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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Every now and then I meet a true wildlife superhero. You know, the kind of person who has dedicated their life to understand and protecting wildlife. And even after many decades, they are still ...

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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District Environmental Analysis Biologists Richard Ruby and Jay Miller, along with the Floating Plant Crew captained by Tim Colburn, were at the Ashtabula ...

The Minnesota DNR and other agencies have worked for 30 years to protect the threatened common tern. There are fewer than 900 nesting pairs in the state. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...