American Oystercatchers virtually extinct in New England: Numbers increase 45% along US coast after 16 states invest $10 million in conservation World News
They are about the size of a football, have bright orange beaks, long legs, beady yellow eyes and can fly up to 2,000 miles. Although they can be found on U.S. beaches today, there was a time when American oystercatchers were wiped out from New…