| Common Name: | Avocet, American | | Scientific Name: | Recurvirostra americana | | Family: | Recurvirostridae (Stilts,Avocets) | | Area: | Summer Lake Wildlife Area, Oregon | | Date: | April 21, 2012 | 
The American Avocets are waders with long blue legs. In the breeding season the neck and head turn an attractive light cinnamon color on both the males and the females. | 
Rush Creek Marsh - Novato, California - - - October 23, 2011 | | Reference: | National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America by Dunn & Alderfer |
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