Tweeters,

Hi, I need some ideas if any of you have any about a bird I saw last night
(sun. 5:30 p.m. 9/5). I was on my way to a wedding near Bremerton. Just as
I was passing that "U" shaped turn before you come to Bremerton in what
DeLorme says is Gorst, I saw a very odd bird. It was roughly gull shape and
size but I've never seen such a tail. It was I estimate to be about the
size and jizz of a ring-billed gull, not a large heavy bird. The wings
seemed just a little more slender and pointed. Then the tail. Approx. the
same length as the body and at the end of the tail it kind of spooned in
shape. The only jeager I don't have experience with is the long-tailed but
this bird did not have a jeager bulk and strength appearance to it. Plus
the tail seemed too long even for what I believe a long-taileds tail should
be. Also it had no streamers out of the center of the end of the tail.
Just really long and then spooned at the end. The length of the tail alone
was easily the length of the bird from the bill to the base of the tail. It
flew over me quite quickly but not unlike a gull. I would have passed it
off as a gull easily if it hadn't had that tail. My first thought was "what
in the world is that" My second was "what does that gull have hanging from
its tail" But then I realized it was too perfectly symmetrical for it to be
something caught in it's tail, besides it wasn't hanging and the bird
appeared to be flying very normally. I was at a stop when I saw this.
Total observance time about 6-8 seconds as it flew over and towards the
water. No binoculars with me. About 100 ft. high. Bad sky color to get
any good color notes on the bird. I had about 10 min. to spare to look for
the bird and if any of you have passed through here you know what a bad area
this is for easy access to the bay and water. I am interested to know if
anyone has any ideas of what this might be. I am hoping that someone may be
able to relocate this bird and get a better look at it. It may still be in
that area. Thanks




Michael Willison
sendtomichael at hotmail.com
Auburn, WA
(253) 939-4986

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