The beloved beach bird that was almost lost is making an incredible comeback

• On a sun-drenched Rhode Island beach, a team of biologists raced after two American oystercatcher chicks, weaving across the sand as the long-legged birds tried to escape.
• They can fly," joked Alan Kneidel, a senior conservation biologist with Manomet Conservation Sciences.
• The birds were eventually caught, placed in white pillowcases and carried to a nearby dune, where U.