I saw two from a cab on the Triboro Bridge last year _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Gina Goldstein Senior Editor THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP Tel. +1 212 446 3298 ▪ Mobile +1 718 415 5770 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ From: bounce-117290976-29336...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-117290976-29336...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Haber Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 11:57 AM To: Gabriel Willow; NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC Skimmers also occur fairly regularly in the Meadowlands and along the Hackensack River in New Jersey during the summer, so they're by no means restricted to beaches. -Scott Haber On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:50 AM, Phil Jeffrey <phil.jeff...@gmail.com<mailto:phil.jeff...@gmail.com>> wrote: They've been seen in both Central and Prospect Parks over the years, irregularly and invariably nocturnally, so it's by no means unprecedented. Phil Jeffrey Princeton On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 8:02 PM, Gabriel Willow <gabrielwil...@yahoo.com<mailto:gabrielwil...@yahoo.com>> wrote: Last night while walking in Prospect Park around 10:30pm, I was surprised to see several Black Skimmers emerge from the darkness to silently glide over the lake near the new Lakeside Center, with their distinctive skimming motion. There were 8 or 9 in the flock. Beautiful birds! I didn't know they frequented fresh water away from beaches... They're an unusual sight even in the East River. Nocturnal perambulations reveal many wonders! Gabriel Willow NYC Audubon -- 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/ -- -- "If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge" - Henry Spencer -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Archives: The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds<http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> BirdingOnThe.Net<http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to eBird<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! -- ______________________________________________________________________________ The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. This e-mail message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not an addressee or otherwise authorized to receive this message, you should not use, copy, disclose or take any action based on this e-mail or any information contained in the message. If you have received this material in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you. -- 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/ --
