Red-billed Tropicbird - Jeremiah Trimble
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BBC Pelagic 24 Aug 2014--leg 2
Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States
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Map Coordinates: 40.151216, -68.798993
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***mega; just fifth state record and second record from a BBC trip; spotted sitting on water by Ryan Merrill and Capt. Joe Huckemeyer maneuvered it right alongside for killer close up looks; many photos show large bill base and dark primary coverts; chased by Pomarine Jaeger that caused it to give squealing call as it flew past port side. Photos by many; those by Ian Davies are some of the best:

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