What bird is this?
Jun 11, 2012 22:47:03 #
Can anyone help me identify this bird? It looks like a Royal Tern, but I took this photo this afternoon in a marshy area attached to Lake Champlain in northern New York and I understand they are rarely seen inland.. This photo was when it was hovering just before diving into the water.
What bird is this?
Jun 11, 2012 23:00:04 #
Jun 11, 2012 23:01:59 #
Jun 11, 2012 23:06:01 #
jbigelow wrote:
Can anyone help me identify this bird? It looks like a Royal Tern, but I took this photo this afternoon in a marshy area attached to Lake Champlain in northern New York and I understand they are rarely seen inland.. This photo was when it was hovering just before diving into the water.
It's a Caspian Tern. They are very similar to the Royal Tern but are seen inland. I have seen them very regularly at Montezuma NWR in Seneca Falls NY. The Royal Tern would also show a little bit of a crest at the back of its head which the Caspian does not have.
Jun 12, 2012 09:50:10 #
Jun 12, 2012 10:51:19 #
birdpix wrote:
quote=jbigelow Can anyone help me identify this b... (show quote)
Thank you very much.
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