I visited a second Least Tern colony this evening (different from yesterday)
on behalf of the Parks Dept. due to my proximity to the site, familiarity
with the birds and difficulty in reaching the site. I found just one least
tern chick that was nearly fledged but was surprised to find another chi
This evening I ventured to a Least Tern Colony in Reeves Bay and observed
about 1 dozen Least Tern chicks in various stages of growth plus several
fledged birds which leads me to believe there were quite a few nests that
had been washed out at the site early in the season (predation is very
unlikel