A citizen scientist’s survey provides insights into the movements of Atlantic and Gulf states’ populations of Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) (IMAGE)

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A citizen scientist’s survey provides insights into the movements of Atlantic and Gulf states’ populations of Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger)

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Visitors big and small. Hundreds of Black Skimmers in the foreground visiting Huguenot Memorial Park, Florida from multiple US States and the container ship, the “Taíno”, in the background visiting from Puerto Rico. At the mouth of the St. Johns River is where it meets the Atlantic Ocean. In this flock on December 22, 2025, Moyer photographed 56 unique band codes for Black Skimmers, representing seven different US States: Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida.

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Brett R. Moyer, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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