Fosters Tern

Description:

The Forster's tern feeds by plunge-diving for fish, but will also hawk for insects in its breeding marshes. It usually feeds from saline environments in winter, like most Sterna terns. It usually dives directly, and not from the "stepped-hover" favored by the Arctic tern. The offering of fish by the male to the female is part of the courtship display. This tern was making calls to its mate to bring it a fish.

Habitat:

Seen in the Bolsa Chica Wetlands.