Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

Fairly common in migration and summer in coastal North Carolina, Sandwich Terns breed on sandbars and sandflats in colonies with Royal Terns.
Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Collier Co., FL
8 Feb 2014

Note yellow tipped black bill.


Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) Sandwich Terns (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC
26 Oct 2014

Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) Sandwich Terns (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC
26 Oct 2014

Same flock as above. With Caspian (back) and Royal (front) Terns, Laughing, and both black-backed gulls.


Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) Sandwich Terns (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC
26 Oct 2014

Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) Sandwich Terns (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC
26 Oct 2014


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