Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Jaegers at Wisconsin Point

By Cory Ritter

I'm back in Duluth for the fall hawk count season at Hawk Ridge, and I arrived a bit early so I could get some general birding in before my season starts. Some Parasitic Jaegers had been sighted a number of times from Wisconsin Point this month, and, since Jaegers are pretty sweet, I figured that would be a good place to check out. Karl Bardon and I headed over there last Friday, and the trip was a success. We had two light Parasitic Jaegers. This was of course in addition to the other regulars. We had some Ring-billed, Herring, and Bonaparte's Gulls, one Franklin's Gull, Bald Eagle, Green-winged Teal......anyway, the jaegers:
Wisconsin Point Jaeger From Below
Parasitic Jaeger; Wisconsin Point; Douglas County, WI; 23 August 2013
Parasitic Jaeger Underside
Parasitic Jaeger; Wisconsin Point; Douglas County, WI; 23 August 2013
Parasitic Jaeger in Superior Wisconsin
Parasitic Jaeger; Wisconsin Point; Douglas County, WI; 23 August 2013
Light Adult Parasitic Jaeger Upperwing
Parasitic Jaeger; Wisconsin Point; Douglas County, WI; 23 August 2013
Parasitic Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger; Wisconsin Point; Douglas County, WI; 23 August 2013
Parasitic Jaeger in Flight
Parasitic Jaeger; Wisconsin Point; Douglas County, WI; 23 August 2013
Parasitic Jaeger Flight Feathers
Parasitic Jaeger; Wisconsin Point; Douglas County, WI; 23 August 2013

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