Hi Donna, Thanks for posting the link to the MWR article! We know Chuck from our work at the refuge...great bird guy! Awesome Black Tern pic...they are extremely difficult to photograph because they fly and dart so fast! Always a pleasure to see the refuge getting some press! Suzanne
Oh that is so sad!! Too bad there is no inoculation they can give them when they are banded. One of the sites in NJ gives the fledglings some sort of inoculation when banding, but don't know if it would prevent Trichomoniasis. Poor little peregrines
Oh, my, she is really missing feathers! Hopefully it will not hinder her ability to fly. We have lots of birds who are missing wing feathers and they fly fine, but it makes me wonder...and worry. Suzanne