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Banded American oystercatcher chick, Virginia's barrier islands |
Since 2004, hatchling American oystercatchers have been marked with field-readable bands on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Birds have been double banded with identical, coded bands on both legs above the joint. The code is repeated 3 times around the band. We are using black bands with white codes. Several states along the Atlantic coast are also banding oystercatchers, but with different color bands so it is important to determine band color. If you observe an American oystercatcher with an alpha-numeric band please report the observation to
Alexandra Wilke
757-442-3049