very hard and can even survive being submerged by a high tide or very high water levels. Incubation takes around 26–28 days. The chicks are capable of leaving the nest after one day, and will stay in the territory for a long time after fledging (40 days). The fledged juveniles will stay in the territory until the next breeding season. If the parents migrate, that year's chicks will migrate with them; this happens more often in the north of the range. Gallery See also Blackish oystercatcher References Black Oystercatcher, The Birds of North America No 155 B. Andres & G. Falxa External links American black oystercatcher videos on the Internet Bird Collection "Black oystercatcher"-Haematopus bachmani photo gallery VIREO-(includes picture of egg clutch) Black Oystercatcher Conservation Action Plan from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences Summary of Black Oystercatcher Conservation Plan in English and Spanish from Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences Haematopus Shorebirds Native birds of Alaska Native birds of the West Coast of the United States Birds of Mexico Birds described in 1838 Taxa named by John James Audubon Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN