Water chestnut, an extremely invasive aquatic species, has become a high management priority in the last six years around the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. Black Terns are an endangered species in New York due primarily to habitat loss of their wetland home. During the survey, 24 Montezuma Wetlands Complex staff and volunteers were stationed in pairs across 8 marsh units on the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge and Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area. The results of this survey yielded 132 individuals counted across the Montezuma Wetland Complex— the highest recorded number of Black Terns since the inception of these surveys in 1982, as well as the highest number of Black Terns on the Montezuma Wetlands Complex reported since 1966! This internship was made possible through the generous support of the Friends of the Montezuma Wildlife Complex, an organization that works to assist and promote wildlife management, habitat restoration, conservation education, and public use within the Montezuma Wetlands Complex.