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Common Name:Turnstone, Black
Scientific Name:Arenaria melancophala
Family:Scolopacidae (Sandpipers)
Area:Siuslaw River Estuary - Florence, Oregon
Date:August 1, 2014

Reference:National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America by Dunn & Alderfer / The Sibley Guide to Birds by Sibley / Birds of Oregon by Burrows / Best Little Book of Birds - the Oregon Coast by Swanson