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Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
 (L 17.5" WS 32" WT1.4 lb)
Found along the west coast from
the Aleutian Islands to Baja
California...rarely eats oysters.
North Point
Morro Bay
10Oct2012
Point Lobos
State Reserve
Carmel
16Oct2012
A bad day of birding is always better
than a good day at the office. And
there are no bad days of birding.
    (Christopher N. Hull)
Haematopus is Latin for
blood foot.
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Chris
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Macaulay
Library