Online Houston Monthly Meeting: The Secret Lives of Oystercatchers

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JUNE PROGRAM TOPIC:
The Secret Lives of Oystercatchers

On June 9, join Susan Heath, PhD, Director of Conservation Research at the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory (GCBO), who will discuss GCBO's American Oystercatcher Stewardship program and reveal the secrets of the lives of oystercatchers from her 12 years of monitoring them during the breeding season on the upper Texas Coast.
If you think oystercatchers are just big goofy shorebirds with bright orange bills, think again! Mated pairs are monogamous during the breeding season, but the male better perform well, or the female will find a new mate during the non-breeding season. Come learn about this and other interesting life history traits of one of our most iconic shorebirds.

Speaker: Susan A. Heath PhD, Director of Conservation Research at the
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory (GCBO)
[Home - Gulf Coast Bird Observatory (gcbo.org)](https://www.gcbo.org/)

American Oystercatcher Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

[Species Spotlight - American Oystercatcher (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)](https://www.nps.gov/articles/species-spotlight-american-oystercatcher.htm)

American Oystercatcher Banding in Pinellas County Florida - YouTube