Least Tern

Posted Sun, 08/02/2009 - 7:45am by joshsheldon
Date/time of observation: 
08/01/2009 - 4:02pm -0400
Species
Common name: 
Least Tern
Scientific name: 
Sternula antillarum

Location

Fairfield Beach
1200 Fairfield Beach Rd. Fairfield, CT
United States
41° 7' 25.9716" N, 73° 15' 16.4196" W

Saw a flock of at least 25 least terns while walking on Fairfield Beach. The first group was interspersed with a group of other peeps, including a bunch of sanderlings, and at least one semi-palmated plover. @joshsheldon, #birds, #tern

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Comments

Wonder what's the difference

by speciesexplorer - 08/02/2009 - 10:34am

Wonder what's the difference between these and the common tern I saw on Beaver Island, Michigan?