American Avocet - Protected Status

Protected Status

The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.

  • Winter plumage

  • Nesting

  • Nest with eggs

  • Eggs

  • Adult with a chick at Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve, California

  • Quintana, Texas. Summer

  • Quintana, Texas. Winter

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