tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371615315385150620.post388197323448138334..comments2022-01-30T19:42:40.504-05:00Comments on WPBO Sightings: WPBOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802822999698336706noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371615315385150620.post-7310352034798453722008-10-07T20:28:00.000-04:002008-10-07T20:28:00.000-04:00Chris, this is a juv. light Parasitic, we see lots...Chris, this is a juv. light Parasitic, we see lots of parasitics down here in NW Indiana, mostly intermediate Parasitics. I am getting a little better at id'ing them. The tail extension is too long for juv. Pomarine, the upper wing white is 4-5 shafts of primaries (def. elminates long-tailed (2 shafts or less) and most likely Pom.), The Underwing coverts are the same darkness as the flanks, and the weak barring on undertail coverts are Parasitic features. There is a nearly identical bird (rare) in Sibley's on pp.198. Nice shots! Still trying to get a great in-flight Jaeger photo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371615315385150620.post-25160498543085287962008-10-07T18:04:00.000-04:002008-10-07T18:04:00.000-04:00I should clarify. The 1st response was that it loo...I should clarify. The 1st response was that it looked like a Long-tailed to them. They did not state that it definitely was a Long-tailed.WPBOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802822999698336706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371615315385150620.post-12143405671958343442008-10-07T09:40:00.000-04:002008-10-07T09:40:00.000-04:00The white in the wing is a concern, but apparently...The white in the wing is a concern, but apparently Long-taileds can rarely show as many as 5 white shafts. The one photo may also be showing sun glare off the feathers themselves, as opposed to the shaft. The one opinion I have received back from my emails last night is that it is a Long-tailed.WPBOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802822999698336706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2371615315385150620.post-82497594241350601902008-10-07T08:21:00.000-04:002008-10-07T08:21:00.000-04:00Hey Chris,I think your unID'd jaeger is a Parasiti...Hey Chris,<BR/>I think your unID'd jaeger is a Parasitic...Long-tailed don't show that much white in the wings.<BR/>DavidDavid Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066636706800359294noreply@blogger.com