Tag: rare bird alert
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The Broad-billed Hummingbird: A Rare Sighting & Even Rarer Generosity of Spirit
This past fall, hundreds of birders from New York State, Pennsylvania, and even southern Ontario flocked to Derby, NY for the chance at, potentially, once-in-a-lifetime sight: a Broad-billed Hummingbird. Only the third sighting in New York State’s history, this extremely rare bird was found by local birder Kathy Tucker when it flew into her front…