Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) (2)
- Reported May 28, 2026 07:19 by Cailyn Hansen
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S348281355
- Comments: "Unknowingly was standing feet away from Brian facing the wrong direction (looking for Forrest's Yellow-bellied Cuckoo, which I did get later) when he spotted the terns. The discord ping immediately had me spun around to scan.
A beast of a tern with a long wingspan and large, thick, very saturated orange/red bill.
Occasionally giving their scream-like sounds.
2 of them harassing the 2 Ospreys and also hunting themselves.
Graceful, almost elegant, wing beats."
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) (2)
- Reported May 28, 2026 06:04 by B F
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S348287027
- Media: 1 Photo, 1 Audio
- Comments: "Photos. Heard the report of a Cliff Swallow at GWC (we're overdue for one at Prospect) and began scanning the lake and immediately picked up a Herring Gull-sized bird with a huge bright red bill. Amazingly, they stuck around for about 10-15 minutes, making a lot of noise and scrapping with the gulls and an Osprey."
- Reported May 28, 2026 07:19 by Cailyn Hansen
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S348281355
- Comments: "Unknowingly was standing feet away from Brian facing the wrong direction (looking for Forrest's Yellow-bellied Cuckoo, which I did get later) when he spotted the terns. The discord ping immediately had me spun around to scan.
A beast of a tern with a long wingspan and large, thick, very saturated orange/red bill.
Occasionally giving their scream-like sounds.
2 of them harassing the 2 Ospreys and also hunting themselves.
Graceful, almost elegant, wing beats."
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) (2)
- Reported May 28, 2026 06:04 by B F
- Prospect Park, Kings, New York
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.6602841,-73.9689534&ll=40.6602841,-73.9689534
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S348287027
- Media: 1 Photo, 1 Audio
- Comments: "Photos. Heard the report of a Cliff Swallow at GWC (we're overdue for one at Prospect) and began scanning the lake and immediately picked up a Herring Gull-sized bird with a huge bright red bill. Amazingly, they stuck around for about 10-15 minutes, making a lot of noise and scrapping with the gulls and an Osprey."
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