I can't say I have ever seen a skua of any type soaring for any extended
period of time. However, I have no real experience with such birds over
land.
Bob Archer
pdx
On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 4:37 PM <t4c1x@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Many years ago I saw a skua/jaeger species over Thornton Creek
(Lincoln).II know it was a jaeger or a skua, because it was dark and had
the white primary patches typical of that family. I saw those marks clearly
as the bird was overhead, Howver,I did not have binoculars at the time, and
the bird was several hundred feet above me, so I had (and have) no way of
determining its specific i.d. But I do have a question. The bird was
soaring in circles, like a buteo. I have seen quite a few (not lots) of
jaegers, and have never seen one soar. I have seen precisely one skua in my
life, so nothing about them. Are either jaegers or skuas known to soar?
Are both? Just curious.
Darrel.
