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oystercatcher
noun
oys·ter·catch·er
ˈȯi-stər-ˌka-chər 
-ˌke-
: any of a family (Haematopodidae containing a single genus Haematopus) of wading birds that have stout legs, a heavy wedge-shaped bill, and often black-and-white plumage
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After learning about the conflict, the city’s drone operators agreed to launch the unmanned aircraft farther from American oystercatcher nests.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2024
Several species, including black skimmers, least terns, roseate terns and American oystercatchers, have taken to nesting on the plentiful gravel rooftops of buildings near the waterfront.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024
Wilson's phalaropes, American oystercatchers and wood storks.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
American oystercatchers face several threats to their survival.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2024
After the city’s Emergency Management Department flagged the coastal conflict last month, drone operators, largely drawn from the police and fire department, agreed to fly the devices further from oystercatcher nesting areas.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 July 2024
After the city's Emergency Management Department flagged the coastal conflict last month, drone operators, largely drawn from the police and fire departments, agreed to fly the devices farther from oystercatcher nesting areas.
—CBS News, 12 July 2024
The city’s Emergency Management Department, which also flies drones over the beach, flagged the coastal conflict last month to other drone operators in the police and fire department, who agreed to launch the devices further from oystercatcher nesting areas.
—Jake Offenhartz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2024
Plum Island is home to 227 species of birds, including piping plovers, roseate terns, Northern harriers, ospreys and American oystercatchers, according to Save the Sound’s Envision Plum Island Report.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2024
Several species, including black skimmers, least terns, roseate terns and American oystercatchers, have taken to nesting on the plentiful gravel rooftops of buildings near the waterfront.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024
Wilson's phalaropes, American oystercatchers and wood storks.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
American oystercatchers face several threats to their survival.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2024
After the city’s Emergency Management Department flagged the coastal conflict last month, drone operators, largely drawn from the police and fire department, agreed to fly the devices further from oystercatcher nesting areas.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 July 2024
After the city's Emergency Management Department flagged the coastal conflict last month, drone operators, largely drawn from the police and fire departments, agreed to fly the devices farther from oystercatcher nesting areas.
—CBS News, 12 July 2024
The city’s Emergency Management Department, which also flies drones over the beach, flagged the coastal conflict last month to other drone operators in the police and fire department, who agreed to launch the devices further from oystercatcher nesting areas.
—Jake Offenhartz, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 July 2024
Plum Island is home to 227 species of birds, including piping plovers, roseate terns, Northern harriers, ospreys and American oystercatchers, according to Save the Sound’s Envision Plum Island Report.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024
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“Oystercatcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oystercatcher. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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