[mou] Fw: South polar Skua in Tennessee?

[Steve Weston]

I thought you might find this interesting.  Take a look at the photos and 
see whether you would call this a South polar Skua or the unusual, but more 
expected Pomerine Jager.

Steve Weston on Quiggley Lake in Eagan, MN
sweston2@comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <OLCOOT1@AOL.COM>
To: <BIRDCHAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 9:29 PM
Subject: South polar Skua in Tennessee?


> Chatters,
>
> I have now loaded 16 photos taken of the large dark bird that was  dropped 
> in
> on us by Hurricane Katrina. The bird appeared to eight of us late in  the
> afternoon on August 30, and was seen again by four of us the following 
> morning.
>
> The bird was immediately questioned by Jon Dunn who had joined us at this
> marvelous and diverse fallout of birds at Pickwick Lake on the  Tennessee 
> River
> in Hardin Co. Jon has settled on this being a Skua rather than  the more
> expected Pomarine Jaeger, pending these final photos.
>
> Comments are welcomed, they can be sent to me directly or posted on the 
> web
> site. I will collect them and post them in total after a reasonable 
> comment
> period.
>
> Try:   (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/pomarineskua)
>
> Or;     _http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/_ (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/)
> and scroll down to last album.
>
> Good  Birding!!!
>
> Jeff R. Wilson
> OL'COOT / TLBA
> Bartlett,  TN
>
>
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