COBirds, Jaeger at Timnath was present for at least a brief moment midday today 11/4/17. Several birders were present and it was spotted chasing a gull (RBGU I think), and clearly 5-10% smaller than the gull. It chased a gull far away then proceeded to go out of sight southwest of the lake, blown by the very strong winds. I am torn between LTJA and PAJA on this bird. Based on the mass of this bird and it's behavior, LTJA/PAJA I cannot say but definitely not Pomarine. Not having seen it well enough in person, I can't give much info. But based on the photos shared by another birder taken yesterday I think there's a distinct possibility it is a Long-tailed Jaeger. But I don't know! Hopefully it'll stick around or photos will be shared for more input.
Good birding, Derek Hill Milliken, CO [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/7364a8bf-8f03-4c2b-8e7b-2a2714a223cf%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
