~A beautiful FORSTER’S TERN at the Liberty Loop this evening, 07\/01\/17.~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nQUICK POST:<\/strong> Huge thanks to Linda Scrima, who contacted me tonight to let me know she had a FORSTER’S TERN<\/strong> at Wallkill River NWR’s Liberty Loop. I jumped into the car and ran for the bird, and WOW, what a beautiful bird! It was perched on the measuring pole just to the left of the viewing platform, which made for a great photo op. I’ve never had FOTE in Orange County before, so this is OC bird #243 for me! Very exciting!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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