Birds of Midway Island | Adult Fairy Terns | Fairy Chicks | Other Species | Tropicbirds

White or fairy terns are perhaps the most tame of the seabirds. They build no nest and will lay their single egg on a tree branch or other precarious perch.
Terns will perch almost anywhere around the buildings, even in the garage.

They are particularly curious of people and easy to photograph as they hover near you.

They fish close to shore for Hawaiian anchovies to feed their single chick.