Terns and Skimmers
Gull-billed Tern (in flight) - Santa Ana NWR, TX - April, 2013 and Salton Sea, CA - June, 2006
Caspian Tern - Wilderness State Park, Mackinac, Michigan - June, 2013
Caspian Tern (in flight) - Miller Beach, Indiana - August, 2006
Caspian Tern (1st cycle) - South Padre Island, Texas - April, 2013
Caspian Tern (juvenile) - Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana - July, 2017
Royal Tern (breeding adult) - South Padre Island, Texas - April, 2018
Royal Tern (non-breeding adult) - South Padre Island, TX - April, 2018, Boca Chica, TX - July, 2007, and Goleta State Park, CA - April, 2011
Royal Tern (adult in flight) - Outer Banks, North Carolina - May, 2017
Elegant Tern (breeding adult in flight) - Bolsa Chica Preserve, Orange County, California - April, 2011
Elegant Tern (nonbreeding) - Moss Landing, California - September, 2017
Elegant Tern (nonbreeding in flight) - Moss Landing, California - September, 2017
Elegant Tern (juvenile) - Moss Landing, California - September, 2017
Sandwich Tern (breeding) - Outer Banks, North Carolina - May, 2017 and South Padre Island, Texas - April, 2013
Sandwich Tern (non-breeding) - Boca Chica, Texas - July, 2007
Roseate Tern - Marathon, Florida - May, 2018
Common Tern - Port of Indiana, Indiana - May, 2003
Common Tern (spring adult in flight) - Lake County, Indiana - May, 2015 and Outer Banks, North Carolina - May, 2017
Common Tern (fall adult in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2008 and 2019
Common Tern (1st summer) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - July, 2012
Common Tern (1st summer in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - July, 2012
Common Tern (juvenile in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County, Indiana - September, 2019
Arctic Tern (breeding adult) - Anchorage and Nome, Alaska - May, 2016
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 (breeding and non-breeding adults) - Miller Beach, Indiana - August, 2003
Forster's Tern (breeding adult in flight) - Edinburg Scenic Wetland, Texas - April, 2018
Forster's Tern (1st winter in flight) - Whitefish Point, Chippewa County, Michigan - October, 2013
Forster's Tern (juvenile in flight) - LaPorte County, Indiana - August, 2022
Least Tern - Fort de Soto, Florida - April, 2002 and Marathon, Florida - May, 2018
Least Tern (in flight) - Outer Banks, North Carolina - May, 2017
Aleutian Tern (breeding adult) - Nome, Alaska - June, 2016
Bridled Tern - Dry Tortugas, Florida - May, 2018
Sooty Tern - Dry Tortugas, Florida - May, 2018
Brown Noddy - Dry Tortugas, Florida - May, 2018
Black Noddy - Dry Tortugas, Florida - May, 2018
Black Tern (adult breeding) - Houghton Flats, Houghton Lake, Michigan - June, 2013
Black Tern (juvenile) - Miller Beach, Lake County - August, 2011
Black Tern (juvenile in flight) - Miller Beach, Lake County - September, 2015
Black Skimmer - South Padre Island, Texas - April, 2018 and April, 2013
Black Skimmer (in flight) - Outer Banks, North Carolina - May, 2017 and Salton Sea, California - June, 2006
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