Black Skimmer Nesting Colony at Cape Romain NWR

A biologist uses spotting scope to survey a black skimmer nesting colony on the beach.

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Black Skimmer Nesting Colony at Cape Romain NWR

Black skimmer colony survey

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Photo By/Credit

Steve Hillebrand

Facility

Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Coastal

Species

Rynchops niger

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Public Domain

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Birds

Islands

Migratory birds

Resource management

Seabirds

Species of concern

Surveying

Wildlife management

Wildlife refuges

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