Voting Comments

Record #: 81-B-07

Long-tailed Jaeger

1st Round: 6-1
2nd Round: 7-0
AACCEPT

1st Round

2nd Round
010-03-2007.
Sturts -- Accept

Good description with photographs. Photograph and description show the two white primary shafts. This is diagnostic for the Long-tailed Jaeger.

Parasitic normally shows 3-5 and the Pomarine 4-6.

06-08-2008.

Sturts -- Accept

I'm staying with my first vote for the same reason.
10/4/2007.
Cliff Weisse -- Accept

Although the report essentially lacks a written description it does point out the two white primary shafts visible in the photos which is diagnostic for Long-tailed and includes excellent photos. Other supporting features visible in the photos include sharply and evenly barred black and white upper- and under-tail coverts, rounded head, face appears pinched, or dished, in front of eyes (a field mark typical of Long-tailed and apparently shown only by Long-tailed - Phil Pickering personal comments), thin bill, pale streaked nape, and small gull body proportions with attenuated rear end while perched on water.

11-16-2008

Cliff Weisse -- Accept

same comments as first round
010-05-2007.
Dave Trochlell -- Accept

The written description was altogether too brief, but the excellent images submitted in this report make a convincing case for a dark morph juvenile Long-tailed Jaeger. 
11-21-2008.

Dave Trochlell -- Accept

This one is clearly a Long-tailed Jaeger.
010-06-2007.
chuck trost -- Reject, specific identification not established

Excellent pictures, but I'm not convinced it wasn't a parasitic jaeger. The bill was only 1/3 dark at the tip, and there was white on the upper wing, which according to Sibley is more often shown in parasitics.		 
11-20-2008.

chuck trost -- Accept

I'm changing my vote because of the excellent pictures, but am still bothered by a lack of adequate description. 
21 October 2007.
Hardy -- Accept

Good photos showing diagnostic outer two white primary shafts and fine pale edging on mantle and coverts.		 
30 November 2008.


Hardy -- Accept


Same comments as first round.
11-04-2007.
Carlisle -- Accept

Great pictures show the 2 pale primary shafts.		 
11-25-08.

Carlisle -- Accept

No change from prior comments
13 Nov 2007.
Darren Clark -- Accept

The written report is lacking in details, but the photographs certainly seems to support the identification of this bird as a Long-tailed Jaeger. 
11-18-2008.


Darren Clark -- Accept


The photographs still look good for Long-tailed Jaeger.