TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Caspian Tern Caspian Tern- Sterna caspia Caspian Tern- Sterna caspia, Order CHARADRIIFORMES - Family LARIDAE - Subfamily Sterninae. "As large as a big gull, the Caspian Tern is the largest tern in the world. Its large coral red bill makes it one of the most easily identified terns throughout its worldwide range." This bird was found in the Brookville Reservoir area in extreme western Indiana near the Ohio border. It won't be here long though, as it is on its way to Canada to breed. (Photo: April 10, 2004, Canon 10D, EF 300mm f/4.0L IS USM, 1.4x teleconverter EF ll lens ) For More Info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Caspian_Tern.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.