[Tweeters] Westport Seabirds Trip Report August 31

[Cara Borre via Tweeters]

A long-tailed jaeger chasing a MOTH behind a shrimper? Some detail
needed there. How far offshore where you? How did you decide it was a moth?

Responding to James regarding the jaeger chasing the moth.  We were about
28 miles offshore and we will see insects and passerines at times on these
trips at these distances.  The unusual aspect on this trip was the
Long-tailed Jaeger in hot pursuit of a winged insect which we surmised was
a moth.   Full disclosure, we are birders, not entomologists.  The
jaeger/winged insect spectacle was close to our bow as we were stopped.
One, perhaps more, of our participants snapped pictures where you can see
the bird and the insect, though I doubt with enough detail for
entomologists to add this species to their offshore list.

You never know what you'll see at sea, always an adventure!

Cara Borre
Gig Harbor
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