Where to See Black Oystercatcher in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

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Black Oystercatcher sightings in Pacific Rim

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Where Black Oystercatcher has been reported, from 123 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM1% of the busiest hour4 AM2% of the busiest hour5 AM9% of the busiest hour6 AM35% of the busiest hour7 AM71% of the busiest hour8 AM94% of the busiest hour9 AMBusiest hour10 AM94% of the busiest hour11 AM88% of the busiest hourNoon82% of the busiest hour1 PM76% of the busiest hour2 PM76% of the busiest hour3 PM82% of the busiest hour4 PM88% of the busiest hour5 PM94% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM82% of the busiest hour8 PM47% of the busiest hour9 PM18% of the busiest hour10 PM6% of the busiest hour11 PM4% of the busiest hour

Black Oystercatcher is most seen 8 AM–12 PM and 4–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Black Oystercatcher sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	1%
4 AM	2%
5 AM	9%
6 AM	35%
7 AM	71%
8 AM	94%
9 AM	100%
10 AM	94%
11 AM	88%
Noon	82%
1 PM	76%
2 PM	76%
3 PM	82%
4 PM	88%
5 PM	94%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	82%
8 PM	47%
9 PM	18%
10 PM	6%
11 PM	4%

Audio tour

Hear about Black Oystercatcher on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Pacific Rim, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Pacific Rim Tour Guide

A Bill Built for Shellfish

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“A black bird with a long orange-red bill working the shoreline may be a black oystercatcher. Look around rocky edges rather than the middle of a sandy beach.”

Plays as you drive near Florencia Bay in Parkwolf’s Pacific Rim Tour Guide.

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Where to see Black Oystercatcher in Pacific Rim