Calling our region’s sandy beaches home for the summer, it’s the Black Skimmer! Colonies on the Atlantic can range from 200 to 500 nesting pairs!
Range: North America for summer
Habitat: Sandy beaches
Food: Small fish
In our region: April - October
Fun fact: Only birds in North America that hunt by skimming the water’s surface
Listen for the Birdsong Break weekends on WSHU.
Audio comes from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library.
