Common Tern - Tom Dougherty
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Location

Saylorville Reservoir--Big Creek spillway area
Polk, Iowa, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 41.7806466, -93.7435055
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Photo. Smaller and shorter-legged than adjacent Forster's terns. Longish, red bill and legs well seen in scope but distant photo with overcast conditions mutes the colors. Black crown and nape, whitish face, somewhat grayish above. Stationary so unable to see it in flight.

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