Here is a link to a few photos of the Arctic Tern at Rudee Inlet. A life
bird for me. Also present was one juvenile Common Tern.
Arctic Tern Photos:
http://photographicmoment.net/p373668876/e36f90b42
Common Tern Photos:
http://photographicmoment.net/p525453627/e3a6014e0
While in the area, I also stopped by Stoneybrook Estates in Newport News and
saw the Monk Parakeets. Also a life bird for me. Are these birds
"countable"? There were 3 birds present. The neighbors said the nest was
twice as big last year, but was knocked down by storms.
http://photographicmoment.net/p37006258/e2e3e8c52
Jeff Lemons
Charlotte, NC
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Andrew Baldelli <andrewbaldelli@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, May 19, 2010 at 3:32 PM
Subject: [Va-bird] Arctic Tern , Roseate Tern and Sooty Shearwater Rudee
Inlet Virginia Beach
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
At Rudee Inlet today I found an adult Arctic Tern sitting on the south side
of the inlet with other Terns . While waiting for Fenton Day another adult
Arctic Tern joined the one on the beach. The Terns would feed in the back of
inlet and sometimes disappear for as long as a half hour. While there
waiting for Fenton 2 Sooty Shearwaters passed by the inlet heading north and
a Roseate Tern made a brief stop on the south side of the inlet. Also in the
area were 4 Common Tern 2 Least Tern 17 Royal Tern 6 Sandwich Tern 3
Forster's Tern 9 Black Skimmer 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull and a Red Th.
Loon.
Numbers of shorebirds were flying along the ocean heading north 1500
Sanderling 800 Dunlin 45 Black Bellied Plover 6 Ruddy Turnstone . I didn't
see any Red knots in with the shorebirds heading north , thought that was a
little odd for this time of year.
Fenton arrived sometime after 12 and got to view the Arctic terns I have
photos if anyone would like to see them .
Cheers
Andrew
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