I thought you might find this interesting. Take a look at the photos and see whether you would call this a South polar Skua or the unusual, but more expected Pomerine Jager.
Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <olco...@aol.com> To: <birdc...@listserv.arizona.edu> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 9:29 PM Subject: South polar Skua in Tennessee? > Chatters, > > I have now loaded 16 photos taken of the large dark bird that was dropped > in > on us by Hurricane Katrina. The bird appeared to eight of us late in the > afternoon on August 30, and was seen again by four of us the following > morning. > > The bird was immediately questioned by Jon Dunn who had joined us at this > marvelous and diverse fallout of birds at Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee > River > in Hardin Co. Jon has settled on this being a Skua rather than the more > expected Pomarine Jaeger, pending these final photos. > > Comments are welcomed, they can be sent to me directly or posted on the > web > site. I will collect them and post them in total after a reasonable > comment > period. > > Try: (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/pomarineskua) > > Or; _http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/_ (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/) > and scroll down to last album. > > Good Birding!!! > > Jeff R. Wilson > OL'COOT / TLBA > Bartlett, TN > > > BirdChat Guidelines: http://www.ksu.edu/audubon/chatguidelines.html > Archives: http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdchat.html >