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  2. Least tern - Wikipedia

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    The western population, the California least tern, was listed as an endangered species in 1972 with a population of about 600 pairs.With aggressive management, mainly by the exclusion of humans via fencing, the Californian population has rebounded in recent years to about 4500 pairs, a marked increase from 582 pairs in 1974 when census work began, though it is still listed as an endangered ...

  3. Maple River State Game Area - Wikipedia

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    Maple River State Game Area Maple River Flooding near U.S. Route 127 Location within the state of Michigan Show map of Michigan Location within the United States Show map of the United States Location Clinton, Gratiot, and Ionia counties Michigan, United States Nearest city St. Johns, Michigan Coordinates 43°07′10″N 84°39′56″W  /  43.11944°N 84.66556°W  / 43.11944; -84. ...

  4. Forster's tern - Wikipedia

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    It is a colonial nesting species that builds a shallow nest using marsh vegetation and often competes with gulls for nesting sites. [11] [12] [13] A breeding colony may vary in numbers from a few couples to a thousand individuals. [11] In many occasions, Forster's tern will share nesting sites with the yellow-headed blackbird. [12]

  5. Toumey Woods - Wikipedia

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    Toumey Woods, also called the Toumey Woodlot, is a 24-acre (9.7 ha) tract of beech-maple forest on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. 13.5 acres (5.5 ha) of the property are classified as old-growth woodland, and were listed as a United States National Natural Landmark in 1976.

  6. Bird colony - Wikipedia

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    Many species of terns nest in colonies on the ground. Herons, egrets, storks, and other large waterfowl also nest communally in what are called heronries. Colony nesting may be an evolutionary response to a shortage of safe nesting sites and abundance or unpredictable food sources which are far away from the nest sites. [4]

  7. Common terns fledge in Erie for the first time in 60 ... - AOL

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    The game commission believes since 2012, 21 common tern nests have been started there but failed. Brian Whipkey is the outdoors columnist for USA TODAY Network sites in Pennsylvania.

  8. List of birds of Michigan - Wikipedia

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    The American robin is the state bird of Michigan. This list of birds of Michigan includes species documented in the U.S. state of Michigan and accepted by the Michigan Bird Records Committee (MBRC). As of January 2023, there are 456 species included in the official list. [1]

  9. Laridae - Wikipedia

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    Laridae is a family of seabirds in the order Charadriiformes that includes the gulls, terns (including white terns), noddies, and skimmers. It includes around 100 species arranged into 22 genera . They are an adaptable group of mostly aerial birds found worldwide.