Texas: An unconfirmed report of a Brown Booby at Canyon Lake (NE of San Antonio, TX) was made on Aug 25. It was not relocated on Aug 26 but at 7:20am on Aug 28 Dan Tharp reported the booby was present at Canyon Lake dam. Map link: http://goo.gl/maps/WkjAz.

Massachusetts: On Sep 2 Blair Nikula photographed a Little Stint on the beach at South Beach in Chatham. Blair has posted a page of photos, along with the photos of July's Little Stint at the same location: http://www.capecodbirds.org/LittleStint2012/LIST_SBch072112.htm

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