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.

2011 Meeting Documents

• Agenda
• Attendance
• Meeting Notes

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