American Avocet In The Newport Backbay. Stock Image

Image shows,in the center, two American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) in the Newport Beach backbay estuary.This species is migratory, and mostly winters on the southern Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Mexico and the United States. The American Avocet forages in shallow water or on mud flats, often sweeping its bill from side to side in water as it seeks its crustacean and insect prey.The resting birds in the foreground may be Sandpipers.