I think this has too many obvious white shafts in the wings for a Long-tailed.
Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
Eugene, Oregon
www.alanlcontreras.com
On Sep 11, 2018, at 2:08 PM, David Bailey <davidcbaileyoregon@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Andy and obol,
Great pictures.
I struggle with juvenile jaegers, but the bird from your photos (
https://andyfrank.blogspot.com/ ;<https://andyfrank.blogspot.com/> ) looks
much like the bird I found on the beach in Clatsop County a few years ago
(see here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/49113196@N05/ ;
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/49113196@N05/> ) that many of us were
satisfied calling a Long-tailed Jaeger.
Sibley notes small bill with a nail half the length of the bill, and white
(not buff) feather edgings for Long-tialed juvenile.
I would like to see discussion on the identification of this jaeger. Feel
free to discuss the bird I photographed too.
Humbled,
David Bailey
Seaside, Oregon
On Tue, Sep 11, 2018, 9:40 AM Andy Frank <andydfrank@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:andydfrank@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Seen this morning at same location as yesterday, about 0.5 miles north of the
Oak Island boat launch. This is in Multnomah County.
Most of the time it was walking around on the mud pecking at it. At one
point it harassed a Greater Yellowlegs. After I had walked part way to it,
it flew past me in the direction of the boat launch and landed on the mud,
requiring me to walk by it on my way back. It allowed a surprisingly close
approach before flying north again.
Photos are at https://andyfrank.blogspot.com/ ;
<https://andyfrank.blogspot.com/> Left clicking enlarges the photos.
Andy Frank
