roseate spoonbill
noun
: a spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) that is found from the southern U.S. to Patagonia and has chiefly pink plumage
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The state park is listed on the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail, so be on the lookout for a variety of shorebirds on the beach, great blue herons, tricolored herons, wood storks, roseate spoonbills, osprey, bald eagles, owls and songbirds within the maritime hammock.
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Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Last summer, a roseate spoonbill landed near Green Bay, Wisconsin, and flamingos were spotted in nearly a dozen states.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
The Florida Aquarium In downtown Tampa’s Channel District, The Florida Aquarium has interesting exhibits showcasing Florida’s most iconic natural environments and denizens, including alligators, river otters, and wetlands birds like roseate spoonbills.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2024
Scout for alligators, manatees and roseate spoonbills while driving along the Black Point Wildlife Drive at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, popular with birders.
—Terry Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2024
Away from Florida, roseate spoonbills are considered rare anywhere in North Carolina and especially so at inland locations.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Over the summer, a roseate spoonbill landed near Green Bay, Wisconsin, which was the first time anyone had seen the species alive in the state.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
Observations indicate a dead roseate spoonbill was spotted in Rock County in 1845 — 178 years ago.
—Jeff Bollier, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
This unusual occurrence marks the first time anyone has reported seeing a living roseate spoonbill in Wisconsin.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2023
Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
Last summer, a roseate spoonbill landed near Green Bay, Wisconsin, and flamingos were spotted in nearly a dozen states.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
The Florida Aquarium In downtown Tampa’s Channel District, The Florida Aquarium has interesting exhibits showcasing Florida’s most iconic natural environments and denizens, including alligators, river otters, and wetlands birds like roseate spoonbills.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2024
Scout for alligators, manatees and roseate spoonbills while driving along the Black Point Wildlife Drive at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, popular with birders.
—Terry Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2024
Away from Florida, roseate spoonbills are considered rare anywhere in North Carolina and especially so at inland locations.
—Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Over the summer, a roseate spoonbill landed near Green Bay, Wisconsin, which was the first time anyone had seen the species alive in the state.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
Observations indicate a dead roseate spoonbill was spotted in Rock County in 1845 — 178 years ago.
—Jeff Bollier, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
This unusual occurrence marks the first time anyone has reported seeing a living roseate spoonbill in Wisconsin.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2023
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