Haematopus bachmani ORDER: CHARADRIIFORMES FAMILY: HAEMATOPODIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© 2004 Cornell Lab of Ornithology
A large, conspicuous, and noisy bird of the Pacific Coast, the Black Oystercatcher can be found along rocky shores from Alaska to Baja California.
Loud whistled "wheeps."
Of Oystercatchers and Kayakers: Measuring the impact of humans in Kenai Fjords National Park. Story and photos in Living Bird magazine.