Date: 8/27/26 6:55 am From: Kiandra Mitchell via groups.io <Kiandrasm...> Subject: Re: [OrangeCountyBirding] BLACK TERN at Anaheim Coves
One of the Black Terns is still here, along with a surprisingly late Least Tern. Generally in the vicinity of the island, viewed by us from here (33.8247543, -117.8677446).
Kiandra Mitchell
On Aug 26, 2026, at 9:04 AM, Steve Neely <itssteev...> wrote:
At least one of the Black Terns continues flying over the main pond at the basin, frequently landing along the eastern shore with Black Skimmers and Caspian Terns - in the vicinity of 33.82476, -117.86804. Thank you Kiandra for the heads up! On Aug 26, 2026, at 6:37 AM, Kiandra Mitchell via groups.io <Kiandrasm...> wrote:
Correction: TWO Black Terns are here at Anaheim Coves.
Kiandra Mitchell Buena Park
On Aug 26, 2026, at 6:34 AM, Kiandra Mitchell via groups.io <Kiandrasm...> wrote:
Black Tern continues here (33.8243886, -117.8685453)
Kiandra Mitchell Buena Park
On Aug 25, 2026, at 2:18 PM, Edana Salisbury <edanasal...> wrote:
Sorry!!! I was going to send out a message earlier, but the heat turned my phone off, and it didn’t “ rejoin the living” completely until I got home. I saw the tern at around 10:14, right after I got to the entrance at Rio Vista and Ames and looked out over the basin. It went from north to south and looked like it was turning around to come back, but it circled and continued going south. I looked for it with others, assuming erroneously that it would be going up and down the basin. But I did not see it again. Extremely poor photos! Edana Salisbury Buena Park Sent from my iPhone and possibly autocorrected incorrectly ....
On Aug 25, 2026, at 7:34 AM, Kiandra Mitchell via groups.io <Kiandrasm...> wrote:
A Black Tern, likely a continuing bird found by J. Breckenridge last Friday, is cruising the west shore of the main basin of Anaheim Coves adjacent to Rio Vista. The only other terns I saw there today were Caspian, so it really stands out.
