Sooty Tern - Region 7

County designations of offshore records are used only as reference to indicate the nearest point of land.

Typical Range

Video by Sheridan Coffey

Sooty Tern - Aransas Co., April 15, 2017

Photo by Lisa Anne Hackett

Sooty Tern - Cameron Co., April 12, 2017

Photo by Bob Becker

Sooty Tern - Aransas Co., June 14, 2016. Presumed to be the same bird as below.

Photo by Eric Ray

Sooty Tern - Aransas Co., June 11, 2016

Photo by Andrew Orgill

Sooty Tern - Nueces Co., December 26, 2015. Rare winter observation. Same bird as below.

Photo by Andrew Orgill

Sooty Tern - Nueces Co., December 26, 2015. Rare winter observation near Mustang Island.

Photo by Arman Moreno

Sooty Tern - Cameron Co., (offshore), August 29, 2015

Photo by Gary Hodne

Sooty Tern - Juvenile, Cameron Co., (offshore), August 27, 2011

Photo by Greg Page

Sooty Tern - Aransas Co., June 28, 2010

Photo by Jon McIntyre

Sooty Tern - Aransas Co., June 24, 2010

Photo by Martin Reid

Sooty Tern - Nueces Co., July 23, 2008

Photo by Willie Sekula

Sooty Tern - Nueces Co., June 21, 1993