Work in States and Countries

Contacts listed under each state, country, or region are individuals and agencies or organizations that are currently working with American Oystercatchers. Activities include: site management; monitoring; banding and resighting; research; outreach, education, and advocacy; habitat enhancement, restoration, or creation; or any other oystercatcher-related activities.
An American Oystercatcher standing on a rock near the water.

Cape Sable, Canada (photo by Alix D’Entremont)

Two American oystercatchers on the shore.

American oystercatchers in Maine (photo by Shiloh Schulte)

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A banded American oystercatcher.

New Hampshire banding scheme (photo by Patricia Draisey)

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A banded American oystercatcher.

Massachusetts banding scheme (photo by Burton Balkind)

A banded American oystercatcher.

Rhode Island banding scheme (photo by Victor Lefevre)

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A banded American oystercatcher.

Connecticut banding scheme (photo by James Quarello)

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A banded American oystercatcher.

New York banding scheme (photo by Pat and Doris Leary)

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A banded American oystercatcher.

New Jersey banding scheme

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A banded American oystercatcher.

Delaware banding scheme (photo by Pat Green)

A banded American oystercatcher.

Maryland banding scheme (photo by John Churchill)

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A banded American oystercatcher.

Virginia banding scheme (photo by Robert Suppa)

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A banded American oystercatcher.

North Carolina banding scheme (photo by Lindsay Addison)

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A banded American oystercatcher.

South Carolina banding scheme (photo by Jim Betz)

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A banded American oystercatcher.

Georgia banding scheme (photo by Matthew McLaughlin)

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A banded American oystercatcher.

Florida banding scheme (photo by Dori Eldridge)

A banded American oystercatcher.

  • Alabama banding scheme
A banded American oystercatcher.

Mississippi banding scheme (photo by Robert Smith)

A banded American oystercatcher.

Louisiana banding scheme (photo by Derek Sallmann)

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An American oystercatcher with Texas bands.

Texas banding scheme

An American Oystercatcher sitting on the ground in a dry landscape.

Northeast Mexico (Photo by Luis Francisco Mendoza)

A researcher holding a banded American Oystercatcher.

NW Mexico banding scheme (photo by Guillermo Fernandez)

A banded American oystercatcher.

Peru banding scheme (photo by Emil Rivas Mogollon)

  • Isidora Santander, Programa Nacional de Anillamiento del Pilpilén (Haematopus palliatus), Wildlife Ecology Lab of the University of Chile, pilpilenchile.levs@gmail.com
A banded American oystercatcher.

Chili banding scheme (photo by Sebastian Varela)

A banded American oystercatcher.

Brazil banding scheme (photo by Karina Avila)