Arctic Tern has the longest migration route of all the world’s birds – between 20,000 and 30,000 miles annually. The immature Arctic Tern has a white forehead and was originally thought to be a separate species and named Sterna portlandica.
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Arctic Tern
Potter Marsh, Anchorage, AK
June 2, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Arctic Tern
Tracy Arm, Juneau, AK
June 7, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Arctic Tern – nesting
Potter Marsh, Anchorage, AK
June 2, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Arctic Tern
Tracy Arm, Juneau, AK
June 7, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Arctic Tern
Potter Marsh, Anchorage, AK
June 2, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Arctic Tern
Tracy Arm, Juneau, AK
June 7, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Arctic Tern
Tracy Arm, Juneau, AK
June 7, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Arctic Tern – fist year (“Sterna Portlandica”)
Nome, AK
June 7, 2012 ©John Schwarz