If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Friday, November 13, 2015

Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)

1/15/05 Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival event "Birding the Bluff." Bluff Trail, Montana de Oro State Park, 
San Luis Obispo County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Black Oystercatcher

SPECIES: Haematopus bachmani

FAMILY: Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)

LIFE LIST DATE: 8/19/2004

LOCATION: Spooner's Cove, Montana de Oro State Park, San Luis Obispo County, CA

From Kaufman Focus Guide-Birds of North America:

HABITAT/BEHAVIOR: Along the Pacific coast, this bird haunts wave-washed rocks and is seldom found where the coast lacks rocky areas. Usually seen in pairs. 

IDENTIFYING MARKS: 17 1/2"; All black (browned on back) with oversized red bill, yellow eyes. Juvenile has dark tip on bill. 

VOICE: Loud, clear wheeep with quality of human whistle.  
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