One Common Tern at West Point y'day, first I have seen there in about ten years. It is easy to jump to the conclusion that their population numbers must be down. But may be they are choosing other routes for their southern migration - more to the east, coming down interior river valleys, more pelagic. Does anyone have info on this?

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