Royal Tern Records
Note: All records listed here have been accepted by PORC and published in their Annual Report unless otherwise noted.
All records are listed in reverse chronological order.
Royal Tern --- Delaware River, Bucks County on July 12, 2008. Photos by Devich Farbotnik.
This photo shows the orange bill, the white forehead, and the black line leading from the eye to the 'crest' at the back of the head.
This bird represents the 2nd record for Bucks County and one of only several records for Pennsylvania.
This photo shows the mostly light primaries in addition to the orange bill and the white forehead.
Royal Tern --- Peace Valley Park, Bucks County on September 29, 2004. Photo by Thomas Ford-Hutchinson.
This photo shows the orange bill, the white forehead, and the black line leading from the eye to the 'crest' at the back of the head. Also note the band on the bird's leg, which revealed that the bird was banded as a hatchling near Kure beach, North Carolina on June 25, 2004.
This bird represents the 1st record for Bucks County and one of only a handful of records for Pennsylvania.
