Red-necked Phalaropes at Fort Fisher. Unfortunately they split before anyone else could see them.
Black Tern
For lunch I went to the North end of Wrightsville Beach to look for more storm birds and was rewarded with multiple Jaegers. I only got photos of the one that came in close.
Parasitic Jaeger
Beats me why a Jaeger can scare the crap out of a Caspian Tern. They are basically the same size.
Looks like he wants to sprout some central tail feathers.
Then I saw a dark tern coming in over the marsh. I about pooped myself thinking Brown Noddy.
However, it turned out to be a juvenile Sooty Tern.
Here you can see the lighter colored vent.
Forked narrow tail. Noddy would have a lobular and fat tail.
Another field mark for Sooty Tern is light underwings.
Still a good bird for New Hanover County.
White-Rumped Sandpiper - a little plump looking but I saw it fly and it definitely had a white-rump.
Good stuff, now I hope Jose sends some more goodies. Of course it is a mixed blessing because these poor birds must be exhausted.
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