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American Avocet

Recurvirostra americana

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37.4419, -122.143

Field Notes

Description:

Photographed at the Palo Alto Baylands.

Habitat:

This species is migratory, and mostly winters on the southern Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Mexico and the United States. Forages in shallow water and mudflats.

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American Avocet

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PublishedAugust 14, 2011

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