The Forester’s TernSterna forssteri during breeding season has a black cap and an orange bill with a black tip. The juvenile, shown here, has black around the eye and an all black bill. These photos were taken at the Bolsa Chica Sanctuary, Huntington Beach in November.
Photos 8211, 8352 and 8362 were taken in November at the Newport Back Bay, CA and show the winter non-breeding plumage.
Photos 2870,1886 and 2890 were taken on Solona Beach and photos 3271 and 2373 were taken on Nokomis Beach, Nokomis, FL in Late March showing a white or grey crown and black bill typical of non-breeding Forester’s Terns.