Today, while trying to come up with my Highly Recommended Daily Allowance of
40 birds, I was scanning the back pond at Esther Simplot, the pond parallel
to Veterans Pond. There were, as usual, a few gulls flying around, but I
suddenly realized that one had black on its head, and then I realized it
wasn’t a gull at all. The CATE flew down the length of the pond, turned
around and then headed back. I think he wanted to make sure I got the ID
right because he flew within 20 yards of me as I followed him with my 10
powers. I think he especially wanted me to see his red beak, which was
stunning.

Since I knew I had seen a Caspian Tern in the same location in the last
year, I did a quick search of the IBLE discussions on the Yahoo site and
found that I reported one from this location at the end of June last year
and again in early July. (Ironically, had I not been in that exact location
for the few minutes it took him to make a down and back pass, I never would
have seen him. Luck and timing!)

Tom McCabe, Boise