Skimmers also occur fairly regularly in the Meadowlands and along the Hackensack River in New Jersey during the summer, so they're by no means restricted to beaches.
-Scott Haber On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:50 AM, Phil Jeffrey <phil.jeff...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >> -- >> >> 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/ >> >> -- >> >> > > > -- > "If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge" > - Henry Spencer > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird* > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>*!* > -- > -- 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/ --
