About Our Name
About Our Name
We are named for the seabird Turnstone that uses its beak to uncover food hidden under stones. Like the bird, we seek to uncover opportunity beneath the surface.
There are two varieties of Turnstone, the Ruddy Turnstone and the Black Turnstone. They are closely related to sandpipers. Both varieties are medium-sized waders. They are coastal birds, preferring stony beaches to sand.
The Ruddy Turnstone migrates long distances, breeding in the Arctic, and wintering on coasts as far south as South Africa andAustralia. On the breeding ground the male may make many false nests, while the female makes a single true nest, in which she lays four eggs. The male incubates by day; the female,
at night. As soon as the young are fledged, the female departs alone for the wintering ground; the male remains with the young nearly two weeks longer and then departs, to be followed by the young.
The Black Turnstone has a much more restricted range than the Ruddy Turnstone, breeding in western Alaska, and wintering mainly on the Pacific coast of the United States to as far south as Mexico.