Habitat. Highly productive alkaline ponds and lakes are ideal for foraging.

They sweep up curved bills from side to side to search crustaceans and small insects. Back to top In shallow wetlands, their black-and-white bodies, long, upturned bill, and elegant profile stand out among the other wading birds. During winter they also use intertidal mudflats, tidal lagoons, brackish impoundments, sewage ponds, rice fields, and flooded pastures. The total population is very large with at least 10,000 mature individuals. They also feed on exposed mud from bay area. American Avocets forage in shallow fresh and saltwater wetlands, salt ponds, impoundments, and evaporation ponds. Inhabits mudflats, saline lakes, fresh water and saltwater marshes, and coastal bays. Habitat. American avocets are foragers of shallow water and mud flat. They generally forage in shallow water with little vegetation to hide them, and they nest in areas almost lacking vegetation altogether. Status. They typically feed in open water 10-20 centimeters deep, but they also swim regularly in water too deep for wading. Avocet diet consists of insects and other small aquatic crustaceans. They nest in areas with little or no vegetation along dikes and islands. Finding an American Avocet means getting to the right habitat. American Avocets occupy shallow freshwater habitat in open country. Population. Habitat.

The population appears to be stable and is not severely fragmented.