adrian 14 Posted June 5 Nickerson Beach Park, Nassau County, Long Island, New York. June 4, 2019 Not sure if this is a first summer Common Tern or Roseate Tern. Help and explanation would be much appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bird-Boys 48 Posted June 15 I'm not an expert on terns, so make sure you get other inputs, but the fact that it doesn't have a very prominent spot on its scapulars (like common does) makes me think that you've got a Roseate Tern. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark5 67 Posted June 16 Looking at my Nat. Geo. guide I think you have first summer Roseate Tern. The lack of a dark carpal bar (should be visible at roughly 'shoulder' location when at rest) differentiates from Common Tern. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bird-Boys 48 Posted June 16 12 hours ago, Mark5 said: Looking at my Nat. Geo. guide I think you have first summer Roseate Tern. The lack of a dark carpal bar (should be visible at roughly 'shoulder' location when at rest) differentiates from Common Tern. I agree. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
