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Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
27.7733, -82.647
Field Notes
Description:
Pelagic gull...quite rare to see on the west coast of FL
This is a juvenile bird
Habitat:
Found on the Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier: Pineallis Co. FL
Notes:
There was a second Kittiwake that was seen eating a fish on a cut line including the lead sinker...I think the bird died. A fishing pier is a terrible place for birding...we saw 2 Pelicans, a Royal Tern & a Common Loon get hooked by fishermen, hauled 20-30 ft up to the pier by hook to have it removed...and I guess they are the lucky ones that didn't have the line cut & left in their beaks.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 24, 2013
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