[va-bird] Parasitic Jaegers at CBBT

[Taberzz@xxxxxxx]

Three light adult Parasitic Jaegers went through the south channel of the  
Chesapeake Bay bridge-tunnel and into the Bay between 8 and 8:30 a.m.  today, 
May 6th. The northeast wind was tremendously strong, shaking the car  and 
splashing ocean water on it as I watched from the first island for  about 2 
hours. 
Hundreds of Northern Gannets were speeding past. Some of the  other birds were 
Forster's Terns, Least Terns, Royal Terns, Common Loons, 3  Snowy Egrets, 
dozens of unidentified shorebirds, 2 Black Scoters, a few  Barn Swallows and a 
Merlin.
 
The last week of April and the first week of May are very reliable  times to 
see migrating Parasitics from the CBBT, with 1-2 hours of  scanning.
 
A light adult Parasitic went though the channel at about 7:30 p.m. this  
evening with the wind still howling. I scanned for about 45 minutes.
 
Brian Taber
 


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