Least Tern (Sternula antillarum), Canoa Ranch, Pima County

This Least Tern was found by Roger Clark on 18 June 2020 and  photographed by Nick Pulcinella on the same date.

Once a casual visitor to Arizona, this species has increased in the last few years and the first nesting record for the state was in 2010 in Glendale. It is nearly annual in the Phoenix and Willcox areas in mid May and June.

Adult unmistakable with white forehead and yellow bill, tiny size

18 June 2020, photo by Nick Pulcinella

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