American Avocet:

My most memorable avocet was a hapless inbabitant of the Corpus Christi aquarium.

I found him swimming in circles around the edge of a shallow tank, which was also the home of
small sharks. I asked the caretaker for the story and was told there "used to be two of them"....
Clarice Clark
Puyallup, WA. 98371
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