Wood duck, upland plover, least tern, Wilson tern, roseate tern, black skimmer, oystercatcher, and numerous other littoral species.

A black skimmer kicked up dust less than thirty meters down the street that ran along the canal.

I was still sitting there three hours later when the large black skimmer from ShipSecurity set down silently beside me.

A second later the window vibrated to a triple sonic boom and two black skimmers banked above the adobe buildings next door.