I did a quick post with a few photos of the Elegant Tern - see here ( http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2013/07/elegant-tern-photos-for-review-cupsogue.html).
If anyone has any dispute with the ID, please feel free to post them. Later on, I will post a more detailed write-up on the birding today and what led us to find the bird and include additional photos. Best wishes for a safe and happy independence day! Andrew Baksh Queens, NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 6:18 PM, Andrew Baksh <[email protected]> wrote: > I think we have done a decent job of doing so but once I post photos on my > blog later, anyone could chime in with their assessment. > > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! > > Andrew Baksh > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > > On Jul 3, 2013, at 6:16 PM, Hugh McGuinness <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Have you ruled out Cayenne Tern or orange-billed form of the Sandwich Tern? > > Hugh > > > On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Andrew Baksh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Quick update, the Elegant Tern was last seen heading out to the Ocean >> minutes ago as we left the flats in very high tide. >> >> At this point, we feel very good about the ID after getting better >> looks and discussing the field marks amongst ourselves. I'll post >> photos later. >> >> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! >> >> Andrew Baksh >> www.birdingdude.blogspot.com >> >> On Jul 3, 2013, at 3:47 PM, Andrew Baksh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Andy Guthrie, Michael Scheibel and I just observed and documented what >> > looked like an Elegant Tern on the Cupsogue Flats. Thought I would >> > put it out there even for anyone in the area. Tide is near high, so >> > be aware of that if you head over. >> > >> > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! >> > >> > Andrew Baksh >> > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com >> >> -- >> >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm >> >> ARCHIVES: >> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html >> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L >> 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird: >> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> >> -- >> > > > > -- > Hugh McGuinness > Washington, D.C. > > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
