Common Tern(Sterna hirundo)
Common during migration and uncommon to locally absent during breeding season and winter along the North Carolina coast.
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)Cape Hatteras, Dare Co., NC26 Oct 2014The dark shoulder bar (carpel bar), black wingtips, reddish-orange in bill, and significant black on the head distinguish this tern from similar Forster's and Arctic Terns.
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