Yesterday at Broughton Beach in Portland there were 5 Caspian Terns sitting
on the beach at the gull roost spot. One had leg bands which I reported,
and very quickly got this response:
Species: Caspian Tern
Date banded: 07/15/2009
Banding Location: NEAR CHINOOK, CLATSOP COUNTY, OREGON, USA
Age: WAS TOO YOUNG TO FLY WHEN BANDED IN 2009
So this tern has been around for almost 11 years now. The average life
span of a Caspian Tern is supposedly 12 years.
Andy Frank
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