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Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere.
Sterna forsteri
Forster's Tern spotted amongst a group of gulls and other terns. This tern is on the smaller side of the terns that I have seen. Compare to the royal tern in the foreground of the 4th image.
coastal beach
Forster's Tern is protected in the USA under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/Regula... http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Forst...
Lat: 27.80, Long: -82.80
Spotted on Jan 17, 2012
Submitted on Jan 18, 2012
1 Comment
Nice one,