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Inland-Breeding Seabirds in California
Forster's Tern nesting on Tule Lake |
Project Start Date: 1997
Objectives:
To determine colony size, distribution, and coarse habitat requirements of seven species of seabirds that breed in the interior of California.
Focal Species:
American White Pelican, Double-crested Cormorant, Ring-billed Gull, California Gull, Caspian Tern, Forster's Tern, and Black Tern
Habitat Type:
A wide range of wetland habitats and nesting substrates
Partners:
Bureau of Land Management, California Dept. of Fish and Game, Calif. Rice Industry Assoc., Klamath Basin NWR Complex, San Francisco State Univ., USGS Biological Resource Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Forest Service, and numerous volunteers.
For more info visit USFWS website
Please report all sightings of color banded Caspian Terns to Columbia Bird Research.
Downloadables:
Status Assessment and Conservation Recommendations for the Caspian Tern (Sterna Caspia) in North America (PDF File 3.54mb)
Status Assessment and Conservation Recommendations for the Caspian Tern (Sterna Caspia) in North America - (Appendices PDF File 230 kb)
Contact: Dave Shuford
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