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September 26, 2016

Caspian terns found breeding 1,000 miles farther north than previous record
Fairbanks, Alaska (UPI) Sep 23, 2016
This year, scientists searching for Caspian terns in the parts of Alaska where the coastal species normally nests were out of luck. The birds were 1,000 miles to the north. In 2016, Alaska's Caspian terns abandoned their normal breeding grounds for beaches inside the Arctic Circle. This year's nesting site is 1,000 miles farther north than any previously documented site. A team of scientists with the Wildlife Conservation Society monitored the site in August, observing as a group of chic ... read more

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