I led a Boulder Bird Club trip to Barr Lake this morning. Around 10:30, a flock of Black Terns appeared out on the lake, and suddenly a large dark bird flew at one of them. My first thought was Jaeger, but it was gone as fast as it appeared....
On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 9:20 PM, Joe Roller <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/ms >> gid/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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUB_D2NsW99mnunZ-be%2BVVASBXtDeM2Oe4%3DDbmk1ZWuB1g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Dick Pautsch 427 Pearl St. Boulder, CO 80302 [email protected] -- 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/CAExgNZ2ebNPKx9Yhf-UePJBRjua5DbjXkTR2dXPF_kwpoNT7EQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
