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Black Oystercatcher
Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
Picture ID: 129

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Black Oystercatcher Photo (ID: 129)

Print Title: Black Oystercatcher (Scientific Name: Haematopus bachmani)

Greeting Card Caption: The Black Oystercatcher can be found on rocky shores and islands along the Pacific coast from Baja California to the Aleutians. Oystercatchers use their heavy bills to pry open mollusks and probe for a variety of small tidal zone creatures such as worms and crabs.

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