Approximate Hatch Weights:
~37g at hatching
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Haematopodidae
Common Name: Oystercatchers
Region: Eastern
Chick Type: Precocial
Down: Buffy down with brown and black markings
Skin Color:
Bill: Long and straight and gray to orange
Foot Type: Semi-palmate
Gape: Yellowish-gray
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to gray legs and feet
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/09/fledgling-American-Oystercatcher-5.jpg)
Photo by Aaron Budgor
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/09/fledgling-American-Oystercatcher-7.jpg)
Photo by Aaron Budgor
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/09/fledgling-American-Oystercatcher.jpg)
Photo by Aaron Budgor
~1st Week
![](https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/files/2021/09/fledgling-American-Oystercatcher-1.jpg)
Photo by Aaron Budgor