Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala
Turnstones use their short, upturned beaks to flip rocks and debris in search of food items. These birds breed of Alaska and the Aleutian coasts of the Bering Sea. Winter will find them on rocky, wave battered coastlines of North America, Baja California and the Gulf of California.

Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: Along the rocky coast south of Point La Jolla. La Jolla, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:09 8:24 |
Location:
La Jolla |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X9855-BlackTurnStone |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: (Arenaria melanocephala) Foraging at Point Loma Tide Pools. San Diego, CA USA 2005-04-06. |
Date Taken: 2005:04:06 11:46 |
Location:
Fort Rosecrans |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD0490BlackTurnStone |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: (Arenaria melanocephala) Foraging at Point Loma Tide Pools. San Diego, CA USA 2005-04-06. |
Date Taken: 2005:04:06 11:47 |
Location:
Fort Rosecrans |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD0500BlackTurnStone |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: (Arenaria melanocephala) Piedras Blancas, on the Coast of Central California USA 2003-12-31. |
Date Taken: 2003:12:21 8:52 |
Location:
San Simeon |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD_5678BlackTurnstone |
© 2003 Jack Daynes, (shadetree-Imaging.com) |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: (Arenaria melanocephala) Piedras Blancas, on the Coast of Central California USA 2003-12-31. |
Date Taken: 2003:12:21 8:59 |
Location:
San Simeon |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD_5688BlackTurnstone |
© 2003 Jack Daynes, (shadetree-Imaging.com) |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: Piedras Blancas, on the Coast of Central California. |
Date Taken: 2003:12:21 9:00 |
Location:
Piedras Blancas |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD_5690BlackTurnstone |
© 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: Piedras Blancas, on the Coast of Central California. |
Date Taken: 2003:12:21 9:19 |
Location:
Piedras Blancas |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/750 |
File Name: JCD_5722BlackTurnstone |
© 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: (Arenaria melanocephala) Piedras Blancas, on the Coast of Central California USA 2003-12-31. |
Date Taken: 2003:12:21 9:20 |
Location:
San Simeon |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD_5724BlackTurnstone |
© 2003 Jack Daynes, (shadetree-Imaging.com) |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: And *liftoff*. The beach at Border Field, while known for its proximity to the border with Mexico, is also a productive place to meet gulls, terns and shorebirds. Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 15:27 |
Location:
Border Field |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: BlackTurnStone_D5X9463-BorderField |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: And *liftoff*. The beach at Border Field, while known for its proximity to the border with Mexico, is also a productive place to meet gulls, terns and shorebirds. Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 15:27 |
Location:
Border Field |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: BlackTurnStone_D5X9462-BorderField |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: Preparing for takeoff. The beach at Border Field, while known for its proximity to the border with Mexico, is also a productive place to meet gulls, terns and shorebirds. Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 15:27 |
Location:
Border Field |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: BlackTurnStone_D5X9460-BorderField |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: Preparing for takeoff. The beach at Border Field, while known for its proximity to the border with Mexico, is also a productive place to meet gulls, terns and shorebirds. Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 15:27 |
Location:
Border Field |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: BlackTurnStone_D5X9459-BorderField |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: A day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:19 12:00 |
Location:
Saltworks |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X5044-BlackTurnStone |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: Fall migrant we saw during a day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:19 11:48 |
Location:
Saltworks |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X4891-BlackTurnStone |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: Crescent Harbor in Crescent City California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:12 7:03 |
Location:
Crescent Harbor |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BlackTurnStone_D5X1400-CrescentCity |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: Crescent Harbor in Crescent City California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:12 7:03 |
Location:
Crescent Harbor |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BlackTurnStone_D5X1377-CrescentCity |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: Crescent Harbor in Crescent City California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:12 7:03 |
Location:
Boat Harbor |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BlackTurnStone_D5X1365-CrescentCity |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: Crescent Harbor in Crescent City California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:12 7:00 |
Location:
Boat Harbor |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BlackTurnStone_D5X1296-CrescentCity |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: Along the rocky coast south of Point La Jolla. La Jolla, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:09 8:28 |
Location:
La Jolla |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X9911-BlackTurnStone |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: Along the rocky coast south of Point La Jolla. La Jolla, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:09 8:25 |
Location:
La Jolla |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X9874-BlackTurnStone |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: The shadow tells the story along the rocky coast south of Point La Jolla. La Jolla, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:09 8:24 |
Location:
La Jolla |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X9860-BlackTurnStone |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
Description: Mission Beach Jetty. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:03:24 10:53 |
Location:
Mission Beach |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X2494-BlackTurnStone |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |

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