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	American Black Oystercatchers, Haematopus bachmani
		The American Black Oystercatcher is the only representative of the oystercatcher family (Haematopodidae) over most of its range, overlapping slightly with the American Oystercatcher (H.
		The American Black Oystercatcher is restricted in its range, never straying far from shores, in particular favoring rocky shorelines.
		The American Black Oystercatcher is a territorial bird during the nesting season, defending a foraging and nesting area in one territory.
	www.avianweb.com /americanblackoystercatcher.html (475 words)

	Oystercatchers
		- African Black Oystercatcher: The African Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus moquini, is a large wader which is a resident breeder on the rocky coasts and islands of southern Africa.
		The African Black Oystercatcher is a large and noisy plover-like bird, with completely fl plumage, red legs and a strong broad red bill used for smashing or prying open molluscs such as mussels, or for finding earthworms.
		The African Black Oystercatcher is unmistakable in flight with its all-dark plumage.
	www.avianweb.com /oystercatcher.html (608 words)

	Audubon WatchList - American Oystercatcher
		American Oystercatcher is a large, distinctive shorebird of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of North America.
		American Oystercatcher can be found breeding in the U.S. along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts south to Georgia, and in selected localities along the Gulf Coast in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas.
		American Oystercatcher is found only along the coast, in areas with large sandy or shell beaches, tidal mudflats, rocky coast, and salt marsh.
	audubon2.org /webapp/watchlist/viewSpecies.jsp?id=9 (1116 words)

	Audubon WatchList - Black Oystercatcher
		Black Oystercatcher is a permanent resident of the rocky Pacific Coast of North America, where it sometimes associates with Surfbird, Black Turnstone, and Rock Sandpiper.
		Black Oystercatcher is one of the most distinctive birds in all of North America: a large, all-fl shorebird, with the heavy, bright-red bill typical of oystercatchers.
		Black Oystercatcher is found along almost the entire Pacific Coast of North America, stretching from southern Alaska all the way to Baja California.
	audubon2.org /webapp/watchlist/viewSpecies.jsp?id=36 (731 words)

	NatureWorks - Black Oystercatcher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The fl oystercatcher can be found from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska southward along the Pacific Coast to Baja California.
		The fl oystercatcher eats a variety of invertebrate marine life including mussels, whelks and limpets.
		The female fl oyster catcher lays two to three eggs among pebbles in a shallow rocky depression or in a hollow on the beach above the high tide line.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/blackoystercatcher.htm (341 words)

	American Oystercatcher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The American oystercatcher breeds from Massachusetts south to Argentina and Chile.
		The American oystercatcher can be found on rocky and sandy beaches, on mudflats, and on the edges of salt marshes.
		Oystercatchers use their long bills to pry open mussels, oysters and other bivalves.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/amoystercatcher.htm (161 words)

	All About Birds
		A large, boldly-patterned bird, the American Oystercatcher is conspicuous along ocean shores and salt marshes.
		Development and egg collectors may have been responsible for the decline of the American Oystercatcher along the Atlantic coast in the 19th century.
		Two races of American Oystercatcher breed in North America: the eastern race along the Atlantic coast, and a second race along the Pacific coast from northwestern Baja California southward.
	www.birds.cornell.edu /AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/American_Oystercatcher.html (151 words)

	American Oystercatcher
		DESCRIPTION: American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) is a relatively large (16-17 in.), boldly marked shorebird with a fl head, dark brown or fl back, and white breast, flanks, and belly.
		Juvenile oystercatchers are browner than adults, with a dark iris, dull grayish legs, and dark tipped pinkish brown bill.
		An oystercatcher’s call is a loud kleep; alarm call is a ringing wip given with increasing frequency as danger nears nest or young.
	www.outdooralabama.com /watchable-wildlife/what/Birds/shorebirds/oystercatch.cfm (511 words)

	American Bird North (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		American Black Oystercatcher - The American Black Oystercatcher, Haematopus bachmani, also called Western Black Oystercatcher, is a conspicuous fl bird found on the shoreline of western North America.
		North American Herb and Spice - North American Herb and Spice The Italian Baker by Carol Field, Bread in Italy is rough country loaves with thick chewy crusts north american herb and spice and flat disks of focaccia seasoned with the wild herbs of the fields.
		North American Herb and Spice Co - North American Herb and Spice Co The Italian Baker by Carol Field, Bread in Italy is rough country loaves with thick chewy crusts north american herb and spice co and flat disks of focaccia seasoned with the wild herbs of the fields.
	wo63.gpnotp.com /americanbirdnorth.html (872 words)

	San Francisco Estuary Goals June 1998 Draft: Appendix B4
		The San Francisco Bay estuary is renown as a major North American refuge for many species of shorebirds and waterfowl during their migration and wintering (August through April) periods, and it provides breeding habitat during the summer for a few species (e.g.
		Except for anecdotal information suggesting an increase in use of the Bay by shorebird species using salt ponds as their primary foraging or breeding habitat, there is no historic information on changes in abundance of shorebirds in the Bay during the past 150 years when most human-induced habitat alterations have occurred.
		American wigeon peak abundance includes 6,000 individuals or 1-2% of waterfowl in the open bays and salt ponds, but northern shovelers are the third most abundant species in the open bays and represent 13% of the waterfowl.
	ceres.ca.gov /wetlands/sfbaygoals/docs/goals1998/draft062698/html/appendixb4.html (5100 words)

	Black Oystercatcher Stock Photography
		Sneaker waves are far more dangerous to humans since we lack two adapdations, the oystercatchers widely spaced eyes giving it nearly a 300 degree view of it's surroundings and wings to fly out of harms way.
		American Black Oystercatchers piping alarm cry is a familiar sound on rocky outcrops and beaches from Alaska to Mexico.
		Oystercatchers are exclusively predatory, prying open, picking and eating a great variety of small tidal zone life including muscles and small crabs.
	stockpix.com /stock/animals/birds/11016.htm (294 words)

	Black Oystercatcher MTY
		Black Oystercatcher is a resident along the rocky coastline of Monterey County from the Monterey Peninsula south down the Big Sur coast to San Luis Obispo County.
		Although most of our local oystercatchers seem to maintain territories much of the year, in winter or after storms unusual concentrations can be encountered.
		Any future claim would need to be carefully documented, and observers must consider the possibility of hybrids between Black and American oystercatchers, which have occurred in southern California.
	montereybay.com /creagrus/MTYlistBLOY.html (868 words)

	Black Oystercatcher - Bird Watching Forum - GardenWeb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The one time I spotted an oystercatcher was on an island behind Ocean City, Maryland a number of years ago, while I was fishing for flounders.
		Awww, Richard, the Black Oystercatcher's are so numerous and almost irritating, the way they shriek-whistle everytime they fly from one series of rocks to another.
		I probably need to be looking for the oystercatchers on the shore of the mainland rather than on barrier islands.
	nature.gardenweb.com /forums/load/bird/msg0113213523770.html (881 words)

	American Oystercatcher Research
		American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) are striking fl and white shorebirds with large reddish-orange bills.
		Oystercatchers breed on coastal beaches from Baja California to Nova Scotia (Nol and Humphrey 1994).
		A draft of the American Oystercatcher Conservation Plan is now available for review.
	www.ncsu.edu /project/grsmgis/AMOY/Research.htm (108 words)

	Mnemonic Bird Songs for PalmIII
		American Avocet wheek or kleet (repeated in flight).
		American Goldfinch pa-chip-chip-chip per-chick-a-ree po-ta-to-chip (and dip {in flight}).
		Black & White Warbler wee-zee; wee-zee; wee-zee (like a squeaky toy).
	www.stanford.edu /~kendric/birds/Palm/PalmMnem.html (779 words)

	2001 Santa Maria, California ~ Archive ~ Conferences ~ American Birding Association
		Pacific Loon, Pink-footed and Sooty Shearwaters, Black Storm-Petrel, Red-necked Phalarope, Pomarine and Parasitic Jaegers, and Elegant and Arctic Terns were among the species observed by at least some participants.
		Among the many birds seen were White-tailed Kite, Peregrine Falcon, Snowy Plover, Black Oystercatcher, Wandering Tattler, Marbled Godwit, Red Knot, Cassin's Kingbird, Hutton's Vireo, Canyon Wren, Wrentit, Townsend's, Hermit, and Prairie Warblers, American Redstart, Summer and Western Tanagers, Clay-colored and "large-billed" Savanna Sparrows, Bullock's Oriole, Purple Finch, and Lesser Goldfinch.
		All material displayed on the ABA website is subject to copyright protection either by the ABA or its associates and should not be reproduced in any form without the express prior written consent of ABA.
	www.americanbirding.org /mtgs/conferences/archive/2001santamaria.html (1030 words)

	Birds of The American West by B.J. Bergstrom
		Western Grebe Clark's Grebe Eared Grebe Brown Pelican American White Pelican Black-footed Albatross Sooty Shearwater Buller's Shearwater Pink-footed Shearwater Snowy Egret Black-crowned Night-Heron Emperor Goose (Bodega Bay) Snow Goose Ross's Goose Cinnamon Teal Blue-winged Teal Redhead
		Black Oystercatcher American Avocet Killdeer Black-bellied Plover Long-billed Curlew Wilson's Phalarope Spotted Sandpiper Western Gull California Gull Heerman's Gull
		American Tree Sparrow White-crowned Sparrow Black-throated Sparrow Black-chinned Sparrow Dark-eyed (pink-sided & gray-headed) Junco Dark-eyed (Oregon) Junco Chestnut-collared Longspur McCown's Longspur Yellow-headed Blackbird Brewer's Blackbird
	www.valdosta.edu /~bergstrm/westbird.html (383 words)

	Decoys for endangered seabird colonies, habitat restoration and social attraction by Mad River Decoy
		This set-up creates the appearance of an active colony which lure in the first birds who in turn, attract more.
		Using social attraction, Dr. Kress successfully re-established long abandoned American Puffin colonies on the Maine coast (www.projectpuffin.org).
		American Oystercatcher • Black Oystercatcher • Black Skimmer • Crested Auklet
	www.madriverdecoy.com /index.htm (511 words)

	bcr30
		The highest priority birds are in coastal wetland and beach habitats, including the Saltmarsh Sharptailed Sparrow and Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Seaside Sparrow, Piping Plover, American Oystercatcher, American Black Duck, and Black Rail.
		Other terns and gulls nest in large numbers, and large mixed colonies of herons, egrets, and ibis may form on islands in the Delaware and Chesapeake Bay regions.
		Estuarine complexes and embayments created behind barrier beaches in this region are extremely important to wintering and migrating waterfowl, including approximately 65 percent of the total wintering American Black Duck population, along with large numbers of Greater Scaup, Tundra Swan, Gadwall, Brant, and Canvasback.
	www.nabci-us.org /bcr30.htm (212 words)

	ARROW - Apalachicola Region Resources On the Web - Almanac Biology Coastal
		Its boundaries are fluid, adjusting themselves according to storms, erosion, sedimentation, the ebb and flow and meandering of tidal creeks, and sea level changes.
		Thereâs smooth cordgrass where the marsh is flooded by tides most frequently, and fl needlerush where the tides donât reach quite as far.
		Listen for the clack-clack-clacking of clapper rails and the tremendously loud song of the tiny marsh wren, and if youâre really and truly lucky, youâll hear the fl railâs âKEEE-KEEE-doo.â For many birders, the fl rail is a holy grail of sorts, because it is so seldom seen -- and not often heard, either.
	www.fnai.org /ARROW/almanac/biology/biology_coastal.cfm (1048 words)

	Field Trips - Ventura, CA - 2006 ABA Regional Conference - Conferences - ABA
		This trip begins at the Ventura Sewage Ponds, where we’ll look at a variety of ducks, as well as migrants in the surrounding willows.
		From there we check the Ventura Harbor for Brandt’s and Pelagic Cormorant, ‘rockpipers’ (Wandering Tattler, Black Turnstone, Ruddy Turnstone and Surfbird), as well as Black Oystercatcher and Whimbrel.
		We will be on the lookout for Brandt’s and Pelagic Cormorant, ‘rockpipers’ (Wandering Tattler, Black Turnstone, Ruddy Turnstone and Surfbird), as well as Black Oystercatcher and Whimbrel as we pass the breakwaters.
	www.americanbirding.org /mtgs/conferences/2006ventura/trips.html (848 words)

	Farallon National Wildlife Refuge
		Largest seabird breeding colony on the Pacific coast south of Alaska, hosting more than 300,000 birds each summer.
		Breeding species include western gull, Cassin's auklet, rhinoceros auklet, common murre, Brandt's cormorant, double-crested cormorant, pelagic cormorant, pigeon guillemot, ashy storm petrel, Leach's storm petrel, tufted puffin, and American fl oystercatcher.
		Stellar sea lions and northern elephant seals breed and pup on the South Farallon Islands.
	www.fws.gov /pacific/refuges/field/ca_farallon.htm (190 words)

	Bird Watching at Pigeon Point
		When conditions are calm or wind blows from east or northeast, birding can be far less production.
		Check the tide-washed rocks below for the resident American Black Oystercatcher, as well as Wandering Tattlers (August-May), Surfbirds (September-April) and Black Turnstones (year-around).
		Pigeon Point is one of the reliable locations, especially during spring and summer, for observing Marbled Murrelets.
	www.parks.ca.gov /default.asp?page_id=22044 (510 words)

	Chapter Excerpt: Stokes Beginner's Guide to Shorebirds by Donald Stokes and Lillian Stokes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Inside the back cover is a silhouette guide to the main shorebirds included in this book.
		In a few cases, when the silhouettes of two or more birds are extremely similar, the birds are represented by a single silhouette (for example, American and Black Oystercatcher are both represented by the silhouette labeled Oystercatchers).
		These drawings are true to life since they are based on tracings of photographs.
	www.twbookmark.com /books/13/0316816965/chapter_excerpt12186.html (1401 words)

	Black oystercatcher, American avocet, Berkeley Waterfront (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This oystercatcher will demonstrate how to open them:
		First, find a good one and pull it off the rocks.
		Scoop out the good stuff on the inside...
	www.well.com /user/pk/waterfront/EastshoreStatePark/photos/Birds/Oystercatcher.html (55 words)

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		American White Pelican Brown Pelican Brown Booby Blue-footed Booby Masked Booby Red-billed Tropicbird Magnificent Frigatebird Pygmy Cormorant Great Cormorant * Double-crested Cormorant Brandt’s Cormorant Pelagic Cormorant Neotropical Cormorant +
		GRUIFORMES Common Moorhen # American Coot Eurasian Coot * Sora Virginia Rail Clapper Rail Sandhill Crane Common Crane
		MUSCICAPIDAE Spotted Flycatcher Collared Flycatcher Black Redstart Stonechat Whinchat Bluethroat Nightingale (Northern) Wheatear * Isabelline Wheatear European Robin American Robin Rufous-backed Robin (European) Blackbird Western Bluebird Mountain Bluebird Hermit Thrush Swainson’s Thrush Varied Thrush Townsend's Solitaire Brown-backed Solitaire Russet Nightingale Thrush Orange-billed Nightingale Thrush
	www.angelfire.com /ca2/birdsofhungary/mylifelist.html (770 words)

	Wildlife of the Pacific Maritime Ecozone
		Sea urchin shell, carried up from shore by predator
		haracteristic land mammals of this area include the Black-tailed Deer, Black and Grizzly bears, Mountain Lion (or Cougar), Fisher, and American Pika.
		Bird species unique to this area include the American Black Oyster Catcher, Tufted Puffin, Chestnut-backed Chickadee and, in southern regions only, the California and Mountain Quail.
	www.ec.gc.ca /soer-ree/English/vignettes/Terrestrial/pm/wildlife.cfm (307 words)

	Ocean Wanderers Guide to Shorebirds - American Black Oystercatcher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ocean Wanderers Guide to Shorebirds - American Black Oystercatcher
		American Black Oystercatcher bathing in a tidal pool, Pescadero River Mouth, California, 4 August 2002.
		Return to Annotated list of shorebirds (waders) of the World
	www.oceanwanderers.com /AmBlackOyster.html (43 words)

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