Thanks Chris- I get it. To differentiate OTHER TERNS from common terns
listen for voice.
at present with the level of the wind and/or rain voice would be tricky!
Gary
2009/12/21 Chris Gregory <>
> Hi Gary
>
> As a NSW man who pinched this Tern ID checklist off the Queensland Birds
> website I feel I should come to their defence over your understanding of an
> error under Common Terns.
>
> What it says is "To differentiate from Common Terns listen for voice.
> Common emits a pronounced "kreeek"". I believe this to mean if you hear a
> loud "kreeek" it's a Common and this differentiates it from all other Terns.
>
> Those pesky Commons and they are probably "Kreeeking" alot at the moment up
> your way!
>
> Cheers
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> 2009/12/21 Gary Wright <>
>
> Hi Chris and Laurie
>>
>> Thanks very much for the ID table Chris. There is an error though under
>> common tern, it states common tern can be differentiated from common tern by
>> voice(this is under common tern, heading some other features.
>>
>> It had been raining very heavily here this afternoon but has fined up now
>> and I am about to head back to the port. Unusual birds for Broome others
>> mentioned to me were orange chat(I think it was orange, not crimson) and
>> black honeyeaters(3). What was good for me was the bridled tern, a tick and
>> very good views, roosting and flying. There were about 50 brown boobies
>> this arvo which in my experience here(which is not long) is a helluva lot
>> and some gannet/booby type bird I couldn't identify as it flew away from me.
>>
>> So, as they say it is an ill will that blows no-one any good and we
>> certainly needed the rain.
>>
>> Thanks again Chris.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> 2009/12/21 Chris Gregory <>
>>
>> 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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