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* mike.burrell.on@gmail.com 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/>

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 <mike.burrell.on@gmail.com> 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* > mike.burrell.on@gmail.com > 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* mike.burrell.on@gmail.com 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/>

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 mike.burrell.on@gmail.com 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, <mike.burrell.on@gmail.com> 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 < > mike.burrell.on@gmail.com> 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* >> mike.burrell.on@gmail.com >> 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* > mike.burrell.on@gmail.com > 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/> >