adrian Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird-Boys Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark5 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird-Boys Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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