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Presentation I gave to Gulfport July 2017
Photographs by John Herrick unless noted.
What I am going to cover
Legal Aspects
Audubon Society
Florida Fish and Wildlife Designation
Protection of Imperiled Birds
Black Skimmer Life
Dangers
Monitoring by Dr. Elizabeth Forys and Eckerd College
Brocures
American Oyster Catcher
The Black Skimmer beak is the narrowest of all birds.
Here the female is digging like crazy! See the flying sand behind her. Male is looking on.
Disputes over whose patch of sand is whose sometimes is settled in the air!
Terns (sisters to the Skimmers) like to join the Skimmers
•Cute babies - hatchlings.
Handsome dude!
Going right thru the birds!
Too young to smoke!
Photo by Lorraine Margeson
•Research was funded by the Audubon Society and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
•Data was collected by dedicated volunteers and Eckerd College students.
•Florida Gulf Coast University for nanotags
•Thanks to Dr Beth Forys, Eckerd College
•Lorraine Margeson
•And all the Volunteers!
