AMOY Working Group Videos

Whoosh Net

Set up and use of a Whoosh Net for adult shorebird capture. North Carolina. 2011. (submitted by Ted Simons)

Whoosh Net Capture

A capture of a pair of adult American Oystercatchers using a Whoosh Net. Texas. 2012. (submitted by Susan Heath)

Noose Trapping

American Oystercatcher: adult capture using a noose carpet and decoy. (submitted by Shiloh Schulte)

Eggshell Removal

American Oystercatcher: adult incubating chicks, removes eggshell. Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina. 2011. (submitted by Tracy Borneman)

Territorial Dispute

American Oystercatcher: adult incubating nest, territorial dispute and display at nest. Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina. 2011. (submitted by Tracy Borneman)

Raccoon Predation

American Oystercatcher: adult incubating nest, raccoon predation. Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina. 2010.

Incubation Switch

American Oystercatcher: adult incubating nest, incubation switch. Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina. 2010. (submitted by Tracy Borneman)

Return to Nest

American Oystercatcher: adult returning to nest to incubate. Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina. 2010.

Heart Rate

American Oystercatcher: adult incubating nest, heart rate before running off nest, ATV drive-by. Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina. 2010.

Heart Rate

American Oystercatcher: adult incubating nest, heart rate as ghost crab walks by. Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina. 2010. (submitted by Tracy Borneman)