Lovely Little Caspian Tern Returns to Oregon Coast
Published 04/27/21 at 8:35 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Seaside, Oregon) – The medium-sized bird that makes a big, colorful impression has returned to the Oregon coast. Seaside Aquarium’s Tiffany Boothe exclaimed with glee Monday: “We saw our first Caspian tern today!”
(Photos courtesy Seaside Aquarium / Tiffany Boothe)
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It’s migration time for the white and black cuties, who generally reside a ways east of the beaches. The Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) is fairly common on the shores of the Pacific Northwest but it’s still under some state and federal protections in terms of conservation planning.