Arctic Tern - Scott Ray
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Date

Location

Lake Tschida--Schatz's Point & Hawebesi Rec. Areas
Grant, North Dakota, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 46.6010866, -101.8527374
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Photos. 9:30am - 10:15 am. Observed numerous times in this period as it flew over reservoir at distances from 40-800 meters. Smallish Sterna tern with small, dark bill. Neck very short, not projecting much in front of wings. Forked tail with dark outer tail feathers. White sides, breast and belly. Undertail coverts white. White nape. Black cap down to eye, whitish forehead. Underwing mostly white with darker trailing edge on primaries. Rump white. Upper wings and mantle mottled gray with darker leading edge on wing out to primaries. Secondary edge whitish, separating this species from Common Tern. Seem well by all 12 people present. Numerous photos obtained. Less than 10 records for the state. Lifer for several people. Ron Martin familiar with this species from ND and Alaska.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 80D
Lens
EF400mm f/5.6L USM +1.4x III
ISO
1000
Focal length
560 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/8.0
Shutter speed
1/2000 sec
Dimensions
1696 pixels x 1543 pixels
Original file size
1.22 MB