Arctic Tern | Anchorage, Alaska | June, 2011

Posted in Alaska, Arctic Tern, Birds, Gulls and Terns, Location, Terns

Arctic Terns have, by far, the longest regular migration of any animal, from it’s summer breeding grounds in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic, to the oceans around the Antarctic. They will chart a meandering course to take advantage of prevailing winds and can easily travel 40,000 to 50,000 miles during a yearly migration. These birds may live to 25 or 30 years of age and will travel 1.5 million miles during their lifetime. |MC45-0324