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Locations where Forster's Tern has been recently reported in North Carolina

Only the most recent report per location is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

August 27

1Forster's Tern Pinckney Retreat and Battery Creek West Basin, Beaufort, South Carolina, US (32.401, -80.724)
24Forster's Tern Fish Haul Beach Park
5Forster's Tern Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve
1Forster's Tern Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve
2Forster's Tern Huntington Beach SP

August 26

6Forster's Tern Fish haul pt 13 area
4Forster's Tern Steam Gun Shorebird and Seabird Roost
3Forster's Tern 43 Jenkins Island Rd, Hilton Head Island US-SC 32.22409, -80.77109
1Forster's TernEbenezer Park
2Forster's Tern Taw Caw Creek Park
1Forster's Tern Sullivan's Island Nature Trail
4Forster's Tern North Inlet estuary
2Forster's Tern Georgetown WTP (no public access,View From Road)
3Forster's Tern Huntington Beach SP--Mullet Pond
2Forster's Tern 67 New River Oaks Cir, Bluffton US-SC 32.21826, -80.85290
7Forster's Tern East Bay Park
2Forster's Tern Jarvis Creek Park
1Forster's Tern Santee Coastal Reserve (fall and winter restricted access)

August 25

6Forster's Tern Murrell's Inlet Oyster Recycling Rd. Boat Launch
4Forster's Tern Waties Island - North End/Jetty/Little River Inlet
1Forster's Tern Seabrook Island--Palmetto Lake

August 24

1Forster's Tern 30th Ave S and the Strand

August 23

2Forster's Tern 8071 Jack Island Drive, Johns Island, South Carolina, US (32.626, -80.127)
2Forster's Tern Brickyard Point
3Forster's Tern Pitt Street Causeway

August 22

4Forster's Tern Savannah NWR--Laurel Hill Wildlife Dr

August 21

2Forster's Tern Kiawah Island--Willet Pond