Flamingo Spotted on Cape Cod in What May Be a First for Mass., Expert Says
Mark Faherty, science coordinator for a Cape Cod wildlife sanctuary, told a local news site the sighting of the bird was authentic
Unsuspecting beach-goers over the weekend might have helped Massachusetts-based scientists record local history!
In a report published on Tuesday, June 4, local NBC affiliate News 10 Boston showed a video of a flamingo that a man recorded while the bird was walking on a Cape Cod, Mass., beach over the weekend.
News 10 consulted with a science coordinator at a Cape Cod wildlife sanctuary, Mass Audubon, Mark Faherty, who confirmed that the bird was seen by more than one person and it wasn't a fake video.
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The flamingo was captured in the footage wading in shallow water and walking along the shore at a beach in Dennis, Mass. per CBS Boston.
Faherty told News 10 that if the bird is confirmed to be wild, it would be the first time in the bay's history that an American flamingo was confirmed to be in the area.
Flamingos are more commonly seen in states with warmer, year-round climates like Florida, Texas, and areas further south.
Faherty told News 10 that when spotted in areas where flamingos aren't common, they likely escaped captivity or were displaced because of a natural disaster like a hurricane.
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Faherty told the news site that the birds have recently been spotted in unlikely states like Ohio and Wisconsin because of hurricanes.
Per CBS Boston, the flamingo seen in Boston over the weekend might be the same one seen on Long Island days before.
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