[leasbirds] Least tern in Lubbock
- From: Lubbockites <lubbockites@xxxxxxx>
- To: Leasbirds <leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 19:06:38 -0500
This afternoon at about 6:20 I found a tern at Dupree park. After refreshing my
memory on the field marks for Forster's and Common Terns, I headed down to the
water to make an ID. Turns out it was a Least Tern. Steve Collins had spotted
the bird earlier in the day and confirmed the ID.
The bird was smaller than the more common terns mentioned earlier, though this
was not readily noticeable at first, since nothing else was nearby for
comparison. Once the bird flew, it was easier to note the size. The bird was
shorter tailed, had a yellowish (not reddish) bill tipped in black, and had a
white forehead (very noticeable when looking at me) offset by the black cap and
line from the bill to the cap. This is the 2nd Least Tern I've seen in the area
over 20+ years of birding the Lubbock area.
Sent slowly from Phillip Kite's iPhone
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