Figure 3. Common Tern

Figure 3. Common Tern

Figure 3. Common Tern nesting on the sandy fringe of a marsh island in coastal Virginia. This, and other waterbird species, may be adversely affected by rising sea levels and storm events during the May to August nesting season along the Atlantic coast

Photo courtesy of: 
Dan Smith, deceased
From: 
Rising Seas and Changing Marshes: Predicting Effects on Waterbirds