Black Oystercatcher at China Beach, San Francisco
Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) A big, all-black shorebird of rocky Pacific coastlines, with a blazing red-orange bill it uses to pry mussels and limpets off the rocks. Year-round along the SF coast — look for them on rocky points and breakwaters rather than sandy beaches. Modeled range · iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 Wikipedia | iNaturalist | Range map | eBird