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Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Order
CHARADRIIFORMES
– Family
LARIDAE
Authors: Gochfeld, Michael, Joanna Burger, and Ian C. Nisbet

Table 1.

Main Roseate Tern study areas in ne. U.S. and Puerto Rico.

Colony name/stateDistance to nearest town Observers (1) Ownership Location
Bird I., MA 3 km SE of Marion, MA ICTN, JJH Town of Marion, MA 41°40’N, 70°43’W
Falkner I., CT 5 km S of Guilford, CT JS, JZ, DS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 41°13’N, 72°39’W
Great Gull I, NY 16 km ENE of Montauk Pt., NY HH, GDC, JDC American Museum of Natural History 41°12’N, 72°07’W
Cedar Beach, NY 8 km S of Babylon, NY JB, MG, CS Babylon, NY and Gilgo State Park 40°37 N, 73°21’W
Culebra, Puerto Rico 7 km NW of Dewey, Culebra, Puerto Rico JB, JES, MG U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 18°20’N, 65°15’W
La Parguera, Puerto Rico 6 km S of La Parguera, Puerto Rico DS La Parguera, Puerto Rico 17°56’N, 67°05’W
  • (1) CS = Carl Safina, DS = David Shealer, GDC = Grace Cormons, HH = Helen Hays, ICTN = Ian Nisbet, JB = Joanna Burger, JDC = Joe DiCostanzo, JES = Jorge Saliva, JJH = Jeremy Hatch, JS = Jeffrey Spendelow, JZ = Jim Zingo, MG = Michael Gochfeld.