Every year, the endangered interior least tern (sterna antillarum) and the threatened piping plover (charadrius melodus) return to the shoreline of John Martin Reservoir to find suitable habitat ...

Least terns are properly known as Sterna antillarum. They are the world’s smallest species of tern, with a length of 9 inches and a 20-inch wingspan. They resemble sea gulls, ...

The least tern, Sterna antillarum, is a locally protected migratory sea bird that returns annually to St. Croix to lay eggs. — Contact Suzanne Carlson at 340 ...