Long-tailed Jaeger - Nate Adams and Joey Danielsen Adams
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Location

Lake Winnie Cass co
Cass, Minnesota, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 47.4142492, -94.3199799
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Seen at 47.3919614, -94.2838469. First observed this bird elegantly gliding next to my pontoon. Immediately identified it as a Jaeger and noticed that it had an abnormally long tail. Also noted short thick bill and dark and relatively small head, but also noticed a breast band, which confused me. After consulting some birders more experienced with Jaegers, I learned that breast bands are normal in Long-tailed Jaegers for the plumage they have at this time of year. I immediately pulled up the anchor and tried to follow it, but it pulled up high in the sky and veered off to the NW where I lost it in the sunlight. Was about a 45 second encounter, but one that I will never forget! I believe this is a first county record. Lifer! MN bird #301 ***Sorry for the late submission, I wanted to verify which species this was before posting and I was on a camping trip with friends until Tuesday in an area where service was spotty.***

Technical information

Model
COOLPIX P1000
ISO
100
Focal length
57.5 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/4.5
Shutter speed
1/1000 sec
Dimensions
2972 pixels x 1951 pixels
Original file size
847.63 KB