Presentation:  Common Terns:  New Staging Site Identified in the Cheasapeake Bay

Speaker: BEN SPRINGER, SMAS Vice-President

Before migration, seabirds like Sterna hirundo (Common Tern) congregate at sites referred to as staging areas, where flocks rest and feed to fuel their long-distance flights. In 2021, a previously unknown staging area for Common Terns at the confluence of the Patuxent River and Chesapeake Bay was identified, prompting an effort to resight banded birds and understand the relative importance of this staging area.

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