Protected Status
The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
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Winter plumage
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Nesting
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Nest with eggs
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Eggs
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Adult with a chick at Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve, California
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Quintana, Texas. Summer
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Quintana, Texas. Winter
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