2011 Meeting

2011 Meeting of the American Oystercatcher Working Group

The eleventh annual meeting of the American Oystercatcher Working group was held 29 November -1 December 2011 in Charleston, South Carolina at James Island County Park and was hosted by Felicia Sanders of South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

Presentations

State updates were not given as formal presentations this year.  Summaries for each state were made available on a Google Doc.

• Breeding Season Survey – Ruth Boettcher
• Breeding Season Data Collection and Management – Shiloh Schulte
• BNA Account and Web Page Updates – Ted Simons
• Texas Fieldwork Update – Sue Heath
• Florida Resights– Pat and Doris Leary
• Banding Database – Walker Golder
• Flag-banding initiated in North Carolina: Effects, Resighting, and Considerations – Tracy Borneman and Jocelyn Wright
• Effects of Human Activity on AMOYs Breeding at Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina – Tracy Borneman
• Georgia Fieldwork Update – Tim Keyes
• Headstarting in South Carolina – Samantha Collins
• Oyster Reef Restoration – Peter Frederick
• A comparison of nesting success on dredge spoil and barrier islands in North Carolina – Jessica Stocking
• Webcams and other field methods in Massachusetts – Ellen Jedrey
• Fieldwork in Rhode Island and Connecticut – Sharon Marino