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American Oystercatcher | American Oystercatcher Working Group
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Banding & Re-sighting. How to ID Banded Birds. American Oystercatcher –. American Oystercatcher Working Group. Theodore R. Simons (TS). EN), Dept. Biology, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Eastern oystercatchers regularly winter in large flocks, from Virginia south along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Web Work by Waystone Design.
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Field Methods | American Oystercatcher Working Group
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Banding & Re-sighting. How to ID Banded Birds. Visit the Fields Methods photo gallery. Once captured, we often weigh the oystercatcher and measure its wings, bill, and legs. We also affix metal and colored bands or flags on the legs of the oystercatchers. These bands/flags are stamped with a unique letter/number code which will identify an individual oystercatcher. See the results of a camera resight experiment on the North Carolina page. Radio transmitters can be attached in various ways. They are o...
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Behavior | American Oystercatcher Working Group
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Banding & Re-sighting. How to ID Banded Birds. AW), The Nature Conservancy, Virginia Coast Reserve, Nassawadox, VA. Walking, Hopping, Climbing. See Sexual behavior. Normally deep, rapid wing beats. Shallow, slow Butterfly Flight used when intruders near nest (RH) or during territorial display and courtship (Tomkins 1954, RH). Preening, Head Scratching, Bathing, Anting, Etc. Sunbathing, Thermoregulation, Temperature. Nature And Extent Of Territory. Oystercatcher depredation of the eggs of other shorebird ...
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American Oystercatcher Tracking Project » Tracking Map
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2013 N. Carolina Project. Oystercatcher of the Month. The N Carolina Six. Pledge to Share our Seas & Shores. You can click and drag to pan around the map and use the controls in the upper left-hand corner of the map to zoom in and out. Clicking on one of the oystercatcher’s location dots will bring up information about it. View a larger version of the Oystercatcher Tracking Map at ArcGIS.com. 2013 North Carolina Project. Web Work by Waystone Design.
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American Oystercatcher Tracking Project » Orange Green
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2013 N. Carolina Project. Oystercatcher of the Month. The N Carolina Six. Pledge to Share our Seas & Shores. Meet Orange Green Oystercatcher. Scroll down to see a gallery of Orange Green-related photos, and look in the right hand column to read blog posts. All about Orange Green’s real-life adventures! Orange Green's Photo Gallery. Orange Green roosting with Black Skimmers and other shorebirds at Rich Inlet. Orange Green and the flock on Figure 8 Island. Orange Green’s eggs. Orange Green up close.
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Rusty Blackbird – Identification Tips
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International Rusty Blackbird Working Group. Collecting & Reporting Data. 2015 Areas of Interest. Tips on Identification and Habitat Selection. Rusty Blackbirds can be tricky to differentiate from other blackbirds in the spring. Our detailed Rusty Blackbird Identification Guide. Will help you brush up on your identification skills and reliably identify Rusty Blackbirds in the field. Wondering where to search for Rusty Blackbirds? Our optional Rusty Blackbird Blitz datasheet. 2015 Areas of Interest.
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Rusty Blackbird – Spring Migration Blitz
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International Rusty Blackbird Working Group. Collecting & Reporting Data. 2015 Areas of Interest. Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz 2016. Welcome to Year 3 of the Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz! Although scientists have made huge strides in understanding Rusty Blackbirds on their breeding and wintering grounds – partly thanks to the original Rusty Blackbird Winter Blitz. Are similar migratory stopover areas used by Rusties each year? The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. For more information on ho...
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Rusty Blackbird – Collecting & Reporting Data
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International Rusty Blackbird Working Group. Collecting & Reporting Data. 2015 Areas of Interest. Collecting & Reporting Data. Collecting & Reporting Data. Collecting & Reporting Data. Collecting data for the Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz is easy! First, make sure you can accurately identify a Rusty Blackbird and distinguish it from look-alike species. Check out our Rusty Blackbird Identification. Page, which provides photos, links, and a Rusty Blackbird Identification Guide. We can use any info...
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Rusty Blackbird – Conservation Issues
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International Rusty Blackbird Working Group. Collecting & Reporting Data. 2015 Areas of Interest. On the breeding grounds, habitat loss and degradation are also concerns. Climate change is causing boreal breeding wetlands to become increasingly prone to drying and is generally altering hydrological cycles and weather patterns in ways that threaten the species’ habitats and associated food resources. The International Rusty Blackbird Working Group. IRBWG) strives to use strong science to evaluate strategi...