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Black Skimmers

Rynchops niger

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

Flock of birds hanging out at the grassy edges of the beach

Habitat:

Small, sandy beach that doesn't get many visitors

Notes:

The mandibles of Hatchlings' beaks are the same length, but by the time they are fledgings, the lower mandible is already nearly 1 cm longer than the upper.

Reference Links:

Black Skimmer, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Spotted for Missions

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Birds of the Southeast U.S.
Mission
Birds of the World
Mission
Florida Ocean Life
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Mission
Birds of Florida

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PublishedJune 1, 2014

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