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terns

To: "L&L Knight" <>
Subject: terns
From: Chris Gregory <>
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:28:26 +1100
Hi Gary

Birds Queensland has a useful chart of terns for id purposes. Not sure it's
exhaustive but I've found it very handy. Check their website or try this
link.

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache%3AxtVupO_07UYJ%3Abirdsqueensland.org.au%2Fdownloads%2Fterns_comparison_table.pdf+terns+id&hl=en&sig=AHIEtbTRlAF5Yz8fhK7u-GFmnhGugEKfZg&pli=1

Cheers and good luck with the terns in the cyclone.

Chris Gregory





2009/12/21 L&L Knight <>

> How's the weather in Broome today, Gary?  I see that my namesake has
> regained its strength and is bearing down on the Eighty Mile Beach area [see
> http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60281.shtml].  Is it bringing some
> interesting birds into the neighbourhood?
>
> Regards, Laurie.
>
>
> On 21/12/2009, at 3:57 PM, Gary Wright wrote:
>
>  Hi
>>
>> I am wondering if anyone has an ID table for terns.  I am slowly winning
>> on
>> them, but still a long way to go.  Bridled tern was pointed out to me
>> today
>> at Broome and whilst it is one of the distinctive birds(very striking in
>> fact) it was good to see.  I went back later in the day (Broome Port) and
>> had good views of them  roosting and flying.   It is the others which are
>> more differentiated by smudges of black somewhere or other that I need
>> some
>> help with!
>>
>> Gary
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