- Comments:
The Roseate Spoonbill’s size, color and bill are distinctive. When foraging,
spoonbills walk slowly in shallow water sweeping their spatula-shaped bills side to side
hunting fish, crustaceans and aquatic insects. Roseate Spoonbill numbers plummeted during
the millinery trade era. But like many species of waterbirds, they have made a comeback
due to protective laws and habitat conservation.
- Roseate
Spoonbills occur in small numbers or are found only in localized sites within the Great
Plains.
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