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Tern
What is a Maine Tern?
Now is the time to look for our five breeding terns in Maine: common, arctic, roseate, least and black. Terns are similar to gulls but sleeker and mor...
What is the wingspan of the roseate turn?
Description. This is a small-medium tern, 33–36 cm (13–14 in) long with a 67–76 cm (26–30 in) wingspan, which can be confused with the common tern, Ar...
What does the tern eat?
Common Terns primarily eat small fish typically less than 7 inches long, but also take crustaceans, squid, and insects. They take fish on the wing tha...
Whats the difference between a seagull and a tern?
Telling a gull from a tern can be difficult, although it's easier to tell them apart when seen in flight. That's because the terns common in this area...
What ocean animal eats the tern?
Predators and parasites Adult terns may be hunted by owls and raptors, and their chicks and eggs may be taken by herons, crows or gulls. What animals ...
Is a tern a predator?
Predators and parasites Adult terns may be hunted by owls and raptors, and their chicks and eggs may be taken by herons, crows or gulls. Is a arctic t...