The Commonwealth of Virginia has paved over the South Island at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, an artificial island that is home to the largest seabird nesting colony in Virginia, in connection with expansion of the tunnel complex. South Island hosts 25,000 gulls, skimmers and terns, including the state-threatened Gull-billed Tern, and it’s the only nesting site in Virginia for Royal Terns and Sandwich Terns. Please read the American Bird Conservancy Press Release and sign their letter asking Governor Northam to create an alternate nesting area for the birds!
The Commonwealth of Virginia has paved over the South Island at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, an artificial island that is home to the largest seabird nesting colony in Virginia, in connection with expansion of the tunnel complex. South Island hosts 25,000 gulls, skimmers and terns, including the state-threatened Gull-billed Tern, and it’s the only nesting site in Virginia for Royal Terns and Sandwich Terns. Please read the 