Date: 10/13/25 6:51 pm From: Jim Long via groups.io <tagdesjim...> Subject: Re: [sbcobirding] Headless Jaeger part 2
Regarding Peregrines hunting over the sea, my wife and I followed and
photographed a Peregrine from just off of Point Conception all the way to
the Island of Hawaii. It picked up a fish and carried it along on one of
the days. Luckily it didn't notice our hitchhiking Pacific Golden-Plover
that joined us midway on the trip.
Jim Long
Santa Barbara
On Mon, Oct 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM Hugh Ranson via groups.io <zonetail1=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> First off, if you hadn't heard, tomorrow's SBI boat trip has been
> cancelled because of the weather.
>
> I've had a number of requests for the jaeger photos, so have put some on
> Flickr:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/159344319@N03/ >
> Knowledgeable birders who have seen the photos are split between
> Long-tailed and Parasitic. I can see the reasoning for Long-tailed, apart
> from the white under primaries (should be dark in adult Long-tailed?).
>
> Three people responded that they think Peregrine could be the culprit.
> Indeed, I've seen a Peregrine plucking a Scripps's Murrelet at the nearby
> Wilcox Property, so Peregrines do hunt over the sea. One person thought
> Great Horned Owl could be a possibility.
>
> Hugh Ranson
> SB
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