Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

2014-07-14 Thread editcon...@aol.com
I have spotted Black Skimmers along the East River off 34th Street. Quite beautiful to behold! Debbie Becker On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 8:02 PM, Gabriel Willow wrote: > Last night while walking in Prospect Park around 10:30pm, I was surprised to > see several Black Skimmers emerge from the

RE: [nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

2014-07-14 Thread Goldstein Gina
Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC 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 mailto:phil.jeff...@gmail.com>>

Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

2014-07-14 Thread Scott Haber
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 wrote: > They've been seen in both Central and Prospect Parks over

Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

2014-07-14 Thread Phil Jeffrey
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 wrote: > Last night while walking in Prospect Park around 10:30pm, I was

Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

2014-07-14 Thread Phil Jeffrey
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

Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

2014-07-14 Thread Scott Haber
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

RE: [nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

2014-07-14 Thread Goldstein Gina
Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC 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.commailto:phil.jeff

Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

2014-07-14 Thread editcon...@aol.com
I have spotted Black Skimmers along the East River off 34th Street. Quite beautiful to behold! Debbie Becker 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

[nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

2014-07-13 Thread Gabriel Willow
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

[nysbirds-l] Black Skimmers in Prospect Park, NYC

2014-07-13 Thread Gabriel Willow
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