[obol] A MASKED BOOBY record for Oregon.

[Wayne Hoffman]

This story could have yet another chapter.  I read an article in Western 
Birds from a several years ago suggesting that some of the immature "Masked 
Booby" records from California were actually Nazca Boobies.  At the time the 
article was written Nazca Boobies were considered a subspecies of Masked 
Boobies, but are now considered separate.  Nazca Boobies are the "Masked" 
Boobies nesting in the Galapagos Islands, and also nest in small numbers on 
an Island or two way off Mexico (I think Clipperton and one of the 
Revillagigedos group?).  Distinguishing immatures from Masked is tricky, but 
should be very feasible with a specimen in hand.  In reading the account 
from the Slater Museum I saw no indication that they had considered Nazca.

Wayne Hoffman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Gilligan" <jeffgill at teleport.com>
To: "OBOL" <OBOL at lists.orst.edu>
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 10:21 AM
Subject: [obol] A MASKED BOOBY record for Oregon.


>
> The specimen from Multnomah County that had earlier been identified as a
> Blue-footed Booby, has been re-identified as a Masked Booby.  This is the
> first that I have seen of the photo. This is a first state record.   Jeff
> Gilligan.
>
>
> ------ Forwarded Message
> From: Dennis Paulson <dpaulson at ups.edu>
> Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:28:05 -0700
> To: tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Conversation: a tale of two boobies
> Subject: [Tweeters] a tale of two boobies
>
> Hello, tweeters.
>
> It has taken us some time to get our website together, especially after we
> took a closer look at the booby that was found on the Oregon side of the 
> I-5
> bridge across the Columbia River, taken to rehabilitation where it died, 
> and
> brought to the Slater Museum and prepared.
>
> If you're interested in a little story about this bird, with photos, I
> advise a visit to the Slater Museum website at 
> http://www.ups.edu/x13725.xml
> and click on "A Tale of Two Boobies."
>
> Harry Nehls, could you please forward this to OBOL? Thanks.
>
> Dennis
>
> Dennis Paulson, Director Emeritus           phone 253-879-3798
> Slater Museum of Natural History                 fax 253-879-3352
> University of Puget Sound                       e-mail dpaulson at ups.edu
> 1500 N. Warner, #1088
> Tacoma, WA 98416-1088
>
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