12 Aug 2022. East of Chatham. Photo by Ian Davies
1 records
| MARC number | Decision | Species | # | Location | County | Arrival | Departure | Observers | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-076 | A | Cape Verde Shearwater | 1 | east of Chatham (41.670066, -69.860951) | Barnstable | 8/12/2022 | 8/12/2022 | Jeremiah Trimble*, Peter Trimble*, Ian Davies*, Julian Hough*, Nick Bonomo* (ph) | 26 |
This remarkable discovery by a group of intrepid pelagic birders (Trimble et. al. 2022) represents just the second well-documented record for North America, following one off Cape Hatteras 15 Aug 2004. There have been a few other potential sight records, and clearly this is a species to watch for carefully.
Read the full story in the October 2022 edition of Bird Observer.