ML618193462
Contributor
Bobby Brittingham Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Mānā Plains Forest Reserve, Princeville US-HI 22.01528, -159.77267
Kauai, Hawaii, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
- Behaviors
- Flying
Observation details
Photos taken, will upload as soon as I’m able. I arrived and bird was foraging like a tern (steep swoops to the water surface over and over) and was considerably smaller compared to nearby LAGU. Had a broad, non-forked tail and was dark on tops of wings, dark spot around and behind eye, and black legs. Talked with Adrian Burke when he arrived and after conferring with our bird guides black tern appeared to be a clear choice for what we were seeing. Much darker than white-winged tern (white-winged also have orange legs while this bird had black), non-forked tail ruling out least tern. I have never seen a black tern before so this was an exciting lifer for me! Took many photos will upload the best few
Technical information
- Dimensions
- 1127 pixels x 754 pixels
- Original file size
- 172.37 KB