Black Tern - Nathaniel Watkins
Report

Contributor

Date

Location

Keālia Pond NWR--Kanuimanu Aquaculture Ponds
Maui, Hawaii, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 20.7942326, -156.4721882
Age and sex
Immature Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Flying
Tags
Molting

Observation details

Juvenile bird. After consulting with some other folks, despite the weird timing for one to show up, the field marks of all gray tail (WWTE showing some white in most juvs) and darker markings on the opu make this more BLTE which would be the most likely vagrant.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 7D
ISO
500
Focal length
600 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/7.1
Shutter speed
1/1250 sec
Dimensions
2030 pixels x 1353 pixels
Original file size
392.82 KB