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Extralimital: BRIDLED TERN - Scituate MA

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Cara Stelzel
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 2:40 PM

A very entertaining BRIDLED TERN continues to delight birders and
non-birders alike at the Scituate Lighthouse in MA. It has been extremely
consistent since it was found on 7/10, spending its time flying around the
harbor between the lighthouse and Museum Beach. It particularly enjoys
landing on people's heads and making friends with dogs. Parking is easy and
free.

Cara Stelzel
Gales Ferry

A very entertaining BRIDLED TERN continues to delight birders and non-birders alike at the Scituate Lighthouse in MA. It has been extremely consistent since it was found on 7/10, spending its time flying around the harbor between the lighthouse and Museum Beach. It particularly enjoys landing on people's heads and making friends with dogs. Parking is easy and free. Cara Stelzel Gales Ferry
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Jesse LeBlanc
Tue, Jul 14, 2026 11:04 PM

Thank you so much for this, I thought at first your description at the end was a joke, but then I saw the pictures and it blew my mind! I went out to go see it, but we didn’t see it land on anyone but still got some good views of it!

Jesse
Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 14, 2026, at 10:41 AM, Cara Stelzel via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:

A very entertaining BRIDLED TERN continues to delight birders and
non-birders alike at the Scituate Lighthouse in MA. It has been extremely
consistent since it was found on 7/10, spending its time flying around the
harbor between the lighthouse and Museum Beach. It particularly enjoys
landing on people's heads and making friends with dogs. Parking is easy and
free.

Cara Stelzel
Gales Ferry

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Thank you so much for this, I thought at first your description at the end was a joke, but then I saw the pictures and it blew my mind! I went out to go see it, but we didn’t see it land on anyone but still got some good views of it! Jesse Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 14, 2026, at 10:41 AM, Cara Stelzel via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote: > > A very entertaining BRIDLED TERN continues to delight birders and > non-birders alike at the Scituate Lighthouse in MA. It has been extremely > consistent since it was found on 7/10, spending its time flying around the > harbor between the lighthouse and Museum Beach. It particularly enjoys > landing on people's heads and making friends with dogs. Parking is easy and > free. > > > > Cara Stelzel > Gales Ferry > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: ctbirds-request@lists.ctbirding.org > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/