Some though, make this region their year-round home. Common terns can be seen flying gracefully over the water, searching for small fish and shrimp, which they capture by plunge diving from the air. They are sensitive to disturbances by humans, as whole colonies often fail to breed successfully because of disruption of the nesting areas by humans. As a result, their numbers are slowly declining. It also feeds on small mammals, reptiles, and occasionally birds.
Herons usually migrate south during the winter months, but some have been known to stay all year.
The color of dry sand, the Plover can be difficult to see on the beach. The rapid expansion of summer resorts along the coastline has threatened or eliminated much of this species former nesting sites. As a result, the overall population has begun to suffer. This species arrives much earlier in the spring, and departs much earlier in the fall, than other migratory species. Ospreys search for food by hovering over the water, watching the surface below.