First record of a banded Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) moving from England to the United States

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A Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis sandvicensis) banded as a chick in 2002 at Coquet Island off the northeast coast of Great Britain was observed at two locations on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA, in August and September 2013. This is the first record of a banded Sandwich Tern from the United Kingdom being observed in the United States.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title First record of a banded Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) moving from England to the United States
Series title Waterbirds
DOI 10.1675/063.038.0407
Volume 38
Issue 4
Year Published 2015
Language English
Publisher Waterbird Society
Contributing office(s) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Description 2 p.
First page 425
Last page 426
Country United States
State Massachusetts
Other Geospatial Cape Cod
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