Re: [SBB] Booby, jaeger, cormorant - Oh my!

[Ruth Troetschler <[[email protected]]>]

How rare is a Brown Booby in the county?

Ruth Troetschler


At 2:18 PM -0700 9/19/07, michael mammoser wrote:
>At midday today, 19 Sep 07, I traveled out to A10/A11
>in Alviso for another look at the BROWN BOOBY, which
>according to Al Eisner, had flown in to the levee
>about 10 minutes before my arrival.
>
>We watched the bird for some minutes before it took
>off and flew low over the water of A10. Suddenly, a
>PARASITIC JAEGER dropped into a position off the
>starboard stern of the booby. However, finding no
>evident reason to chase, it broke away and settled on
>the water. After some minutes of watching it there,
>our attention was diverted and it disappeared.
>
>Before long, the booby reappeared over the levee, but
>continued on to A11, where it foraged for the next 10
>to 15 minutes, sometimes quite close to us and
>providing excellent views. The bird seemed to be able
>to catch fish quite easily.
>
>Then, once again the jaeger popped up next to the
>booby, only to settle once again on the water near the
>A11/A12 levee. It sat here for a considerable time,
>until Al and I decided to leave, but was gone by the
>time we arrived on that side of A11.
>
>There was also at least 1 PELAGIC CORMORANT on the
>scene.
>
>Michael Mammoser
>
>
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