tern
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Laboratory testing confirmed the disease had infected a greater crested tern in the town of Robe, South Australia.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Hidden in the scrapes, this little tern chick is camouflaged - and vulnerable - on a Norfolk beach.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Conservation and management of the least Bell’s vireo, California least tern, and western snowy plover have resulted in significant increases to on-base populations of these species, according to the agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025
Of note, the scientists found all these mutations also in the tern, the first such finding.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2024
Another tern passed overhead, then another, and another.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
