[obol] Re: Terns at Eicher Rd quarry (photos)
- From: Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Hendrik Herlyn <hhactitis@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 17:25:20 -0700
these in the pics are just barely showing a few white forehead feathers.
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Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
Eugene, Oregon
On Aug 30, 2014, at 5:23 PM, Hendrik Herlyn wrote:
> I agree. Also, I think this late in the season most (all?) adult Forster's
> don't show a solid cap any more, just a dark patch around the eye.
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> Hendrik
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> On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 4:41 PM, Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> These look like Commons to me. Lots of black in the wingtips and the
> primaries are otherwise the same even gray as the rest of the wings and
> mantle (Forster's look more frosty-white in the primaries). Too much bill
> and too much dark in wingtips for Arctics.
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> Alan Contreras
> acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
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> Eugene, Oregon
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> On Aug 30, 2014, at 4:23 PM, Jamie Simmons wrote:
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>> Around 1245 today I found a flock of 14-15 medium-sized terns at the Eicher
>> Rd quarry east of Albany, Linn Co.
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>> (Go ea t of Albany on Hwy 20, turn right about 2-3 miles from I-5. Large
>> pond on right; go past houses to small pullout on right side.
>> Walk up short trail onto berm to see pond.)
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>> I have little experience separating Forster's and Common, at least based on
>> what I saw and photographed today.
>> I placed a number of photos of some of them at:
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/11809177@N04/
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>> Some cropped shots that are followed by the original.
>> Exposure varies since I was using bracketing at first.
>> If other angles are desired, let me know and I'll see if I missed any.
>> Can also email specific photos as desired.
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>> Comments welcome... Forster's? Any Commons?
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>> Jamie Simmons
>> Corvallis
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