Masked Booby

David Tudor reported a strange looking bird near the road by Balancing rock in Tiverton. He reported this bird to Carl Haycock and both went over to look for the bird in question to no avail. The next day they met up with a hunter who said they would look out for anything that fit the discription they gave him and to their surprise they got a call that it was indeed in the woods not to far from Balancing Rock. Carl and David rushed to Tiverton and found the bird and after much debate on NatureNS found out it was a Masked Booby. These birds are normally found in warm waters around Dry Tortugas, Florida so it was really off course. Carl immediately got a hold of the beak and put his oil jacket over the bird. They then took it to the nearest cove and put it back into the water. Alas they did not have time to take pictures, but it was a great find and a good job to them both for putting in time and effort to find and release this amazing bird.