Photos:   One Forster's Tern seen on May 16, 1986, at Baird State Park pond by Erik Kiviat.  This is the first record for Dutchess County.  There have been two additional Dutchess County records for this species, one in October 1987 and another in September 2003.

The Forster's Tern has been slowly expanding its range north towards New York.  The species first nested on Long Island in 1981, at Jamaica Bay.  It is also found inland west of the Great Lakes.