image: 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.
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.
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
A citizen scientist’s survey provides insights into the movements of Atlantic and Gulf states’ populations of Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger)
Article Publication Date
6-May-2026
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.