Discover Worcester County - The Great Outdoors
Jaegers, Gulls, Terns & Auks
Bird
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Spring
(Mar-May)
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Summer
(Jun-Jul)
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Fall
(Aug-Nov)
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Winter
(Dec-Feb)
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Legend
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Pomarine Jaegar
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r
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Abundant - A species which is very numerous
Common - Certain to be seen or heard in suitable habitat
Uncommon - Present, but not certain to be seen
Occasional - Seen only a few time during a season
Rare - Seen at intervals of 2 or more years
* Nesting has occured in the county within the past 5 years.
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Parasitic Jaegar
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r
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South Polar Skua
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|
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r
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Laughing Gull*
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a
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a
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a
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r
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Little Gull
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|
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r
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Common Black-headed Gull
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r
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Bonaparte's Gull
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u
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o
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c
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Ring-billed Gull
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a
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c
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a
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a
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Herring Gull*
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c
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c
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a
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a
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Iceland Gull
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r
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r
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
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r
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r
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r
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Glaucous Gull
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r
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r
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Great Black-backed Gull*
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c
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c
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c
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c
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Gull-billed Tern*
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u
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u
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o
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Caspian Tern
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r
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c
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Royal Tern*
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c
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c
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c
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r
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Sandwich Tern
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r
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r
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Common Tern*
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c
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c
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c
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Forster's Tern*
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c
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c
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c
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r
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Least Tern*
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c
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c
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Black Tern
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r
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r
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Black Skimmer*
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u
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c
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c
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r
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Dovekie
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u
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Razorbill
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r
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Atlantic Puffin
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r
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