Folks, Rick Taylor, Aaron Driscoll, Mel and Jeanne Goff and I watched the Arctic Tern today from about 11 a.m. til noon. This is a beautiful alternate plumage, adult bird with gray body, black cap, long tail and small, blood-red bill. The bird was actively feeding up and down the shores of Big Johnson Reservoir occasionally resting with the gulls at the south and east ends. I was able to get some distance pictures showing the key features (structural and plumage) of this long distance migrant. I have read differing figures on the annual migration distance of this bird, from 25,000 - 44,000 miles. Incredible in any case.
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