Forster’s Tern

Forster's Tern

I’m bigger than a Least Tern and smaller than a Royal Tern. Look for my petite beak, orange legs, and black cap (at least in the springtime, when I’m in my breeding plumage).

Most Likely Found: At the beach

When: Year-Round

Where I've photographed: Fort De Soto, Joe Overstreet Road, Lake Apopka, Viera Wetlands

Read more: Forster’s Tern at Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Ebird: Forster’s Tern eBird range


I have written 6 posts including a photo of a Forster’s Tern

Sunset at Fort De Soto

Fall Getaway to Fort De Soto

September 3, 2014 - ...Rich and I escaped for a fall getaway to Fort De Soto, where we photographed migrating shorebirds and pretty Roseate Spoonbills Read more

A Quick Stop at Joe Overstreet

April 7, 2012 - ...Last Saturday on the way back from Blue Cypress Lake, we stopped at Joe Overstreet Road on the way back to Orlando.  It was mid-day, so I wasn’t sure there would be much bird activity, and the light wasn’t great.  But Joe Overstreet can be a good place to see Crested Caracara, Bald Eagles, and […] Read more

Early Morning at the Viera Wetlands Click Ponds

December 4, 2011 - ...I had a great morning with friends at the Viera Wetlands. The morning started at the Click Ponds, two small ponds adjacent to the wetlands. After a post to Birdbrains yesterday about a Common Loon, which I’ve never seen, I was anxious to try for one. But we didn’t see one. We did see my […] Read more

Early Fall Migrants at Fort De Soto

July 24, 2011 - ...Rich says I must have lost my marbles.  I got up at 4:45 this morning and drove to St. Pete in order to search for Marbled Godwits.  It’s been a few months since I’ve gone to the beach, and I was in the mood for some nice shorebird photography.  It’s funny that after photographing lots […] Read more