Thanks for the info. I'll post photos tonight. One of them has very red legs and bill. It's still probably a foresters but the red is giving me pause for sure.
Aaron On Fri, Apr 28, 2017, 12:21 PM Nicholas Komar <[email protected]> wrote: > Aaron et al., > Any hint of orange in legs and bill would indicate Forster's Tern. Adults > in breeding plumage have almost completely white (frosty) wingtips. > Subadults still have black in wingtips. > > The ratio of Forster's to Common Terns during spring migration is roughly > 100:1. Common Terns are very UNcommon. :-) > > Good birding, > Nick Komar > Fort Collins CO > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 28, 2017, at 11:21 AM, Aaron Tucker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings, > > Saw a couple terns out at the Marina this morning and was wondering if > anyone could help with an ID. > > They are Tern's with black caps and reddish/orange legs. They have a black > spot on the end of their orange beaks. One of them has black wing-tips > while the other seem to be white. It's possible they are one of each I > guess. One has very vibrant orange (really more reddish) legs while the > other one seem typically orange. > > Unfortunately I don't have a way to upload my photos till I get home > tonight late but I was hoping someone else saw them out there this morning. > > Photos tonight, thanks for any help. > > Aaron Tucker > Aurora CO > > P.S. Northern Parula is still out there at Pelican Point > > -- > 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/554f38dd-dd2e-4846-a901-cb09f67ca5c5%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/554f38dd-dd2e-4846-a901-cb09f67ca5c5%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/CAFSxfOmm5oDXd-LaxJjTcPgxUVftO7_fZ9e8u2PKWb7Ec9vQOA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
