Statement: “There’s just a few hundred pairs left in the world, believe it or not,” Rob Hutsel, executive director of the San Diego River Park Foundation, said during a KPBS story about California least terns that ran July 19.
Analysis: A distinctive black cap sets the California least tern apart from other birds nesting along Southern California beaches. It has a white underbelly, orange bill and forked tail. Its population plummeted in the 20th century, driven by human activity and development in and near its beach habitat.
Fact Check: Sizing Up the Bird
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