How to Use oystercatcher in a Sentence

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• Sea thrift and marram grass fringe the dunes—while oystercatchers tiptoe along the tideline.
  — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
• Chief among the dangers is climate change that has led to rising seas and erosion washing out oystercatcher nests.
  — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
• Keep an eye out for New Zealand dotterels and variable oystercatchers, which nest in the dunes.
  — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
• Their bleating cry is as much the music of these green mountains as the shrill call of the oystercatchers, the Faroes' noisy national bird.
  — Tim Ecott, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2023
• On a recent day, a flock of some 30 were perched in the distance — scattering when a pair of squawking oystercatchers alerted them to visitors.
  — ABC News, 30 May 2026
• On a pristine Rhode Island beach teeming with noisy seabirds, a group of biologists armed with nets sneak up on a pair of American oystercatcher chicks.
  — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
• Colorful signs also have been installed educating the public about oystercatchers.
  — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
• From 2008 to 2023, oystercatcher numbers increased by 45% along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
  — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
• Along the Cape Fear River in North Carolina, Audubon is replenishing shell rakes — beds of old oyster shells where the oystercatchers nest.
  — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
• On Martha’s Vineyard, a low-lying fence with chicken wire is installed seasonally at the entrance of a key breeding site for oystercatchers and other seabirds and shorebirds, which has kept skunks and raccoons that eat their eggs off the beach.
  — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
• Oystercatcher populations have rebounded In contrast to oystercatchers, other shorebirds have seen major declines.
  — Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025
• While monarch butterflies this past winter doubled in Mexico over the previous year, the oystercatcher, a shorebird, has been recovering over a 15-year period because of focused efforts.
  — Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025
• Once hunted to near extinction in New England, American oystercatchers are rebounding, with populations up 45% along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts amid broader shorebird declines.
  — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
• Birds starting to recover The banding in the 787-acre Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge is part of a nationwide effort to restore oystercatcher populations along the coasts of the Americas.
  — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026