Animals & Wildlife

American Avocets (Recurvirostra Americana) in breeding plummage forage along Mono Lake's northern shore.
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.