The pale barring on the back indicates that this is a juvenile bird. The pale edges to the primaries, the pale nape, and the streaked neck identify this jaeger as a Parasitic.

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Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)

Parasitic Jaeger

Montrose Beach, Cook County, 9/25/03
Photograph by Robert Hughes

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