tern
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Laboratory testing confirmed the disease had infected a greater crested tern in the town of Robe, South Australia.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Tees Valley Wildlife Trust's little tern warden, Derek Wood, said he worried any additional stress at the site would lead to the birds abandoning their nests and not returning to the area.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
You may see the California least tern, a protected bird that summers on SoCal beaches and then heads south to Mexico and Central America for the winter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
We know this because the virus sequence in the tern retained all mammal-adaptation mutations.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2024
Seeing them come near, the tern darted up in alarm, but Serafina Pekkala signaled friendship, and he dropped down beside them.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
