Glenn Coady reports (6:17 pm) "Brown Booby seen in the last 15 minutes diving off Bond Head but very far out - scope necessary for decent views. Still drifting eastward."
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 - now in stores. Find out more at http://burrellbirding.ca On Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 16:48 Mike V.A. Burrell, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
