Birds of the St. Croix River Valley: Minnesota and Wisconsin

FAMILY STERCORARIIDAE

Jaegers

Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)

Status: Accidental, two records.

Record: One adult was observed and photographed on 28 and 29 August 1957, on Phantom Lake at the Crex Meadows Wildlife Area, Burnett County (Lound and Lound 1958a). D. D. Tessen observed an adult at Crex Meadows on 28 May 1978 (Tessen 1979a).

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