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Black Oystercatcher

Haematopus bachmani

Photo by tammyisaacson
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Comments (3)
ceherzog
Great! The silhouette sure looked like one....I didn't even know there was a American Black Oystercatcher!
tammyisaacson
Thanks for the suggestion! It did not have a white breast, so not an American Oystercatcher. But it is an American Black Oystercatcher!
ceherzog
Could it be an American Oystercatcher?

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