Summary of Breeding Roseate Terns in the Florida Keys: 1974 - 1998
Zambrano R, Smith H, Robson M. 2000. Summary of Breeding Roseate Terns in the Florida Keys: 1974 - 1998. Florida Field Naturalist. 28(2):64 - 68
The Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) is listed as endangered in its northeastern range (USFWS 1989) and threatened in its Caribbean range (USFWS 1993). The general ecology and status of both populations also have been reviewed in Clapp et al. (1983) and Spendelow and Patton (1988). The status and distribution of nesting Roseate Terns in Florida have been reviewed by Robertson (1978) and Smith (1996). Nesting reports for the Florida Keys for the period 1962 through 1973 were reviewed and summarized by Robertson (1978); Smith (1996) summarized reports for the period 1984 through 1992 in the region. This note summarizes nesting reports for the period 1974 through 1998, including previously unpublished data, as well as documentation of a new rooftop colony on Vaca Key (Fig. 1 and Table 1).
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Zambrano, Ricardo; Smith, Henry; Robson, Mark
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- Bird, Colonies, Dry Tortugas, Nest, Pelican Shoal, Tank Island