Jaeger ID is tough, but I am happy you found it and it is likely a Parasitic, which is the least common of the three jaeger species to come through CO in the fall.
The underwing lacks the double white marks of a Pomarine. The bill favors Parasitic, longish and black only at tip. Would like to see some warm tones, cinnamon in photos. Long-tailed Jaeger has a stubby bill, half dark. Way to go, Brian. Someone will surely get even better photos if it is there Thursday AM. Joe Roller, Denver On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 9:11 PM, Brian Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > It would help if I included a link for the photos, sorry rather giddy > right now, http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31467141 > Brian Johnson > Englewood CO > > On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 9:08:54 PM UTC-6, Brian Johnson wrote: >> >> Sorry for the late notice on this, I had no idea what an exiting find I >> had. What I thought was a Herring Gull juvenile harassing the ring-bills >> has turned out to be a jaeger juvenile. Thank you Tony Leukering for >> pointing this out. I saw it at the Marina Sandspit last sighting was right >> over the marina at about 10 AM today, 9-7. Hopefully it is still there >> tomorrow also, some of the photos I got turned out to be a juvenile >> California Gull, so no Herring, but a jaeger! No Little Gull but this is >> cool also, a lifer for me. Not so sure of the spices right now, but I am >> leaning towards Parasitic. And at first I thought I did have a jaeger, >> turns out my first thought was right. >> Brian Johnson >> Englewood CO >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/cobirds/09c6370b-e912-429e-8fdb-db5a11d335c1%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/09c6370b-e912-429e-8fdb-db5a11d335c1%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUB_D2NsW99mnunZ-be%2BVVASBXtDeM2Oe4%3DDbmk1ZWuB1g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
