Banded Oystercatchers

Saturday December 28th

Recently, I birded Carlos Point on fort Myers Beach, where I encountered a flock of thirty American Oystercatcher. Six of these birds were banded.  Passed their band information onto the American Oystercatcher Working Group.

Today emails came in acknowledging and confirming these six resightings, with links to histories on each bird.

CA3 was captured and banded with its siblings CA2 and CA4 in July 2018 on Muskeget Island, Massachusetts. Its has been resighted over the past two years in southwest Florida in the company of its sibling CA2.   In October of 2019 its found to be ill from the effects of Red Tide. It was captured and treated by the  Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Von Arx Wildlife Hospital in Naples, Florida.  After four weeks of care its was released back to Fort Myers Beach and has reunited with CA2

CA2 and its siblings CA3 and CA4 were banded in July 2018 on Muskeget Island, Massachusetts. Has been frequently Been resighted wintering in southwest Florida with its sibling CA3

HM was first captured and banded in at Little Beach, Edgartown, Massachusetts in July 2009. HM would return to nest at Little Beach after wintering at Fort Myers Beach every year.

C95 was captured and banded with its mate, C96, at their nest in May 2019 on the Outer Banks, North Carolina. Chicks did hatch, but would shortly disappear. Currently resighted several times wintering here

NC7 was first captured and banded in June 2019 om Long Island, New York. Only two resightings so. November 2019 on Keewaydin Island, Colliers County and December  2019 on fort Myers Beach.

Y50 was captured and banded on the Snook Islands at the Lake Worth Lagoon, in Palm Beach County, Florida in July of 2019. Presumably was hatched there. Currently found wintering at Fort Myers Beach.