Today at around Noon, while scanning the colonies I noticed 2 Royal Terns loafing in front of the old Skimmer colony (west side of Nickerson), as well as Two Gull-billed Terns overhead.
The Gull-Billed Terns have been here on the regular, but it was my first sighting of Royals since Spring. The Black Skimmers had a late hatch this year, and have many small chicks within the colony, with a small amount of fledged juveniles in the area as well. Happy Birding! Rob Longiaru TOH Department of Conservation & Waterways -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
