Sunday, August 22, 2021

Vets pier Caspian & Black term flyover

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) (1)
- Reported Aug 22, 2021 14:30 by Anthony Ferino
- Veterans Memorial Pier, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6391393,-74.0369531&ll=40.6391393,-74.0369531
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S93601841
- Comments: "Flew right over my head at the end of the pier, as good a look as I could have asked for. Massive, hulking tern with full black cap, dark primaries, and large red bill. Wings broad in comparison to royal tern, wingbeats heavy and powerful." 

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) (3)

- Reported Aug 22, 2021 14:30 by Anthony Ferino
- Veterans Memorial Pier, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6391393,-74.0369531&ll=40.6391393,-74.0369531
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S93601841
- Comments: "Small, dark terns north of the pier. Reported simultaneously nearby on Staten Island waters and further up the estuary. Hunting with common terns and laughing gulls."