Jaeger sighting, central TX, late September (1 Viewer)

[hookem2010]

I had a surprising Jaeger flyover of a residential like near Austin, TX earlier in the month.
I don't ever encounter these birds so I wasn't prepared to note all the necessary field marks and I unfortunately do not have a camera.
What I was able to note was a medium-large gull-like bird that was essentially all brown, except for a flash of white on the underside of the primaries. I also noted slightly longer central tail feathers that were blunted.
I hoped the appearance of the tail feathers may make the ID for pomarine, but in researching, the tail feather appearance may vary with most. Is this the case, or is blunted vs pointed central tail feathers a sufficient field mark to distinguish pomarine from parasitic jaeger?
Thanks for any input!

 

[kuzeycem]

Sorry, no chance

 

[THE_FERN]

If you look at images you might just be able to figure it out from the amount of white you saw [but unlikely]

 

[TheBlackGrouse]

In short, you need a combination of characteristics to be sure of the identification of juvenile Jaegers. Except for the Long-tailed, I wouldn't rely on the tail feathers with Pomarine and Parasitic. On too many occasions even pictures taken from 100 meters with a tele lens were not enough to id juvenile birds.

Admittedly, Jaegers have a tendency to appear on days with wind and clouds, so it's difficult to get good photos. Often, they fly very fast and are gone in a few seconds. And a fast flying brown bird directly above the dark water, hidden behind waves, is quite challenging for the Autofocus.

Your sigthing was different, maybe the bird was very close, hard to tell if it's enough.