Long-tailed Jaeger Long-tailed Jaeger
Photo © 2004 Stacy Jon Peterson Photo © 2004 Harry Krueger

Juvenile light morph Long-tailed Jaeger -- Blacks Creek Reservoir near Kuna, Ada County -- 25-27 August 2004 -- Died. Specimen now resides in the Achieve and Collection area of the World Center for Birds of Prey, Boise.
For more photos of this bird (including in-hand photos after it's demise) AND an illustrated discussion of features used to distinguish juvenile Long-tailed Jaegers from Parasitic Jaegers, visit this link.

CURRENT STATUS: Casual (code 5) during migration in the southwest and southeast part of the state.