What’s in a name? For birds, the scientific, or Latin, name is selected by the person who discovers and describes a species, but the common name evolves organically and can differ regionally. The name ...

If you walk to the end of the pier off 12th Street in Hoboken and look carefully at the neighboring one, you’ll see the city’s newest wildlife darlings, a colony of common terns tending to nests and ...

Vermont Fish and Wildlife says there are more than 50 animals in Vermont that are listed as threatened or endangered. One of those is the common tern. But something is being done about it and you may ...

Hennepin Island%2C 2 miles off Lake Mille Lacs' southeastern shore%2C supports a common tern colony. Common terns are not so common%3B they're a threatened species in Minnesota. Managing the 225-pair ...

The tern breeding colony in the Isles of Shoals has returned for another nesting season, thanks to a project which brought back a human presence to White and Seavey Islands.It represents a remarkable ...

The largest river in Lithuania, the Nemunas, was once the perfect habitat for the Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) and the Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) with its abundant islands and sandy shores.

The Common Tern is a bird best known for its graceful flight and dramatic dives. The shoals and nooks of the eastern Lake Ontario and St.... Jun 26, 2002 — The Common Tern is a bird best known for its ...

Lakes in and around the city have once again proved that they are good hosts for avians.Sighting of an unusual common tern in Wadad lake on Umred Road have thrilled bird watchers. Three months ago, ...

We started the day on Appledore Island, just outside Portsmouth Harbor. The Shoals Marine Lab, resident there, traces its history back to 1928. Among the biologists spending the summer there this year ...

Orange County birders, being the polite bunch they generally are, might have a quiet chuckle at the irony: the common tern is among the least common birds here, and seems to be growing even rarer.