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)