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Wildlife and Parks district biologist Charlie Cope scans the horizon for nesting Least Terns in a sandpit near Hoover Road on June 24, 2009. Cope was preparing to post warning signs around the area.

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Bo Rader/ The Wichita Eagle

Charlie Cope with Wildlife and Parks posts signs around a sandpit near Hoover Road on June 24, 2009, warning that federally protected Least Terns are nesting in the area.

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Bo Rader/ The Wichita Eagle

A Least Tern takes flight near its nesting area in a sandpit near Hoover Road on June 24, 2009. Wildlife and Parks has posted signs restricting entrance to the area because the birds are federally protected.

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Bo Rader/ The Wichita Eagle

A Least Tern settles in on its eggs in a sandpit near Hoover Road on June 24, 2009. Wildlife and Parks has posted signs restricting entrance to the area because the birds are federally protected.

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Bo Rader/ The Wichita Eagle

A pair of Least Tern eggs rest in a small nest on the bank of a local sand-dredging pit on June 24, 2009. The birds are federally protected.

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Bo Rader/ The Wichita Eagle

A pair of Least Tern eggs rest in a small nest on the bank of a local sand-dredging pit on June 24, 2009. The birds are federally protected.

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Bo Rader/ The Wichita Eagle

A Least Tern takes flight near its nesting area in a sandpit near Hoover Road on June 24, 2009. Wildlife and Parks has posted signs restricting entrance to the area because the birds are federally protected.

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Bo Rader/ The Wichita Eagle

A Least Tern takes flight near its nesting area in a sandpit near Hoover Road on June 24, 2009. Wildlife and Parks has posted signs restricting entrance to the area because the birds are federally protected.

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Bo Rader/ The Wichita Eagle

A Least Tern settles in on its eggs in a sandpit near Hoover Road on June 24, 2009. Wildlife and Parks has posted signs restricting entrance to the area because the birds are federally protected.

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Bo Rader/ The Wichita Eagle

A pair of Least Tern eggs rest in a small nest on the bank of a local sand-dredging pit on June 24, 2009. The birds are federally protected.

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Bo Rader/ The Wichita Eagle

Wildlife and Parks district biologist Charlie Cope carries a bundle of warning signs to a sandpit near Hoover Road on June 24, 2009. Cope was posting signs warning that nesting Least Terns are in the area. The birds are federally protected.

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Bo Rader The Wichita Eagle

Charlie Cope with Wildlife and Parks posts signs around a sandpit near Hoover Road on June 24, 2009, warning that federally protected Least Terns are nesting in the area.

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Bo Rader/ The Wichita Eagle