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Birders and non-birders alike have been astounded at seeing American Flamingos in the eastern United States following the passage of remnants of Hurricane Idalia in early September. Apparently swept up in the storm on the Yucatan peninsula, they have been reported from several states and this one appeared at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge yesterday.
Photo by Brian Taber
