Common Name: | Oystercatcher, Black | Scientific Name: | Haematopus bachmani | Family: | Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) | Area: | Devils Punch Bowl State Recreation Area | Date: | September 25, 2017 | ![](http://cascaderamblings.com/uploads/DSCN6003w5.jpg)
Oystercatches are found in rocky coastal areas, where with their large flat beaks they harvest mollusks. | ![](http://cascaderamblings.com/uploads/14.09.11-003w5.jpg)
Seal Rock Beach, Oregon - - -September 11, 2014 | ![](http://www.cascaderamblings.com/uploads/1326332477_photo_01.11031w.jpg)
Lone Ranch Beach, Oregon - - - January 11 , 2012 | Reference: | Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of America by Kaufman / National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America by Dunn & Adlerfer |
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