Black tern

Point Pelee National Park, Ontario, Canada, June 22, 2021.


First birding road trip in a year. We've been seeing postings of the black terns for a few weeks now. Decided to make the hour drive to Pelee. Yes, we followed cover protocols.
We saw multiple pairs, some siting on eggs and one with chicks.
Telephoto lens used so the birds weren't disturbed.
Chlidonias niger
The Black Tern is very social. It breeds in loose colonies and usually forages, roosts, and migrates in flocks of a few to more than 100 birds, occasionally up to tens of thousands.

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