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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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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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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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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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