Brown Booby in Ohio!! #624

 I will never forget when I got that text, "Brown Booby in Summit county"  Wait? What?  That doesn't make sense, and the recent hurricanes have not swept thru Ohio, so it's not a storm bird pushed up here.  

Never been here

BOOM!! In flight when I arrived

Brown Booby, juvenile 

Lifer #624 & no boat trip!

Found in tropical oceans around the world, the Brown Booby is a dashing seabird—both in plumage, a natty brown-and-white (with bright yellow feet) and in flight style, which involves swift aerial maneuvers and deft dives. Brown Boobies do not nest on the United States mainland but often visit waters off Florida or California. They occasionally stray as far north as Canada, and sometimes well inland. Like most seabirds that nest on islands, Brown Boobies are very vulnerable to introduced predators such as rats, mice, and cats.

Way out of range

Amish Homeboys 

Family History w Brown Booby

Buddy: May 1, 1982  Rebloca Shoals, FL  on way to Dry Tortugas, FL also saw Masked Booby & Brown Noddy

Red & Louise: 1983 & 2001  no location noted, probably Dry Tortugas also 

Sad ending, 10 days later, R.I.P Brown Booby, probably Great Horned Owl ate it to death

Next up:  Another OHIO Lifer?!?!