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A grounded parasitic jaeger on the beach at Michigan City in the autumn of 1984, Much debate followed its presence there for several days where it was observed closely by many "experts". At first it was thought to be a pomarine jaeger, then a parasitic, then a pomarine, but later in the lab it was positively identified as a parasitic jaeger, post-mortem. I stuck with parasitic from the outset against more experienced jaeger experts. This bird was as close as 15 feet, while most jaegers are seen at 100 yards or more. How sure cam we be of the jaeger species being correctly identified at the fall lakefront watch at Marquette Park/Miller Beach. A digital scan from a Kodachrome slide. September 24, 1984