We knew it was too early to see American Avocet chicks when we visited Bear River, but we saw virtually ever other stage of courtship and mating behavior.
Yes, we did see a few solitary Avocets close to the road but it was impossible to tell whether or not they had a mate sitting on a nest nearby.
We certainly saw more Avocets necking and
foraging together than we saw alone.
This seemed to be the peaceful, dreamy side of Avocet mating, but we also observed some much more aggressive behavior, something I’ve never seen in past sightings, but you’ll have to wait a little longer to see those photos.