Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus (Vieillot, 1819)    Synonyms: LTJA.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Aves   >   Order Charadriiformes   >   Family Stercorariidae   >   Genus Stercorarius   

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Very rarely detected, typically found during deep water pelagic trips or associated with storm events. First western Maryland record was found on 9/20/2018 at Deep Creek Lake a few days after Hurricane Florence (C. Blizzard).

There are 13 records in the project database.

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A Long-tailed Jaeger in Maryland waters off Worcester Co., Maryland (8/23/2014). Photo by Mikey Lutmerding. (MBP list)

A Long-tailed Jaeger in Maryland waters off Worcester Co., Maryland (8/23/2014). Photo by Mikey Lutmerding. (MBP list)

A juvenile Long-tailed Jaeger photographed on a pelagic trip off the coast of Maryland (8/26/2006). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)(More of this species)

A Long-tailed Jaeger in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/29/2018). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Long-tailed (left) and Pomarine Jaeger near Atlantis Canyon, Massachusetts (7/21/2012). Photo by Jeremiah Trimble. (MBP list)

Long-tailed (left) and Pomarine Jaeger near Atlantis Canyon, Massachusetts (7/21/2012). Photo by Jeremiah Trimble. (MBP list)

Long-tailed Jaeger in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/21/2018). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved. Photo by Kyle Klotz. (MBP list)

A Long-tailed Jaeger in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/18/1996). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

A Long-tailed Jaeger in Maryland waters off Worcester Co., Maryland (8/26/2006). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)


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