The White Tern, also known as the Fairy Tern, is a common site on the south shore of O'ahu. 

  Adults will carry small fish in their bills back to their chicks, who will swallow their food whole.

  Adults wingspans are from 70-87 cm (27.5-34 in).

  While most adults arrive for mating and nesting in February and leave in September, some pairs will remain all year-round.

White Tern Links

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service page
  
  

• Polynesian Voyaging Society page about how non-instrument navigation relies on birds, such as the White Tern
  
  
  
  

Photo by Monte Costa