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Re: Terns that DON'T perch on pilings



Birders,

It seems to me that I once saw Caspian Terns perched on pilings at "the 
basin" near Ft. Fisher.

Jeff (signature file below)

On Sat, 23 Jun 2001, John Fussell wrote:

> Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 19:19:37 -0400
> From: John Fussell <jfuss@clis.com>
> To: Carolinabirds <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
> Subject: Terns that DON'T perch on pilings
> 
> Over the years, I've noted that there are 2 of the coastal terns that I've
> never seen perch on pilings.
> 
> These are Gull-billed Tern and Caspian Tern.
> 
> Perhaps they do perch on pilings occasionally, and I've just never noticed.
> I also know that birds can have somewhat different behaviors in different
> areas.
> 
> Has anyone seen either of these species perch on pilings in the Carolinas?
> 
>                                             John Fussell
>                                             Morehead City, NC
>                                              jfuss@clis.com
> 
> 

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