Most people flee hurricanes. Some people seek them.
We call the latter hard-core birders.
We suggested a few blogs ago that birders would be on the lookout in North Carolina for seabirds blown into places where they are uncommon to never.
It's happening right now.
The Washington Post carried a story yesterday about a man from Ithaca, N.Y., who loaded his car with extra gasoline, first-aid supplies, food, camera, and binoculars, and drove to North Carolina.
He and a friend hoped to find the eye of the storm, that being a particularly good place to find a storm fallout. Many birds could be blown in and dropped off, tropical birds maybe.
Deep into the storm, the pair retreated when power lines began to fall. Plan B was a reservoir where birds had been seen in past storms.
They found terns of various species, and then the bird that should have made their drive worthwhile -- a Trindade Petrel. This bird breeds on islands near Brazil, but wanders when breeding season ends. It visits Gulf Stream waters off the North Carolina coast.