Contributor
Caleb Strand Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Waconda Lake--Lake Dr. Causeway
Mitchell, Kansas, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Adult observed for close to 20 minutes in flight in direct comparison to many BLTE, a couple of FOTE, and a LETE. Obvious sterna with long white forked tail, and a contrasting gray mantle and body with a pronounced white cheek patch, complete black cap, small short red bill, and fairly small head in proportion to the body size. When hunting with the other terns the ARTE was between the size of the FOTE and and the BLTEs and when perched on the sandbar with the BLTEs the bird was only slightly larger than them with a low profile close to the ground due to its short legs. Videos were obtained when the bird was hunting.
Additional species
Technical information
- Camera
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Original file size
- 37.44 MB