"I received a text from Capt. Charles Foreman of the Country Girl that a
Red-footed Booby rode a friend's fishing boat back towards Oregon Inlet in
North Carolina today. His [sic] wrote:
“He said it rode in with him from the 70 degree tower to the 65 degree
tower. Doing 21 knots and he just sat on the bow.”
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Harry LeGrand
On Fri, Jul 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM Derb Carter <dcarter...> wrote:
> According to the link it is the Stolat charter boat out of Wanchese.
>
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> *Sent:* Friday, July 11, 2025 5:34:12 PM
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> *Subject:* Red-footed Booby photo from today on the CBC Photo Gallery
>
> I just now perused the Carolina Bird Club Photo Gallery, and I see this
> bird:
>
> https://www.carolinabirdclub.org/gallery/Lesiewicz/rfbo.html >
> So, yes, it appears to be a dark/buffy phase Red-footed Booby, and yes, it
> is in an appropriate habitat -- on a railing of a boat offshore. The
> locale simply says "Atlantic Ocean, NC" -- so this would be a third NC
> record. And the date is 11 July 2025 -- today. However, we all hope to
> see an eBird report or some other report on the bird, especially how far
> offshore, off what part of the state, etc., the bird was seen and
> photographed.
>
> If anyone sees another post somewhere, such as on a Facebook group,
> iNaturalist, etc., let us know. It does not show yet on the CBC Sightings
> page.
>
> Harry LeGrand
> Birds of North Carolina website editor
>
