ML355868911

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Observation details

2nd provincial record. Tiny tern sitting on mudflat approximately 30m out from the path. Easily identified due to miniscule size, bright yellow bill and legs, and white triangle on center of the forehead. Flushed from the mud several times, usually by immature FRGU, which gave us the opportunity to observe it in flight and even hunting. Sharply pointed wings and erratic flight style typical of the tern family, plunged into the water several times with no success. Despite being flushed numerous times, the bird would return to the same mud point repeatedly after making a few rounds of the pond. Observed for about 2 hours, with many photos obtained. The tern did vocalize a couple times, but no recordings obtained as this was irregular and hard to predict.

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