Since this seems to be a subject of concern this year, I will mention that on my Trip to Hammonassett last Saturday I saw a very large number of Least Terns, and counted at least 17 that I believe were on nests. I saw the nesting birds from the new platform east? of Willards Island, looking over the marsh with my scope towards the end of the Moraine Trail. There is a sandy strip that has 2 sides to it. From the end of the Moraine Trail, if you look to the left perhaps 150 yards there is a relatively steeply sloping sand beach. There were many terns, along with a pair of American Oystercatchers, all over that beach, but I didn't see any nesting from that view, although I didn't look very hard for them. However, there is a ridge at the top of that beach with a little vegetation on it and it was on the sandy back side of that ridge that I saw the nests. At the time I estimated (on Ebird) that I had seen 35 L. Terns, but I think that was a very conservative number. I don't know if this is a habitual nesting place for L.Terns, and I didn't think much of it at the time, but I hope the information is of some help. Don Morgan Coventry **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823265x1201398681/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Jun eExcfooterNO62)