AggieBirder Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 09/05/2022......17:00......Cherokee County, Georgia ebird hotspot - Hollis Q. Lanthem Reservoir Small-ish tern flying back and forth over small lake White - no discernable deviation from white except for black patch on head - I saw no darkening on primaries, leading edge, or top of wings (maybe a bit more gray on top of wings) orange-ish bill - difficult to see darkening at tip Not many terns (white, black cap, & orange bill) ID'ed in this area...both Common & Forster's ID'ed occasionally at Lake Lanier (not that far away from this site) Apologies for the pics - tern seemed smaller, not real close, and very overcast (lots of rain here this week) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpoole Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 I'd go with Common/Forster's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 12 hours ago, AggieBirder said: Not many terns (white, black cap, & orange bill) ID'ed in this area...both Common & Forster's ID'ed occasionally at Lake Lanier (not that far away from this site) There is a Long Tailed Jaeger somewhere on lake Lanier. Accessable by boat only. If you are interested in the bird, here is the checklist it was reported in. https://ebird.org/checklist/S118137839 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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