BLACK TERN
(Chlidonias niger)

 
 
Unlike coastal terns, Black Tern, except during migration, is generally found over inland fresh water ponds and marshes.
     
       
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Black Tern
Agassiz NWR, Marshall County, ND
June 17, 2010 ©John Schwarz
  Black Tern
Devil's Lake, Benson County, ND
June 18, 2010 ©John Schwarz
 
OTHER TERNS

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          Black Noddy
          Brown Noddy
          Caspian Tern
          Common Tern
          Elegant Tern
          Forster's Tern
          Gull-billed Tern
          Least Tern
          Roseate Tern
         
Royal Tern
          Sandwich Tern
          Sooty Tern
Black Tern
Agassiz NWR, Marshall County, ND
June 17, 2010 ©John Schwarz
Black Tern
Agassiz NWR, Marshall County, ND
June 17, 2010 ©John Schwarz
 
Black Tern
Devil's Lake, Benson County, ND
June 18, 2010 ©John Schwarz
  Black Tern
Devil's Lake, Benson County, ND
June 18, 2010 ©John Schwarz
 
Black Terns
Devil's Lake, Benson County, ND
June 18, 2010 ©John Schwarz
  Black Tern
Devil's Lake, Benson County, ND
June 18, 2010 ©John Schwarz
  Black Tern nonbreeding
Black Terns
Kellys Slough NWR, Grand Forks County, ND
June 18, 2010 ©John Schwarz
  Black Tern - nonbreeding
(just prior to arrival of Hurricane Irene)
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
August 27, 2011 ©John Schwarz
Black Tern nonbreeding    
Black Tern - nonbreeding
(just prior to arrival of Hurricane Irene)
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
August 27, 2011 ©John Schwarz