You can also see them on the East River on 34th street. They go up to the 50's and then down to 23rd street and turn around.
Debbie Becker > On Jun 13, 2017, at 8:39 PM, Peter pwp...@nyc.rr.com [ebirdsnyc] > <ebirdsnyc-nore...@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > > Thus had been going on for many, many years. Skimmers flying up the Hudson at > night and even appearing regularly. on water bodies in Central Park at night. > > Peter Post > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 13, 2017, at 8:09 PM, Dominic Garcia-Hall <dominic.h...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Whilst I've seen isolated black skimmers every summer for the past few years >> on this stretch of the Hudson, I've never seen them with such regularity as >> I have over the last week. Just now another 4 cruised upriver, seeming to >> have crossed NYC at its point of lowest altitude (smart birds), before >> bearing west into Weehawken bay. >> >> All the birds (12 in total) have taken the exact same route. I suspect >> they're from one of the Queens breeding populations, and are going to feed >> nocturnally in the Meadowlands. It's interesting as diurnal-foraging birds >> are regular at the mouth of the Hudson - at Liberty SP - all summer. >> >> Anyway, if you're in need of BLSK for your NY county list, an early evening >> vigil from Chelsea piers would likely be rewarded. >> >> Good skimming. >> >> Dom >> >> Dominic Garcia-Hall >> >> www.antbirds.com >> >> + 1 201 851 6512 >> -- >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> ABA >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > > __._,_.___ > Posted by: Peter <pwp...@nyc.rr.com> > Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • > Start a New Topic • Messages in this topic (2) > > Have you tried the highest rated email app? > With 4.5 stars in iTunes, the Yahoo Mail app is the highest rated email app > on the market. What are you waiting for? Now you can access all your inboxes > (Gmail, Outlook, AOL and more) in one place. Never delete an email again with > 1000GB of free cloud storage. > > ebirdsnyc: bird sightings from the NYC area > VISIT YOUR GROUP New Members 1 > • Privacy • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use > . > > > __,_._,___ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
