Birder’s Corner: American Oystercatcher
Craig Gibson2025-08-07T13:33:04+00:00Jun 20, 2025: Adult American Oystercatchers have a black head and breast, white underparts, dark brown wings, a long orange-red bill, yellow eyes with [...]
Jun 20, 2025: Adult American Oystercatchers have a black head and breast, white underparts, dark brown wings, a long orange-red bill, yellow eyes with [...]
May 16, 2025: After spring arrival in Falmouth, Common Terns forage for small fish, court through food offerings and aerial displays, and form pair bo [...]
March 7, 2025: Purple Sandpipers remain on Cape Cod’s rocky shorelines through early March, gradually migrating north in small groups. They forage on [...]
Oct. 11, 2024: Least Sandpipers migrate south from northern breeding grounds in Alaska and Canada to wintering areas in the southern U.S., Central Ame [...]
Oct. 4, 2024: During fall migration along the Falmouth coast, Semipalmated Plovers forage on mudflats, using a "run-stop-peck" technique to catch inve [...]
Sept. 20, 2024: Black-bellied Plovers migrate south from the Arctic, stopping along Falmouth barrier beaches in the fall. Conservation of local coasta [...]