Least Tern, plate by John James Audubon
Audubon, Birds of America, plate 319, as “Lesser Tern”
Water & shore birds

Least Tern

Sternula antillarum
“Other mentionable include: Common and Least Terns patrolling the coastlines.”
July 25, 2018 · Read the column
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Jul 25, 2018first mention
Jul 16, 2025last mention

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Jul 25, 2018

Other mentionable include: Common and Least Terns patrolling the coastlines.

Jul 1, 2020

The first being a single Least Tern which was spotted actively hovering and hunting prey along the shoreline of Crescent Beach.

Jul 21, 2021

One additional notable was a single Saltmarsh Sparrow that popped into view while I was watching the swallows and Least Terns dip and dive; its orangish eyebrow and ‘stash’ were aglow.

Jul 10, 2022

One additional notable was a single Nelson’s Sparrow that popped into view while I was watching the swallows and Least Terns dip and dive, its orangish eyebrow and ‘stash’ was aglow.

Jun 5, 2024

Late in the afternoon Least Terns darting and diving over Spurwink Marsh.

Jun 18, 2025

On June 6 I spotted a gathering of Least Terns just off the shore of Pond Cove.

Jul 16, 2025

One additional notable was a Saltmarsh Sparrow that popped into view while I was watching the swallows and Least Terns dip and dive, its orangish eyebrow and ‘stash’ were aglow.