With Don Fraser, Dave Goodwin, and Erik Haney; a successful chase of the ABSOLUTELY EPIC Large-billed Tern, the first for Florida (followed by the second later the same day in Brevard County!). The bird was resting on an exposed bar in a shallowly-flooded rocky pond, which probably did not exist a few months ago (and will not exist in its present form in a few more months). The weather at the start was sunny and 79 degrees ("feels like" 85) with a light breeze. We left at 0946 and headed north to look (without success) for other Large-billed Terns.
Note Blue throat patch in Photo 1