Hi all this morning  Sun July 11   I went to Kent Narrows to  check  on
the progress  of the Common  Terns nesting on the  cement  Jetty  In the
channel  in the Narrows.  When  I arrived  at about   8:30 AM    there was
only 1 Bird presant  female sitting on the nest  . The male  arrived
carrying  a small fish  which the female took stood up  revealing  at least
2 newly hatched chicks  which she turned back faceing me  blocking veiw of
the young birds  and looked like she fed the  little ones the fish  . She
sat back  down facing my direction  brooding and protecting the young  .
Then     coming from behind  her was a  young tern circleing the tuft of
grass to the front of the female   extended its little wings and  buried its
self  in the wing of the female bird.   male flew off several times
returning with small fish . chased off gulls coming  too near.    Soo there
at least  Two  young   and maybe a third.                  Happy    Birding
        Danny    Poet        Queenstown  Md       

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