For wildlife rehabilitators, nothing tops a sighting of a beforehand handled seabird of conservation concern hovering via the air, thriving within the wild. We’re thrilled to obtain information that a number of banded Elegant Terns rescued in the course of the Lengthy Seashore Harbor Seabird Incident have been re-sighted precisely two years later. Due to citizen scientist Monte Stinnett, who captured this unbelievable picture, at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Seashore, CA.
In the summertime of 2021, a catastrophic abandonment of an Elegant Terns nesting web site at Bolsa Chica resulted in hundreds of the terns re-nesting on a moored barge inside the Port of Lengthy Seashore, a hazardous location for newly hatched chicks. The too-young-to-fly terns would wander away the perimeters of the barge, fall into the water, after which be unable to return to the protection of the barge. Chook Rescue labored tirelessly alongside accomplice organizations to rescue, and deal with over 3,000 of those Elegant Terns.
Elegant Terns are listed as close to threatened. Habitat loss, nest disturbance, and overfishing are the most important threats to their survival. Reviews of re-sightings offers us with useful knowledge on breeding success, returning sufferers, dwell sightings, journey patterns, and life span. For those who discover a banded tern, please report it on our web site.
