Number of accepted Brown Booby records for Louisiana was >35 as of May 2018
Brown Booby was removed from the Review List on 10 March 2018.
One male (1954-02) on 12 June 1954, Gulf of Mexico: 27o N, 92o 40’ W [=177 mi. S Rockefeller Refuge]; Harvey R. Bullis (LSUMZ 20190, photo below).
One (1985-26) photographed about 20 miles South-southeast of Southwest Pass at the mouth of the Mississippi River (Plaquemines Parish) from 29 May to 8 June 1985 (MM). This bird was an immature, not an adult as previously reported (Imhof 1985).
One immature female (1998-131) on 13 Oct 1998, Gulf of Mexico: about 24 mi. S of South Pass Mississippi River, N28.649667o, W89.0775o; Steven W. Cardiff (LSUMZ 165986; DLD) and Donna L. Dittmann; NAB 53(1): 62.
One (1999-64) on 9 Oct 1999, Gulf of Mexico: South Pass 89B oil platform, 45 mi. SSE of Grand Isle, 28o 40’ 11.2” N, 89o 23’ 36.7” W; Karl Bardon (ph); NAB 54(1): 61.
One (2000-82) on 16 Mar 2000, Gulf of Mexico: South Pass 89B oil platform, 45 mi. SSE of Grand Isle, 28o 40’ 11.2” N, 89o 23’ 36.7” W; Karl Bardon (ph).
One immature male (2006-60) on 3 Oct 2006, Gulf of Mexico: approximately 20 mi. SW of mouth Southwest Pass of Mississippi River, 28o42'50.9²N, 89o36'44.3²W; Steven W. Cardiff (LSUMZ 179762) and Donna L. Dittmann (*); NAB61(1):85.
One immature (2008-48) on 1 June 2008, Cameron: Holly Beach;
Josh Sylvest and J. V. Remsen
(ph only).
Photo by James V. Remsen
One in juvenal plumage (2008-50) on 4 July & 18 July 2008, Terrebonne: Isles Dernieres, Wine Island, 29.0955o N, 90.6108o W;
Justin Bosler
(ph).
Photo by Justin Bosler
One adult (2013-035) on 31 August 2013, Plaquemines: Mississippi River, between Delta NWR and Pilottown;
Dan O’Malley
(ph),
Erik I. Johnson (ph),
David P. Muth, and
Phillip A. Wallace
(ph).
Photo by Phillip Wallace
Three near adults (2013-042) on 24 October-4 November 2013, Calcasieu: N end of Calcasieu Lake;
Thomas Finnie
(ph),
Dave Patton
(ph),
B.Mac Myers III
(ph),
Jay V. Huner, and
Mary Mehaffey
(ph). Originally discovered by Kevin Savoie and last date fide Matt Pontiff (fide LABIRD).
Photo by Thomas Finnie
One adult (2013-050) on 27 December 2013-7 January 2014; St. Tammany: Lake Pontchartrain, ½ mi. offshore from Madisonville Boat Launch and ranging to Causeway bridge (Jefferson);
Christopher C. Brantley (ph),
Janine Robin
(additional report)
(ph),
Mary Mehaffey
(ph), and
Cham Mehaffey. Reportedly first found by Heydi Lopes on the St. Tammany CBC and confirmed later that day with assistance of Linden O’Quinn who took observers out by boat.
Photo by Janine Robin
Four, including at least two adults and one immature (2015-002), on 1 January 2015, St. Tammany: Mandeville, Lake
Pontchartrain;
Cathy DiSalvo and Lizette Wroten
(ph only).
Photo by Lizette Wroten
One immature (2015-021) on 23 March 2015, Gulf of Mexico: ca 170 mi. S Marsh Island, N27.014455°,
W91.747738°;
Paul Sweet (ph).
Photo by Paul Sweet
Up to 20, including up to 15 adults/near adults and 5 immatures
(2015-022) from 28 March-25 December 2015, St. Tammany and Jefferson
parishes: general vicinity of Lake Pontchartrain Causeway;
Nancy L. Newfield 1, 2, 3,
Steve Locke (sketch),
Pamela Morgan,
Matthew L. Brady,
Dave Patton (ph),
Paul E. Conover (ph),
Robert C. Dobbs (ph),
C. Britain Sledge,
Lehman Ellis 1, 2,
Jody Shugart,
Janine Robin 1, 2, 3,
Crystal Johnson (ph),
David P. Muth (ph),
Dan O’Malley (ph),
and
Devin Bosler (ph).
Individuals are still being reported from the Causeway as of August 2016.
Photo montage by Robert C. Dobbs
Two immatures (2015-036) on 11 May 2015, Gulf of Mexico: 72 mi. SW Raccoon Island, N28.132883°
W91.488667°;
Laurie Dugan (ph).
Photo by Laurie Dugan
One immature (2015-040) on 2 June 2015, Gulf of Mexico: 77 mi. SW Raccoon Island, N28.07550°,
W091.58272°;
Laurie Dugan (ph).
Photo by Laurie Dugan
One adult (2015-041) on 6 June 2015, Gulf of Mexico: 50 mi. SW Pointe Au Fer Island, N28.692524°,
W91.800507°;
Laurie Dugan (ph).
Photo by Laurie Dugan
One immature (2015-080) on 4 July 2015, Gulf of Mexico: 55-65 mi. S mouth Southwest Pass of Mississippi River; David P. Muth and J. V. Remsen (ph only).
One immature (2015-081) on 13 November 2015, Pointe Coupee: Morganza Spillway; J. V. Remsen.
One adult (2015-076) on 3 December 2015, Pointe Coupee: Morganza Spillway Forebay;
J. V. Remsen (ph).
Photo by Van Remsen
Three (two adults, one subadult; 2016-060) on 16 May 2016, St. Tammany: Lake Pontchartrain causeway bridge, crossover No. 2 at about mile marker 16, N30.262630 o, W90.117773 o; Jim Holmes (ph).
One adult (2016-073) on 21 June 2016, Pointe Coupee: False River (eBird ph only). Photo: https://ebird.org/checklist/ S30338264. Brown Booby was removed from the Review List 10 March 2018.
One adult (2016-061) on 3 September 2016, Jefferson: Lake Pontchartrain causeway bridge, mile marker 9.9 on causeway northbound; Lehman Ellis.
Two (adult and immature; 2016-062) on 3 September 2016, St. Tammany: Lake Pontchartrain causeway bridge, 21.3 mi. on causeway northbound; Lehman Ellis.
One immature (2016-023) on 10 September 2016, Gulf of Mexico: approximately 22 mi. SE South
Pass Mississippi River, N28.73º, W88.88º;
Robert C. Dobbs (ph) and
Oscar Johnson (ph).
Photo by Robert C. Dobbs
One adult (2016-058) on 10 September 2016, Plaquemines: Mississippi River near Pilottown, N29.19 º, W89.27 º; Oscar Johnson (ph).
Thirty-four mixed adults and subadults (2016-063) on 18 September 2016, St. Tammany: Lake Pontchartrain, N30.256417°, W90.113367°; James W. Beck (ph), YouTube video.
Seven (five adults, two immatures; 2016-064) on 24 September 2016, St. Tammany: Lake Pontchartrain causeway bridge, mile marker 16.3, N30.2003534°, W90.1249767°; Nancy L. Newfield.
Two adults (2016-030) on 25 September 2016, Gulf of Mexico: 125 mi. S mouth Mississippi River;
Zeke Watkins (ph).
Photo by Zeke Watkins
One adult (2106-033) on 22 October 2016, Gulf of Mexico: approximately 179 mi. S Isles
Dernieres, Raccoon Island, N26.4518º, W91.0694º;
Richard Armstrong and
Ginger Rose (ph only).
Photo by Ginger Rose
One (2016-038) on 8-9 November 2016, Calcasieu: Lake Charles Industrial Canal, N30.1150 o, W
93.2917 o;
Denis Kay (ph).
Photo by Denis Kay
One subadult (2017-030) on 8 June 2017, Gulf of Mexico: aboard cruise ship Carnival Breeze at N26.0094°, W90.59416°; Ruben Ayala (ph).
Three adults (2017-035) on 20 August 2017, St. Tammany and Jefferson: along Lake Pontchartrain causeway bridge, mile markers 16.4 and 10.3 southbound; James W. Beck St. Tammany report, Jefferson Report.
Four (three adults, one immature; 2017-037) on 2 September 2017, Plaquemines: Mississippi River at Head of Passes; Erik I. Johnson and Paul E. Conover.
One immature (2017-060) on 10 November 2017, Richland: Poverty Point Reservoir SP, Poverty Point Parkway on east side of reservoir, N32.50252334°, W91.48143768°; Willie Matthews (ph).
One adult male (2017-066) on 3 December 2017, Gulf of Mexico: cruise ship 300 km S Atchafalaya Bay, N26.563°, W91.293°; John Pike (ph).
One immature (2017-067) on 3 December 2017, Gulf of Mexico: cruise ship at +/- 375 km S Terrebonne Bay, N25.939°, W90.677°; John Pike (ph).
Three adults (2017-080) on 24 December 2017, Cameron: Grand Lake on Calcasieu Lake; Paul E. Conover (ph) . Previous accepted record at this location: LBRC 2014-032.
One second-year (1999-042) on 14 April 1999, Gulf of Mexico: Ewing Bank 826-A oil platform, 61 mi. S of East Timbalier Island, N 28.16333o, W 90.35861o. Most Members ultimately agreed that details provided were insufficient to eliminate immature Red-footed Booby, Masked Booby, or even Northern Gannet.
One adult male (2017-029) on 8 June 2017, Gulf of Mexico: West Cameron Block 643, 128 mi. S Cameron. Most Members agreed that the details were not adequate for acceptance.
Three, two adults, one immature (2017-032) on 28-29 June 2017, Plaquemines: River mile 3, Southwest Pass of Mississippi River. As was the case for the previous report, Members believed these birds were most likely correctly identified, but the details were minimal and did not justify acceptance.
Two, adult and sub-adult (2017-076) on 22 December 2017, Gulf of Mexico: open ocean, exact location unknown but somewhere north of N25.777590o, W89.869890o (ph). Although correctly identified, the lack of a specific location other than “somewhere within 190 nmi. of the coast” was considered grounds for non-acceptance and gave Members a legitimate reason to question whether the observation was actually within Louisiana waters.
