Whiskered Tern

Was fortunate enough to be able to go out to Cape May and see the continuing 3rd ABA record of Whiskered Tern today. This was my first view of the bird, hunting over Bunker Pond right in front of the hawkwatch platform. Unfortunately, it was backlit, and ~60 yards off when I took this shot.

 

Check out my eBird checklist: ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S19833460

 

Video: Whiskered Tern from Carl Engstrom on Vimeo.

Done