Flamingos cause a flutter at Lake Michigan beach in Wisconsin

Robert Besser
26 Sep 2023, 20:45 GMT+10

Last week, five flamingos were seen along a Lake Michigan beach in Wisconsin, attracting a large crowd of onlookers.
Mark Korducki, a member of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the American flamingos seen in Port Washington was the first ever sighting of the species in the state.
Ryan Brady, conservation biologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, said, "The sighting was unexpected but not a total shock because of recent reports of flamingos in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania."

MADISON, Wisconsin: Last week, five flamingos were seen along a Lake Michigan beach in Wisconsin, attracting a large crowd of onlookers.

Mark Korducki, a member of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the American flamingos seen in Port Washington, some 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Milwaukee, was the first ever sighting of the species in the state.

The birds included three adults identifiable by their pink plumage and two juveniles with gray feathers.

Bird watcher and photographer Jim Edelhuber of Waukesha, who was among a crowd of some 75 bird watchers at the beach, said, "This is huge. This is unbelievable."

Ryan Brady, conservation biologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, said, "The sighting was unexpected but not a total shock because of recent reports of flamingos in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania."

The Journal Sentinel quoted biologists as stating that the flamingos were probably pushed north in late August by the strong winds of Hurricane Idalia.

The typical range of the American flamingo is Florida and other Gulf Coast states, as well as the Caribbean and northern South America.

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Caribbean Herald.

More Information

27 ℃

Fair in Santo Domingo

Business

Section

To reduce car-wildlife collisions US allots $110 million to 17 states

WASHINGTON D.C.: To help reduce car collisions with wildlife and help animals safely cross roadways, the U.S. Transportation Department has ...

European Commission to upgrade EU countries' EV power grids

BRUSSELS, Belgium: To address power shortages at electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, last week, the European Commission announced plans to ...

China's major pig breeders face mounting debts, losses

BEIJING, China: Falling hog prices, mounting losses and rising debt are putting pressure on the biggest pig breeders in China, ...

Wall Street loses ground Wednesday, U.D. dollar gains

NEW YORK, New York - A decline in labor costs as measured by ADP failed to boost U.S. Markets Wednesday."ADP's ...

73,000 Chevrolet Volt cars being probed in US over loss of power

WASHINGTON D.C.: A U.S. auto safety regulator said this week it is opening an investigation into 73,000 Chevrolet Volt plug-in ...

New York state decides case, opens door for more marijuana clinics

NEW YORK: This week, a New York judge approved legal settlements to end lawsuits that halted the state's legal cannabis ...

Latin America

Section

Movie Review

The Circus

Circus