Sea Bird Once Considered Extinct Seen In Cape Waters

HYANNIS, MA — A bird animal researchers once thought was extinct has resurfaced off the Cape Cod coast. WCAI Radio reported that a group from the Brookline Bird Club spotted the Bermuda Petrel 140 miles southeast of Hyannis during an overnight boat trip.

The Bermuda Petrel, commonly referred to as the Cahow, was thought to have been extinct until it's rediscovery in 1951. There were once hundreds of thousands of Cahows in the Bermuda archipelago, but most were considered extinct by the 17th centruy because of humans, cats, dogs and other animals would eat them.

The Bermuda Petral is considered one of the world's rarest birds, but seeing one in Massachusetts waters is even rarer. WCAI Radio reported there's only been one other recorded sighting in Massachusetts.

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