Find This Bird

Finding an American Avocet means getting to the right habitat. In shallow wetlands, their black-and-white bodies, long, upturned bill, and elegant profile stand out among the other wading birds. They generally forage in shallow water with little vegetation to hide them, and they nest in areas almost lacking vegetation altogether. They breed around wetlands in dry parts of interior North America, but during the winter, many of them head to coastal lagoons, salt ponds, and mudflats. Here they often forage with the smaller Black-necked Stilt.