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Monday, April 1, 2024

MASKED BOOBY, SEEN FROM RUBY PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP IN CARIBBEAN EN ROUTE FROM TRINIDAD TO ARUBA, 3/18/2024 - NEW SPECIES TO LIFE LIST

   We can ID this bird as a Masked Booby as follows:
  • Long, hefty, pointed and pale yellow bill
  • Mostly bright white 
  • Black tail
  • Dark primaries and secondaries
  • Black mask
   The Masked Booby nests on small tropical islands, especially ones that are flat and without forests.  The rest of the time it spends at sea.

   The Masked Booby is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,132.








 

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