Along the Coast: A tern for the better

7960726665?profile=originalAn adult least tern offers food to a young juvenile on the beach in Boca Raton near the south edge

of Spanish River Park in mid-June. Based on the size and color of feathers, a Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

biologist estimated the youngster was about 3 weeks old and capable of flight. Least terns are unique

in that they nest on bare beach sand and rooftops; it has been more than 20 years since successful beach nests

have been recorded south of Lake Worth. A nest near this location was destroyed by predators in May.

Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

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