Voting Comments

Record #: 3-B-85

Parasitic JaegeR

1st Round: 4-3
2nd Round: 1-6
NOT ACCEPT

1st Round

2nd Round

09-13-2007.
Sturts -- Accept

Brief but description fits that of the Parasitic Jaeger. Pual included how he eliminated the other two Jaegers.

Sturts 06-08-2008.

VOTE:  Reject, specific identification not established

COMMENTS:  I'm changing my vote on this. While I think there is a strong possiblility of this being a Parasitic (tail and color description),  the description of the size (that of a Harring Gull or larger) is a problem in accepting the record.
09-16-2007.
Dave Trochlell -- Reject, specific identification not established

The description says that the jaeger was about the size of a Herring Gull or perhaps larger. That's too big for PAJA, and seems more like the size of a POJA.		 
11-21-2008.

Dave Trochlell -- Reject, specific identification not established

The description is not adequate to definitively describe Parasitic Jaeger, and the size reference seems wrong. 
9/18/2007.
Cliff Weisse -- Reject, specific identification not established

The description does not provide enough detail to confirm the identification. I'm also concerned by the description of the size as "Herring Gull size or heavier". Parasitic should appear smaller than Ring-billed in flight.

11-16-2008

Cliff Weisse -- Reject, specific identification not established

I'm still troubled by the description of the size, "Herring Gull size or a bit heavier".
3 October 2007.
Hardy -- Accept

Adult tail feathers diagnostic.		 
30 November 2008.


Hardy -- Accept


This report describes an adult breeding plumage jaeger. More detail would have been nice, such as a description of the upperwing, but I found several points that lead me to accept this record. First, the pointed tail feathers eliminates POJA. I don't know that the shorter length of the tail feathers eliminates LT, but even though a breastband was lacking, the report notes "brown smudges at the base of the neck", which, as far as I can tell, is a partial breastband which would eliminate LT. The (subjective) description of flight style and heavy body build, though not convincing by themselves, do back up an identification of PAJA.
010-06-2007.
chuck trost -- Accept

While I do not consider this species the size of a herring gull, the description of the colors and tail shape fit this species.		 
11-20-2008.

chuck trost -- Reject, specific identification not established

I'm changing my vote because I'm bothered by the size descriotion.  PAJA should be smaller than a HEGU.
11-04-2007.
Carlisle -- Accept

The combination of adult plumage, size, and the tail extensions sound right for Parasitic. 
11-25-08.


Carlisle -- Reject, specific identification not established


In retrospect, though plumage features described fit Parasitic, the size described does not match up.
13 Nov 2007.
Darren Clark -- Reject, specific identification not established

The observer seems to be describing characteristics from all three jaeger species. The report describes the bird as herring gull size (wrong for parasitic, but closer to pomarine), lack of breast band more consistent with Long-tailed. The observer probably saw a jaeger, but I'm not comfortable with accepting this bird as a parasitic jaeger.		 
11-18-2008.


Darren Clark -- Reject, specific identification not established


I'm still confused by the written description of the bird. The size is not right for Parasitic.