Subject: [Tweeters] Parasitic Jaeger at Edmonds, WA. (9/5/10)
Date: Sep 5 21:57:20 2010
From: Bill Anderson - billandersonbic at yahoo.com


This afternoon (9/5) while I was on Sunset Ave., I heard?the?distinct "angry
cat" growl of a Caspian tern followed by a funny "bink" bink" sound coming from
the vicinity of the outer barrels?of the underwater dive park.?? I?photographed
a Caspian tern chasing or being chased by another, darker bird.

After?putting ?the photos on the computer and consulting my Sibley's, I
concluded that the bird chasing the tern was a Parasitic Jaeger in "light adult
breeding" plumage.??? It is?the first time I have seen and photographed one.
Bill Anderson; Edmonds, WA.