Environmental Information Management System

Name: American Avocet

Phylum: Craniata

Class: Aves

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

Scientific: Recurvirostra americana

• Lowland marshes, mudflats, ponds, alkaline lakes and estuaries
• Nests in a scrape on the ground on open flats or areas with scattered tufts of grass on islands or along lakes and marshes

• Minimize disturbance during the breeding season.
• Maintain nesting habitat throughout all seasons.
• Maintain desired plant communities and key habitat features.

All Activities

• Identify key habitat features using appropriate measures (i.e. QP direction, desktop review, field confirmation, etc) and plan activities within the operating area accordingly.
• Time works such that they occur outside of the critical timing window.

All Activities

• Undertake construction and operation of oil and gas activities in a manner that minimizes impacts to desired plant communities and key habitat features.

 

Timing considerations when working within identified habitat: 

• Avoid disturbance and/or clearing activities during the critical timing window of May 1 to July 31.