MacMe Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) Immature Sandwich Tern or Gull-billed Tern? Corpus Christi TX last week Edited September 9, 2021 by MacMe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Why not Forster's? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) I'm not very good at tern ID but I think it's a Sandwich. I think the black cap is too extensive for nonbreeding Forster's, although I could be wrong. Edited September 9, 2021 by Aidan B 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMe Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 55 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Why not Forster's? I didn't think it was immature Forster's because the black looks to encompass most of the head, not just around the eye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 This looks fine for Forster's to me. I've seen them with this extensive of black. It's 'mask' is still in the shape of a Forster's, it has a shorter bill than a Sandwich, and has reddish legs. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Connor Cochrane said: This looks fine for Forster's to me. I've seen them with this extensive of black. It's 'mask' is still in the shape of a Forster's, it has a shorter bill than a Sandwich, and has reddish legs. Agree with Forster’s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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