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Black Oystercatcher

Haematopus bachmani

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3 Comments

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Great! The silhouette sure looked like one....I didn't even know there was a American Black Oystercatcher!

tammyisaacson
tammyisaacson 12 years ago

Thanks for the suggestion! It did not have a white breast, so not an American Oystercatcher. But it is an American Black Oystercatcher!

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Could it be an American Oystercatcher?

tammyisaacson
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tammyisaacson

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Spotted on May 6, 2011
Submitted on May 25, 2011

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