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>
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
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