Because their food supply lies in the rocky shoreline along the coast, Oystercatchers are rarely seen very far inland. But in their narrow habitat, says Audubon California naturalist Anna Weinstein, they are easy to identify.

  Oystercatchers are notoriously territorial, and will aggressively defend their area against interlopers as well as predators. Yet there are places off the Sea Ranch bluffs where birdwatcher Diane Hitchwa reports that some nesting pairs that are close together have apparently developed an understanding about who hunts where.

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