Audubon North Carolina began banding Royal and Sandwich Terns with field-readable bands this year (2023). Ours are black with white lettering. As with black-banded Black Skimmers, please report them through the Bird Banding Lab's portal at www.reportband.gov or email at laddison@audubon.org.
How to report banded seabirds 2 (black bands with white letters)