BLACK OYSTERCATCHER
(Haematopus bachmanii)

 
West coast specialty, found on headland rocks pounded by surf. Juvenile is identified by the black tip on the bill.
 
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Black Oystercatcher
Bodega Bay, CA
September 13, 2011 ©John Schwarz 		  Black Oystercatcher
Bodega Bay, CA
September 13, 2011 ©John Schwarz 		 
 
OTHER OYSTERCATCHERS
(family Haematopodidae)
 

          American Oystercatcher		  
       
      Black Oystercatcher
Coquille Point, Bandon, OR
September 10, 2008 ©John Schwarz 		 
Black Oystercatcher
Point St. George, Crescent City, CA
September 11, 2008 ©John Schwarz
 
Black Oystercatcher
Coquille Point, Bandon, OR
September 10, 2008 ©John Schwarz 		  Black Oystercatcher
Point St. George, Crescent City, CA
September 11, 2008 ©John Schwarz
Black Oystercatcher
Coquille Point, Bandon, OR
September 10, 2008 ©John Schwarz 		Black Oystercatcher
Point St. George, Crescent City, CA
September 11, 2008 ©John Schwarz
Black Oystercatchers
Coquille Point, Bandon, OR
September 10, 2008 ©John Schwarz
Black Oystercatcher - juvenile
Point St. George, Crescent City, CA
September 11, 2008 ©John Schwarz
Black Oystercatchers
Point St. George, Crescent City, CA
September 11, 2008 ©John Schwarz 		Black Oystercatcher - juvenile (note the black bill tip)
Point St. George, Crescent City, CA
September 11, 2008 ©John Schwarz 		 
Black Oystercatchers
Coquille Point, Bandon, OR
September 10, 2008 ©John Schwarz 		Black Oystercatcher
Coquille Point, Bandon, OR
September 10, 2008 ©John Schwarz
Black Oystercatcher - juvenile with adult
Coquille Point, Bandon, OR
September 10, 2008 ©John Schwarz 		Black Oystercatcher
Point St. George, Crescent City, CA
September 11, 2008 ©John Schwarz
 
Black Oystercatcher family
Coquille Point, Bandon, OR
September 10, 2008 ©John Schwarz