tern

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Elegant terns cried and circled in the distance, and pelicans flew from the ocean to the lagoon, so close overhead sometimes I could hear the flapping of their heavy wings.

From Los Angeles Times

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

You’ll often hear contemporary Democrats give lip service to framing issues in terns of values, and some certainly do so.

From Salon

You may see the California least tern, a protected bird that summers on SoCal beaches and then heads south to Mexico and Central America for the winter.

From Los Angeles Times

The new entries include the Arctic tern, known for its incredible migration, the giant skua, or pirate of the sea, and two types of gull.

From BBC