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Date: 6/29/26 9:55 am From: <wybortsjr...> Subject: FW: [ia-bird] Arctic tern
I was there at 10:45 today, and the bird was not on buoys/beach (there were beachgoers); another birder came up and said they located it to the south of the parking lot/beach. In bright/difficult light conditions, I briefly saw a small tern sitting on the shore in the little cove. I turned around to set up my scope and then it was gone. Within a few minutes, scanning the lake (very windy, lots of whitecaps), I saw a distant small tern flying about mid-lake with a Caspian Tern. I assume I saw the Arctic Tern. However, as much as I’d like to count the lifer, I did not see any ID marks so it is possible it could have been a Forster’s. I’ll check back later, hopefully the bird will stick around and I’ll get a good view and photos. Thanks! Wyman From: <ia-bird...> <ia-bird...> On Behalf Of Clayton Will Sent: Monday, June 29, 2026 10:47 To: John Bissell <John.N.Bissell...> Cc: Chad Gatlin <chadvgatlin...>; <wxqisu...>; IA-BIRD <ia-bird...> Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Arctic tern No worries John, Here's a short video. Clayton <https://drive.google.com/file/d/10ReQx6r1KnyjGt4JK-17dBzFFY0aKS1R/view?usp=drive_web> Arctic Tern Oak Grove June 29 2026 082.MP4 On Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 10:18 AM John Bissell <John.N.Bissell...> <mailto:<John.N.Bissell...> > wrote: I stand corrected. The bill looks awfully orange on my work laptop, but its definitely the Arctic Tern per Steve Dinsmore. My apologies and good birding! 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It flies off for several minutes and then returns. Good video and an audio file. Clayton Will Madrid On Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 06:47 Chad Gatlin <chadvgatlin...> <mailto:<chadvgatlin...> > wrote: If anyone spots the tern this morning, please post it. I live 3 hours away and really want to see it, but don't want to waste the trip. Thank you very much, Chad Unionville, MO On Sun, Jun 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM <wxqisu...> <mailto:<wxqisu...> > wrote: Thanks John Bissell’s quick ebird report. When I got to Oak Grove, the Arctic tern was still on the buoy. These are the best pictures which can be obtained from the shore. It is too far away, but it is much much closer than Arctic🙂 Xiaoqing Wu Ames, Iowa -- Post by sending an email to <ia-bird...> <mailto:<ia-bird...> . 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