To everything there is a season and summer is not the best time to observe terns at Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area. A few migrants may still be passing through (especially black terns) and least terns are occasionally spotted along the Missouri River.
This morning, however, a friend and I caught a glimpse of two terns at a distance; unfortunately, they disappeared before we reached their location. Based on their white plumage, shape and flight behavior, there is no doubt that they were terns but their species could not be determined.
For experienced birders such as ourselves, this was no time to laugh and we refrained from embracing. Then again, there were plenty of other byrds to be seen and that was our purpose, under heaven.
