A Parasitic Jaeger is flight. Photo by: Charles M. Francis

The Parasitic Jaeger is a rare migratory visitor that can be seen on the Great Lakes. This bird has the name ‘parasitic’ from their strategy of stealing food from gulls and terns. How does it do it? Find out in this week’s Bird Tweet of the Week.

Each week we introduce a new bird from the Ottawa-Gatineau area through our segment on CBC Radio’s In Town and Out. Alex MacDonald, Nature Canada’s Manager of Protected Areas, shares interesting facts about the birds that live in our communities. Be sure to tune-in to “Bird Tweet of the Week” on CBC Radio One 91.5 FM on Saturday mornings from 6am to 9am and listen to past episodes on our website.

This episode aired on Saturday, September 26th, 2015.