Foster's Tern
Photograph by Lanny McDowell

Martha's Vineyard has three species of terns that nest on the Island in the summer months. They are gone now, headed for points south. There are, however, a couple of tern species fishing in the Vineyard waters still. To find out which terns they are plus the birds which are moving through the Island during the fall migration go to http://www.mvgazette.com/article.php?2741