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/ --
