Double-striped Thick-knee spotted near Nixon

The term “one-day wonder” is used by birders for rare birds that are seen on only one day and then move on. This was the case with the Double-striped Thick-knee (Hesperoburhinus bistriatus) that appeared for a single, long day on Sunday, Sept. 14, in plain view to many observers including avid birders and photographers, on the Coleman ranch near Nixon. A brother and sister spotted an unusual bird as they were about to leave their property in the Nixon area that Sunday morning. Jennifer and Micah Coleman and their daughter and son, Cricket and Cutter, were on their way to...

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