If I hear any other details I'll post them here. > > Mike Burrell > > -- > > *Mike Burrell* > [email protected] > Please support my birdathon for bird conservation > <https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/bird-studies-canada/p2p/birdathon20/team/whimburrells/captain/mike-burrell/> > ! > Best Places to Bird in Ontario > <http://burrellbirding.ca/best-places-to-bird-in-ontario/> > -- *Mike Burrell* [email protected] Please support my birdathon for bird conservation <https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/bird-studies-canada/p2p/birdathon20/team/whimburrells/captain/mike-burrell/> ! Best Places to Bird in Ontario <http://burrellbirding.ca/best-places-to-bird-in-ontario/> -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Ontbirds is reserved for sightings of provincially rare birds. To post a message on Ontbirds, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Ontbirds Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines To edit your membership settings visit the Ontbirds setup page at: http://ontbirds.ca/mailman/listinfo/birdalert_ontbirds.ca. During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
