American Avocet - Sue Barth
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Woodlawn Beach SP
Erie, New York, United States
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Map Coordinates: 42.790592, -78.850687
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Observation details

Two large and slender shorebirds flew past me as I walked the beach shoreline. I recognized them immediately as avocets: long, thin, upturned bills, cinnamon colored heads and necks, black wings on white bodies, long blue/gray legs. They landed on the beach and looked like they were going to stick around for awhile but I later learned they left before anyone else had a chance to see them. Beautiful, delicate, and graceful birds. Still in alternate plumage. Photos.

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