A tropical frigatebird over Ohio capped a run of rare bird sightings: 'What a strange and birdy period'

"When we look back on the oddest vagrants of 2026, it will be hard to top a Lesser Frigatebird in Stark Co, Ohio!" ...

An impossibly rare tropical bird swooped over Calif. Experts fear a trend.

The Pacific Ocean is 'out of whack.' ...

Could a recent bird sighted off San Clemente be a rare visitor?

The California Bird Records Committee is investigating images taken by retired State Parks ranger Jim Serpa — and if it is a ...

Rare bird makes first visit to Ohio. Where it was spotted

This bird has only been spotted a handful of times in the United States. And it was recently seen in Ohio, its first time in ...

Was a rare bird just spotted in Ohio for the first time?

A bird rarely seen in North America was apparently spotted in Ohio, of all places recently.
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Miraculous rescue: Frigatebird saved from storm’s wrath soars again

COCOA BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — A rare magnificent frigatebird found itself in dire straits after a powerful storm knocked it out of the sky while it was flying over the ocean. The bird, not typically ...
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Rescued frigatebird freed on Catalina Island

A big, gangly tropical bird that got blown way off course and ended up in a Healdsburg tree was successfully released on Catalina Island this week, happily ending an unusual Alice-in-Wonderland-type ...