Forster's Tern - Frank Lehman
Report

Contributor

Date

Location

Winthrop Beach and Five Sisters
Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 42.3747938, -70.9681878
Age and sex
Juvenile, Unknown sex - X

Observation details

Medium sized tern. Noticeably large dark bill. Very clear dark ear-muffs that did not wrap around whole head. Strongly forked tail. Uncommon but not unexpected for this time of year. Pics.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D7200
Lens
TAMRON SP AF 150-600mm F5-6.3 VC USD A011N
ISO
160
Focal length
420 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/7.1
Shutter speed
1/1600 sec
Dimensions
6000 pixels x 4000 pixels
Original file size
4.16 MB