Sooty terns on flight at Johnston Atoll NWR.

A huge flock of thousands of sooty terns fly in front of an abandoned building.

Sooty terns on flight at Johnston Atoll NWR.

A flock of sooty terns gather near the only building left standing on Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, March 24, 2019.

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Eric Baker/USFWS/USFWS, Pacific Islands

Species

Onychoprion fuscatus

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