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“Citizen scientist” high school teacher recorded 5 years of migration data for Black Skimmer birds in the Eastern US, documenting the farthest dispersal for breeding for the species

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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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Black Skimmers resting on the beach at Huguenot Memorial Park. Image shows a portion of a flock of Black Skimmers resting on the beach at Huguenot Memorial Park on 4 February 2023. Note the bird with the field readable band, Black C05, in bottom left of the photograph.

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

“Citizen scientist” high school teacher recorded 5 years of migration data for Black Skimmer birds in the Eastern US, documenting the farthest dispersal for breeding for the species

Article URL: https://plos.io/41NRaLc

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

Author countries: USA

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.


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