If you’ve ever been curious about that large fenced area on the beach just north of the jetty in the MDR Peninsula, you’re not alone.
While working with a client to buy a beach front condo at Voyage St. he asked us what the big idea was. Was it a toxic dump? Should he be concerned?
The answer is, no! It’s actually doing a whole lot of good to protect the endangered least tern bird that lays its eggs in shallow sand. The bird lays its eggs in April and May in shallow impressions in the sand. Their eggs are sand colored and prone to being destroyed by beach goers, dogs, cats even.
In breeding plumage, the least tern has a broad white forehead framed by a black crown and a black line running from the crown through the eye to the base of the bill. The mantle and the short forked tail are pearl-gray.
Hopefully the goofy hat doesn’t scare the birds away!