The last two rain days have given me time off from Hawk Ridge to sort jaeger photos taken at Wisconsin Point. It has been an amazing fall for jaegers, with five Parasitics showing up on the early date of 13 August, and I have been able to see multiple jaegers every subsequent trip through at least 15 September. By comparing photos, I have been able to determine that at least 14 Parasitic Jaegers have been seen: 3 juveniles, 1 second-cycle and 10 third-cycles. All have been light morph except two intermediate juveniles (only one of which was photographed) and 1 dark third-cycle. I have not photographed any confirmed adults this fall. Amazingly, some of these individuals are still present and have stayed here for over a month! Two adult Long-tailed Jaegers have also been seen (30 August and 4 September). Although most of the jaeger action occurs on Wisconsin Point near lot 1 where thousands of gulls loaf after feeding at the adjacent Wisconsin landfill, there have been many sightings of Parasitics from Park Point as well. Photographs of these birds can be seen at http://www.pbase.com/karlbardon/jaegers.
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