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Posted by Gary E. on 16:50:21 03/01/12
American Oystercatcher (AMOY)
Hillsboro Inlet, Broward County: Seen on 3-1-12 (6 AM - 8 AM)
[Tides: H = 2 AM; L = 8 AM]
Directions: From I-95 in Pompano Beach, Exit 36, Atlantic BLVD (SR 814) & drive E 2.6 miles to SR A1A. Turn L & drive N 1.4 miles to NE 16th ST. Turn R & park in any metered spot ($1/hr). (Best time is when lot opens at 6 AM, before some birds are chased away by kayaks/dredges/commercial tow boats.) Walk E to beach. Turn L & walk N 0.6 miles to N end of beach at S jetty of Hillsboro Inlet. (Note: Wood trestle at S jetty is extreme slip/trip/fall hazard & is almost never needed for birding.)
1 adult American Oystercatcher continues from 2-23, 2-25, & 2-27. Foraging on "oyster bar" connecting N jetty to isolated jetty (mostly on oyster bar's central ridge & E slope). (Bird may be partly hidden when on E slope at low tide.) Seen with 10x bino from beach at S jetty. Bino is quite adequate for ID purposes. (Scope only needed for aesthetic enjoyment.) [Later, this same bird may have flown N, on the E side of N jetty.]
19 species total (e.g., 50 Grey Plover, 150 Black Skimmer, 5 Sandwich Tern, 1 Willet).
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