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Least Tern - Sterna Antillarum Picture Source

The Least Tern is found on sandy beaches along the southern coasts of the United States and up the major river systems far into the interior of the continent.

The diet of a Least Tern is fish. It is 9 inches long, the wingspan is 20 inches.

They can start reproducing at 2 years old. They usually lay 3 eggs.

The Least Terns Predators are great horned owls, black-crowned night herons, dogs and cats.

The Least Tern is endangered because of Dams, reservoirs, and other changes to the river systems, this eliminates their habitats. Recreational activities on rivers and sandbars disturb the nesting terns, then they will abandon their nests.

The population size is 65,000 - 70,000

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are organizations that are promoting the preservation of the species. They are looking at proposed changes in river flow or new reservoirs and the effects those changes may have on tern nesting areas. The effects are working, the population has increased quite a bit since 1985.