Black Tern, September 12, 2014

Black Tern

Black Tern (click to see the larger version)

I had a juvenile Black Tern at Montrose Beach this afternoon, September 12. The bird was standing on the beach a couple hundred yards west of the protected area. Black Terns are rare at Montrose and I don’t know if I’ve ever seen one standing on the beach. I also had about 50 Sanderlings, 3 Black-bellied Plovers, and a Spotted Sandpiper.