Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica*
(L 14" WS 34" Wt 6 oz)
Normally don’t dive for fish
like other terns...mainly
feeds on flying insects.
Estero Llano Grande St Pk
20Apr2010
*formerly Sterna nilotica
Santa Ana Nat’l
Wildlife Refuge
19Apr2013
Without a doubt, Roger Tory Peterson
was the world‘s best known ornithologist.
    (Kenn Kaufman)