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Oystercatcher

Haematopus

Spotting Image 1

Description:

black top feathers, white feathers, orange bill, black around eye

Habitat:

Ocean/shore

Notes:

It was flying in to catch a fish

1 Species ID Suggestions

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AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago
Black Skimmer
Rynchops niger Black Skimmer, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology


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3 Comments

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AshleyT
AshleyT 9 years ago

Please update your spotting with the correct ID, thanks.

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Hema Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

agree with ashley.

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

I agree with Ashley. Definitely a Black Skimmer. This what an Oystercatcher looks like
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/168...

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15arobertson
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15arobertson

Fort Myers Beach, Florida, USA

Spotted on Mar 18, 2014
Submitted on Mar 18, 2014

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