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Forster's Tern
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coasts, lakes, landfills.
Diet: Fish, scraps, invertebrates.
Best time to spot: Year-round, flocks.
When to look
Check local eBird bar charts for timing in your state; range and season vary a lot across the US. Numbers peak in May.
How rare is it?
The Forster's Tern sits in our Common tier for the US: one of the birds you can expect on most days out in the right habitat. It belongs to the gulls, terns, and skimmers family.
Recent US sightings
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Similar birds
- Arctic TernRare · Coasts
- Common TernUncommon · Coasts
- Sandwich TernUncommon · Coasts
- Roseate TernRare · Northeast islands
- Western GullCommon · Coasts
- Aleutian TernRare · Coasts
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