[Tweeters] Common Tern on Cedar River delta

[Odette B. James]

At 7:30 pm on Thursday September 14 - a Common Tern, standing on the sandbar
along with the gulls and coots.  The light was fading, but I could see a
distinct dark carpal bar, and the bird appeared to have legs of significant
length (hard to see in fading light), so not Arctic Tern.  Of course black
bill, dark hind crown, and tiny size in comparison to gulls.  Did not see
the bird in flight so did not see the wing patterns.  The bird occasionally
got poked by the gulls and had to move, but the bullying was not bad enough
to drive it off.  Hope it is still there Friday morning.

 

Odette James

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