The Hermit Thrush Newsletter
The 2022 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) breeding population in Vermont rebounded moderately in 2022 from low numbers and low reproductive success in 2021. Breeding population numbers were up slightly from 2021, and more than 100 chicks survived to fledging. This was still lower than the 2020 breeding population of 230 pairs with more than 250 chicks fledging.
The year 2022 has been a mixed one for Audubon Vermont’s priorities at the Vermont General Assembly, with the story not quite yet over. As of the date of writing this article, I can report that the legislature passed some priority bills signed into law by the Governor, and passed some that have already been vetoed or face the threat of a Governor’s veto.
