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Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger
27.8628, -82.8484
Field Notes
Description:
Group of black skimmers along the shoreline. They are not actively feeding. If they were, they would be flowing low over the water. They are enjoying a beach that the oil spill did not impact.
Habitat:
Tropical to subtropical, breeding on sandbanks and sandy beaches of the Americas.
Notes:
The Black Skimmer is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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Black Skimmer
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Photographed
PublishedJune 26, 2011
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