| Common Name | Brown Booby |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | sula leucogaster |
| Type of Report | Rare Species |
| Date of Observation | 09/01/2021 |
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| Number Observed | 1 |
| Reporting Observer's Name | martha pfeiffer |
| Mailing Address | 586 dorset west rd. dorset, vt 05251 United States Map It |
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| Date Completed | 10/05/2021 |
| Latitude of Observation (enter 0 if unable to provide) | 0 |
| Longitude of Observation (enter 0 if unable to provide) | 0 |
| Place Name | Emerald State Park |
| Township | North Dorset |
| County | Bennington |
| Vermont eBird Checklist URL | ebird.org |
| Time of Day | 08:05 AM |
| Length of Time Observed | 20 minutes |
| Maximum Estimated Distance from Bird (in feet) | 200 |
| Minimum Estimated Distance from Bird (in feet) | 150 |
| Noteworthy Weather Conditions | Sunny |
| Optical Equipment Used for Observation | Panasonic - Lumix DMCzs50 |
| Observer’s Previous Acquaintance With This or Similar Species | I have seen Brown Boobies for 10 years in Costa Rica on the Northwest coast. |
| I certify that any attachments included with this report were captured during this observation event. | |
| Description of Habitat | Small Lake, island in the center, woods on west side, |
| Behaviors Observed | Unconcerned of my presence as I was standing on the beach looking out over the water. |
| Description of Vocalizations | none |
| Verbal Narrative & Description of Observation | Making very large, noisy plunges when fishing. would dive several times in a row. Then would circle the inner island and return to same spot and dive again. The bird remained at Emerald lake for 5 days and during those days I saw the bird resting, sleeping in a tree on the little island, always near water's edge. |
| Relative Size & Shape | Very wide wing span, head and neck protruding, yellow feet visible |
| Head | Crown, throat, and nape dark brown, yellowish/whitish bill, bluish light color skin around eye giving appearance of a small patch. |
| Feet & Bill | Long, thick pointed bill yellowish in color |
| Upper Back | rich dark brown |
| Lower Back & Rump | rich dark brown |
| Wings | very long , pointed wings and pointed elbows, brown on top, large white band underneathDegi |
| Breast, Belly, Flanks, Under Tail Coverts | Defined margin below breast where white belly begins. All brown tailwhite underneath |
| Tail | brown tail very pointed |
| IMPORTANT: What similar species were eliminated when making the identification and how was this bird different? | This bird crashed into the water head first when fishing so I immediately eliminated Osprey or EAgle. |
| Other Notes & Comments | I could not determine the sex have photos I took at the time but the above space does not accept the photos which are JPEG - the checklist has my photos on it. |
| This report was written from notes taken: | Written from Memory |
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