When we last left off, an adult Sandwich Tern had taken flight again at Miami Beach, fish in beak, chased once again by a pesky Laughing Gull: Landing again: Finally, a successful handout to one of its hungry brood:
Tag: Sandwich Tern
The Fish, Part 1
Back to Miami Beach the morning of 2 October 2026, featuring an adult Sandwich Tern exhibiting ‘food carrying’ behavior + chased by a Laughing Gull. No post yesterday due to field operations at Gull Point. “Bird of the day:” Snow Bunting, and lots of them! Digital photographs forthcoming.
At the Beach (3)
Back to Miami Beach early the morning of 29 September 2026: ID note on Sandwich Tern: adults have yellow/clear-tipped beak; juveniles have black beaks. (Juvenile on left in above picture, adults on right.)
At the Beach (2)
We return to Presque Isle State Park in tomorrow’s post, but for today, it’s part 2 of Miami Beach at Sunrise, 29 September 2026: All or mostly Laughing Gull in non-breeding plumage: Not a ton of different species at this location late September/early October, but of what there was, there was lots of activity, like […]