Terns and Skimmers

Least Tern



Gull-billed Tern - Cape Hatteras, North Carolina - August, 1996

Gull-billed Tern (in flight) - Salton Sea, California - June, 2006

Caspian Tern - Forsythe Park, Hammond, Indiana - April, 2003

Caspian Tern (in flight) - Miller Beach, Indiana - August, 2006

Royal Tern (adult) - Boca Chica, TX - July, 2007 and Goleta State Park, CA - April, 2011

Royal Tern (in flight) - Tijuana Slough, San Diego, California - April, 2011

Elegant Tern (in flight) - Bolsa Chica Preserve, Orange County, California - April, 2011

Sandwich Tern - Boca Chica, Texas - July, 2007

Common Tern - Port of Indiana, Indiana - May, 2003

Common Tern (adult in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2008

Common Tern (juvenile in flight) - Hitchcock Road Ponds, LaPorte County, Indiana - October, 2011

* Arctic Tern (adult) - Miller Beach, Indiana - August, 2005

Arctic Tern (juvenile) - Machias Seal Island, Maine - August, 1994

Arctic Tern (1st cycle in flight) - Three Oaks, Berrien County, Michigan - November, 2009

Forster's Tern - Miller Beach, Indiana - August, 2003

* Least Tern - Mullet Key, Florida - April, 2002

Least Tern (in Flight) - Gibson Power Plant, Gibson County, Indiana - June, 2007

Bridled Tern - Offshore of Key West, Florida - April, 1996

Sooty Tern - Dry Tortugas, Florida - April, 1996

Black Noddy - Dry Tortugas, Florida - April, 1996

Black Tern (juvenile) - Miller Beach, Lake County - August, 2011

Black Skimmer - St. Pete, FL - April, 1996

* Black Skimmer (in flight) - Salton Sea, California - June, 2006

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