Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Hammonasset Beach SP, Connecticut
65 reported sightings
On 65 eBird checklists · 7-day window ending September 28, 2026
Each checklist counts as one reported sighting of this species. Several checklists may describe the same birds or outing. The featured checklist is included in this total.
Counts reflect the available eBird notable feed, which may omit other reports.
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- Hammonasset Beach SP · FeaturedSeptember 27, 2026 · 4:57 PM local time · 3 birds
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 27, 2026 · 3:25 PM local time · 1 bird
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 27, 2026 · 2:40 PM local time · 3 birds
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 27, 2026 · 2:40 PM local time · 3 birds
- Liberty SPSeptember 27, 2026 · 2:00 PM local time · 2 birds
- Liberty SP--Tidal BaySeptember 27, 2026 · 1:56 PM local time · 1 bird
- Riverside Park--79th St. Boat Basin and vicinitySeptember 27, 2026 · 11:04 AM local time · 1 bird
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 27, 2026 · 10:44 AM local time · 1 bird
- Hammonasset Beach SP--Meig's PointSeptember 27, 2026 · 10:42 AM local time · 1 bird
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 27, 2026 · 10:24 AM local time · 1 bird
- Global TerminalSeptember 27, 2026 · 9:52 AM local time · 1 bird
- Hudson River Park--Pier 57 (Rooftop Park, W 15th-16th St.)September 27, 2026 · 7:54 AM local time · 2 birds
- Hammonasset Beach SP--Meig's PointSeptember 27, 2026 · 6:39 AM local time · 3 birds
- Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinitySeptember 27, 2026 · 6:30 AM local time · 3 birds
- Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinitySeptember 27, 2026 · 6:30 AM local time · 3 birds
- Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinitySeptember 27, 2026 · 6:30 AM local time · 3 birds
- BayonneSeptember 26, 2026 · 4:30 PM local time · 1 bird
- Ocean Terminal--The PeninsulaSeptember 26, 2026 · 4:00 PM local time · 1 bird
- Area between lighthouse and Belden PointSeptember 26, 2026 · 3:00 PM local time · 1 bird
- Ocean Terminal--The PeninsulaSeptember 26, 2026 · 2:40 PM local time · 3 birds
- Ocean Terminal--The PeninsulaSeptember 26, 2026 · 2:40 PM local time · 3 birds
- Silver Sands SPSeptember 26, 2026 · 1:33 PM local time · 1 bird
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 26, 2026 · 12:55 PM local time · 1 bird
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 26, 2026 · 10:11 AM local time · 1 bird
- East Haven Town BeachSeptember 26, 2026 · 9:56 AM local time · 2 birds
- Liberty SPSeptember 26, 2026 · 9:35 AM local time · 1 bird
- Compo BeachSeptember 26, 2026 · 9:00 AM local time · 1 bird
- Compo BeachSeptember 26, 2026 · 9:00 AM local time · 1 bird
- Rye Town ParkSeptember 26, 2026 · 7:21 AM local time · 2 birds
- East Haven Town BeachSeptember 26, 2026 · 6:53 AM local time · 14 birds
- East Haven Town BeachSeptember 26, 2026 · 6:53 AM local time · 12 birds
- East Haven Town BeachSeptember 26, 2026 · 6:53 AM local time · 7 birds
- East Haven Town BeachSeptember 26, 2026 · 6:53 AM local time · 14 birds
- East Haven Town BeachSeptember 26, 2026 · 6:53 AM local time · 7 birds
- East Haven Town BeachSeptember 26, 2026 · 6:53 AM local time · 6 birds
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 25, 2026 · 4:59 PM local time · 2 birds
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 25, 2026 · 3:05 PM local time · 2 birds
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 25, 2026 · 1:52 PM local time · 3 birds
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 25, 2026 · 1:52 PM local time · 3 birds
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 25, 2026 · 1:45 PM local time · 2 birds
- Indian Point Rd - Stony CreekSeptember 25, 2026 · 12:15 PM local time · 24 birds
- Indian Point Rd - Stony CreekSeptember 25, 2026 · 12:15 PM local time · 24 birds
- Indian Point Rd - Stony CreekSeptember 25, 2026 · 12:15 PM local time · 24 birds
- Indian Point Rd - Stony CreekSeptember 25, 2026 · 12:04 PM local time · 6 birds
- Liberty SPSeptember 25, 2026 · 11:42 AM local time · 1 bird
- Liberty SPSeptember 25, 2026 · 10:11 AM local time · 2 birds
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 25, 2026 · 10:08 AM local time · 2 birds
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 25, 2026 · 9:35 AM local time · 1 bird
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 25, 2026 · 8:30 AM local time · 1 bird
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 25, 2026 · 8:30 AM local time · 1 bird
- Hammonasset Beach SP--Moraine TrailSeptember 24, 2026 · 3:53 PM local time · 3 birds
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 24, 2026 · 2:11 PM local time · 2 birds
- Hudson River Waterfront WalkSeptember 24, 2026 · 1:50 PM local time · 1 bird
- Newport Yacht Club and MarinaSeptember 24, 2026 · 12:54 PM local time · 2 birds
- Hammonasset Beach SP--Meig's Point Parking Lot/MarshesSeptember 24, 2026 · 11:43 AM local time · 2 birds
- Indian Point Rd - Stony CreekSeptember 24, 2026 · 11:40 AM local time · 17 birds
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 24, 2026 · 10:55 AM local time · 1 bird
- Liberty SP--Black Tom IslandSeptember 24, 2026 · 10:39 AM local time · 2 birds
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 24, 2026 · 6:33 AM local time · 3 birds
- Liberty SP--Tidal BaySeptember 23, 2026 · 5:41 PM local time · 2 birds
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 23, 2026 · 11:40 AM local time · 1 bird
- Cornfield Point Scenic Viewing AreaSeptember 23, 2026 · 11:08 AM local time · 2 birds
- Hammonasset Beach SPSeptember 23, 2026 · 9:51 AM local time · 2 birds
- Hammonasset Beach State Park - Meigs Point Beach Pavilion / JettySeptember 23, 2026 · 9:30 AM local time · 2 birds
- Thimble Islands FerrySeptember 22, 2026 · 12:20 PM local time · 15 birds
Species photo · Different report
© Stephen Spector · Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library
Reference photograph from a different report at Silver Sands SP on September 26, 2026. It does not document this sighting.
“Yellow/orange bills, black cap with white forehead. Large terns, deep wingbeats, heading east just off of the moraine trail. 2 together, 1 about 5 minutes…”
Checklist details
About the observer’s outing.
- Survey type
- Traveling
- Time in the field
- 91 minutes
- Distance covered
- 4.394 km
- Birders on the outing
- 1 person
- Species logged on this checklist
- 14 different species
No photos are attached to this species on the linked checklist.