Date: 5/28/26 10:23 am From: richard adams via groups.io <rjadams55...> Subject: [CALBIRDS] SLO American Oystercatcher
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Hello everyone,
A few days ago an American Oystercatcher was found in the Morro Bay area. Since then it has been photographed and reported quite a few times to Ebird. Looking at the photos, it appears to have a exceptionally splotchy breast / belly demarcation and a reduced amount of white in the secondaries.
I have no experience using the Jehl Index but could this represent an American- Black Oystercatcher intergrade or does this look like a solid "frazari" subspecies?
I would really appreciate the opinion of others more experienced than I with American Oystercatchers regarding this bird.
