Pomarine Jaeger - Keith Jaret Klein
Report

Contributor

Keith Jaret Klein Media from this contributor

Date

Location

Sagaponack Pond
Suffolk, New York, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 40.9084531, -72.2891808
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Very dark, practically black mantle/back plumage unlike LTJA. Bill structure overall too heavy for LTJA. Central tail feathers broad (albeit worn) unlike pointed tail of PAJA. Somewhat pale/pinkish base to bill unlike PAJA. Most evidence observed as well as photographed points to POJA. Species apparently present on/off for 2 weeks since first reported by Peter Geithner and than more recently by Brian Moore, Ed Eden and Patrick Markee. While bird was flying and alert, it seemed sluggish and quite obviously off brand behaviorally as it loafed and walked on beach foraging for crustaceans rather than voraciously pirating fish from Gulls and Terns over open seas suggesting an unhealthy bird.

Technical information

Model
DC-FZ80
ISO
80
Focal length
62.7 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/5.6
Shutter speed
1/250 sec
Dimensions
4896 pixels x 3672 pixels
Original file size
4.02 MB