[va-richmond-general] Re: Fwd: bird ID

Robin:

It appears to be a juvenile Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) which was previously 
called Blue-faced Booby. This bird breeds on Dry Tortugas, Florida and are 
considered rare in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Some folks refer to it as 
a tropical Gannet.

Naseem Reza
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ruth Robin 
  To: va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 4:55 PM
  Subject: [va-richmond-general] Fwd: bird ID


  Could someone help identify the bird in the attached photo?� I reduced the 
image size of the original so hopefully it will be OK for folks with dial-up.
  Robin



  Begin forwarded message:


    From: "Gillian Young" <gyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Date: September 27, 2007 1:31:52 PM EDT
    To: <robin.ruth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
    Subject: bird ID


    Just wondered if you might identify this bird I saw on the beach at Nags 
Head last weekend. There were 2 within a mile of each other, and they 
didn't/couldn't fly. Body was the size of a Canada goose with short legs, but 
the head looks more like a heron.
    �
    If you don't reply until after 5 PM today, please reply to my home email
    gillianyoung@xxxxxxx
    �
    Thank you very much!
    �
    Gillian Young


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  Could someone help identify the bird in the attached photo?  I  
  reduced the image size of the original so hopefully it will be OK for  
  folks with dial-up.
  Robin

  Begin forwarded message:

  > From: "Gillian Young" <gyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  > Date: September 27, 2007 1:31:52 PM EDT
  > To: <robin.ruth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  > Subject: bird ID
  >
  > Just wondered if you might identify this bird I saw on the beach at  
  > Nags Head last weekend. There were 2 within a mile of each other,  
  > and they didn't/couldn't fly. Body was the size of a Canada goose  
  > with short legs, but the head looks more like a heron.
  >
  > If you don't reply until after 5 PM today, please reply to my home  
  > email
  > gillianyoung@xxxxxxx
  >
  > Thank you very much!
  >
  > Gillian Young
  

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