One of the Common Terns was in breeding plumage, the other was not, but I don't know how old. It was not brown above (fresh juvenile) and I did not notice any pale barring on the gray (worn juvenile) but distance and lighting did not favor seeing that, and I did not notice any particular begging or juvenile-type behavior. It did have the prominent dark carpal bar, white forecrown and white breast of a non-breeding Common, contrasting nicely with the breeding plumage which was noticeably grayer below. Of course I wonder was this a parent offspring duo like the Caspians seem often to be, or would one of a mated pair molt sooner than the other, or was this just 2 random birds?--Dave NutterOn Aug 19, 2012, at 08:03 PM, 6072292...@vtext.com wrote:2 COMMON TERNS on red lighthouse breakwater. --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html'http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
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