Photo by Matthew Pontiff
Parasitic Jaeger was removed from the LBRC Review List on 16 March 2013
Two light-phase sub-adults (82-33) at the mouth of Calcasieu Pass, Cameron Parish, on 14 February 1982 J. V. Remsen; Bruce Crider, et al.).
One adult and one immature (85-18) about 62 nautical miles south of Raccoon Point (Terrebonne Parish) on 7 July 1985 B. Mac Myers III.
One adult (85-19) about 20 miles South-southeast of Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River (Plaquemines Parish) on 6 May 1985 B. Mac Myers III.
One adult (85-31) about 62 nautical miles south of Raccoon Point on 31 August 1985 B. Mac Myers III.
Two in immature or basic sub-adult plumage (1986-16; was 87-16) on 20 Dec. 1986 (SACBC), Cameron: 3-4 mi. SE Calcasieu Pass and 2 1/2 mi. S Calcasieu Pass; Donna L. Dittmann, Jim Stewart.
One sub-adult (1986-25; was 87-17) on 20 Dec. 1986 (SACBC), Cameron: approx. 3-4 ml SE Calcasieu Pass; Donna L. Dittmann, JS (Cardiff & Dittmann 1987, p. 561, 1035; Muth 1987, p. 292).
One male in juvenal "intermediate morph" plumage (1989-33; was 90-108) on 27 Sep. 1989, Orleans: New Orleans lakefront at Southern Yacht Club; original finder unknown, the bird was brought in weakened condition to the Audubon Park Zoo Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center (#89-1542), but died same day; David Muth (LSUMZ 139847) and Donna L. Dittmann (*).
One adult (1993-081A) on 18 December 1993, Cameron: Gulf of Mexico 1 mi. SE Holly Beach; Donna L. Dittmann and Steven W. Cardiff. See also 1993-081B (Unaccepted records).
One (1994-45) in adult or subadult light morph plumage on 9 Jan 1994, Gulf of Mexico (off Terrebonne): S. Timbalier 100 oil platform; Donna L. Dittmann; NASFN 49(2): 157, LOS News 164: 6.
One (1994-120) in adult or sub-adult light morph plumage on 17 Dec 1994, Cameron: Gulf of Mexico, 1 mi. S of mouth Calcasieu Pass; Donna L. Dittmann and Steven W. Cardiff; NASFN 49(2): 157, LOS News 164: 6.
One female in juvenal plumage (1995-124) on 27 Oct. 1995, Cameron: 9 mi. W of old mouth Mermentau River (Rutherford Beach); Steven W. Cardiff (LSUMZ 162175) and Donna L. Dittmann (*) (FN 50 (1):67; LOS169).
One immature (1998-02) on 13 Jun 1998, Gulf of Mexico: approximately 64 mi. WSW of mouth South Pass of Mississippi River; Dave Patton (ph), Joseph P. Kleiman (ph; prints of same enhanced by G. Strickland), John P. Sevenair, Karen Fay, and Paul E. Conover (ph only); FN52(4):466.
One adult in basic plumage (1999-037) on 25 March 1999, Cameron: Holly Beach, 2-3 mi. W of town of Holly Beach; Robby J. Bacon.
One adult (1999-94) on 4 Sep 1999, Gulf of Mexico: 97 mi. S of New Orleans, South Pass 89B oil platform, 28°40'50”N, 89°23'15”W; Karl Bardon; NAB54(1):62-63.
One adult (2000-30) on 3 Apr 2000, Gulf of Mexico: 61 mi. S of East Timbalier Island, Ewing Banks 826 oil platform, 28o09'48"N, 90o21'31"W; B. Mac Myers III; NAB54(3):292. One male molting to second basic plumage (2005-10) on 11 May 2005, Gulf of Mexico: 15 mi. SW of mouth Southwest Pass of Mississippi River, 28o45'31.4"N, 89o32'17.7"W; Donna L. Dittmann (*) and Steven W. Cardiff (LSUMZ 178158).
Two (2000-093) on 23 April 2000, Gulf of Mexico: South Pass 89B oil platform, approximately 91 mi. S of New Orleans, N 28.68044°, W 89.38578°; Karl Bardon.
One third year (2000-094) on 15 May 2000, Gulf of Mexico: South Pass 89B oil platform, approximately 91 mi. S of New Orleans, N 28.68044°, W 89.38578°; Karl Bardon.
One in Juvenal plumage (2000-045) on 13-14 September 2000, Caddo: Shreveport, Cross Lake; Charles E. Lyon (ph, p. 24). This bird was submitted as Long-tailed Jaeger but was not accepted as that species. All Members ultimately agreed that photos were more consistent with Parasitic Jaeger, and the record was accepted as such. This species was removed from the Review List 16 March 2016.
One female molting to second basic plumage (2005-11) on 26 May 2005, Gulf of Mexico: 37.2 mi. S of mouth South Pass of Mississippi River, 28o27'39.8"N, 89o10'41.7"W; Steven W. Cardiff (LSUMZ 178159) and Donna L. Dittmann (*); this and the preceding record reported in NAB59(3):448.
One subadult (2008-54) on 5 August 2008, Cameron:
Holly Beach;
Matthew Pontiff
(photo).
Photo by Matthew Pontiff
One in definitive basic plumage (2010-91) on 20
November 2010, Cameron: approximately 3 mi. offshore
from Calcasieu River mouth;
Dave Patton
(ph).
Photo by Dave Patton
One definitive basic (2010-89) on 1 December
2010, Cameron: 1 mi. SW of Calcasieu River mouth jetties,
approximately 29o 44.912’ N, 93o 21.933’ W;
Dave Patton
(ph),
B. Mac Myers III, and Hans Holbrook
(ph
only). Plumage and molt confirm that this was a different
bird from 2010-91.
Photo by Dave Patton
One dark morph immature (2011-121) on 25 September 2011, Gulf of Mexico: vicinity of the Mississippi Canyon;
John P. Sevenair
(ph),
Dave Patton
(ph only),
Robert D. Purrington
(ph only), and
Erik I. Johnson (ph).
Photo by Dave Patton
One light morph adult (2012-022) on 5 January 2012,
Cameron: Gulf of Mexico, approximately 2 mi. offshore of
Rutherford Beach;
Dave Patton
(ph).
Photo by Dave Patton
One light morph adult (2012-021) on 7 February
2012, Cameron: Gulf of Mexico, approximately 2 mi. S
Cameron Recreation Center (= off Rutherford Beach);
Dave Patton
(ph).
Photo by Dave Patton
One subadult (2012-075) on 3 June 2012, Gulf of Mexico: ca 45 mi. SSE of South Pass Mississippi River, N 28.37973o, W 88.83377o; Donna L. Dittmann (ph) and Steven W. Cardiff.
One immature (2012-076) on 14 August 2012, Gulf of Mexico: 43.9 mi. SW of South Pass Mississippi River, N 28.41905o, W 89.44571o; Donna L. Dittmann (ph) and Steven W. Cardiff.
Two (2012-037) on 21 December 2012, Cameron: 4 mi. offshore of Calcasieu
River jetties;
Dave Patton 1st individual
(ph)
2nd individual
(ph)
and Thomas Finnie
(ph only).
Photo by Dave Patton
One dark phase adult (1985-49; was 86-24) on 8 Dec. 1985, Cameron: 2 mi. W OMMR (Muth 1986, p. 291). The observation was very brief and the description did not eliminate juvenile Long-tailed Jaeger.
One sub-adult or adult in basic plumage (1986-26) on 2 Feb. 1986, Cameron: 6 mi. W Holly Beach (Muth (1986, p. 291). The brevity of the observation and the viewing conditions precluded elimination of Longtailed Jaeger as a possibility.
One light morph in basic plumage (1987-12; was 89-127) on 4 Jan. 1987, Lafourche: off Fourchon Beach. This was a very brief sighting, about 45 seconds, as the jaeger harried a Laughing Gull and Forster’s Tern. The observer reported that there were no projecting central tail feathers and the bird’s age could not be determined from the observer's description. Estimation of size varied between the reporting observer and two other birders present. Because no definitive characters were observed, it is difficult to determine the identity of this bird and eliminate the possibility that it was not a Pomarine Jaeger, currently thought to be the more regularly occurring species.
One juvenile (1993-081B) on 18 December 1993, Cameron: 1 mi. SE Holly Beach. (See Accepted records). The original report included observations of an adult (previously accepted; see also 1993-081A) and a juvenile, but, ultimately, a majority of Members believed that details provided for the juvenile were not adequate to support its identification.
One dark morph juvenile (1994-43) on 4 Sep 1994, Plaquemines: 26 mi. NW of Venice. The Committee agreed that the bird was a jaeger sp., but neither the description of the bird, nor the photograph supported a definite identification of a member of this difficult-to-identify species complex.
One (1997-07) on 25 February 1997, Gulf of Mexico: 30 mi. SW of Port Fourchon, N 28.613889o, W 90.306944o. This record was accompanied by a very brief description that Members believed was not sufficient to rule out other jaeger species.
One dark morph immature (1997-57) on 24 May 1997, Gulf of Mexico: 47 mi. SSW of mouth Southwest Pass of Mississippi River, 28o14'N, 89o30'W, at 500 fathoms depth. This record was reported in FN51(4):882 as "photos suggest Louisiana’s 3rd Long-tailed Jaeger." This record received only one accept vote during the second circulation. Dissenting members agreed that the description and supporting photographs did not support identification as Parasitic, and at least two members believed that the bird was more likely a Long-tailed Jaeger. The record will be resubmitted as a Long-tailed Jaeger.
One subadult (1998-75) on 13 Sep 1998, Cameron: beach along Hwy. 82 near Holly Beach. Due to the identification challenge presented by this group, the Committee agreed that the description did not rule out other jaeger species.
One or two (2000-090) on 16 March 2000, Gulf of Mexico: South Pass 89B oil platform, approximately 91 mi. S of New Orleans, N 28.68044°, W 89.38578°. Although possibly correctly identified, the observer did not describe any plumage details and the identification was by size and “flight style.”
One second-year (2000-092) on 7 April 2000, Gulf of Mexico: South Pass 89B oil platform, approximately 91 mi. S of New Orleans, N 28.68044°, W 89.38578°. Possibly correctly identified, but the description did not adequately eliminate other jaeger species.
One dark morph (2006-042) on 3 December 2006, Cameron: East Jetty Beach. The bird was very distant and therefore Members believed that critical details could not be observed to confirm identification, especially of a rare dark morph individual.
One (2007-48) on 25 September 2007, Cameron: approximately ˝ mi. W of town of Holly Beach (ph). Photographs submitted were not sufficient to identify this individual to species and some Members believed it should remain a jaeger sp.
One subadult or adult (1994-172) on 18 December 1994, Cameron: gulf off Martin Beach (ABF card-only). This was another ABF card-only record without adequate details.
One immature (1994-170) on 21 December 1994, Cameron: gulf off Rutherford Beach (ABF card-only record). This was another record without adequate supporting details.