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Tern Cam

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Tern Cam provides video images of a tern nest site on Bird Island, a small, but important tern nesting location off the coast of Marion, Massachusetts.

Sterna hirundoThe island is home to about 12% of Massachusetts' Common Terns (state-listed as a Species of Special Concern ) and 22% of the Northeastern population of the Roseate Tern (federally and state-listed as Endangered ).

Note: If you get a blank picture just click the Refresh button on your browser. (If it's still blank there may be an issue with the connection.) If you are unable to receive live video click on the "Snapshot" to the right of the page.

This video project is a result of cooperation between Burr Brothers Boatyard (Marion, MA), the Town of Marion, and the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife.