GREEN BAY, Wis. – Wisconsin bird watchers have flocked to a Green Bay nature area for a gander at a bird not seen in Wisconsin for almost 180 years. A roseate spoonbill (pronounced "ro-see-ate ...

A rare pink bird called the roseate spoonbill was spotted by a birdwatcher in Green Bay, Wisconsin -- the first confirmed sighting of the the bird in the state in 178 years, Fox 11 News reported.

The roseate spoonbill, a bird usually found in the southern U.S., appeared in Wisconsin for the first time in over 175 years ...

A roseate spoonbill was spotted at the Ken Euers Nature Area, a 116-acre bird watcher's paradise in Green Bay, Wisconsin.This is a rare sighting in Wisconsin.

After staying the night in Ann Arbor, the couple saw the spoonbill again early Tuesday morning. "I took over 300 pictures of it last night," Most said. "We're going home happy campers," she said.

Birders say the spoonbill was last seen in the Green Bay area the morning of Friday, Aug. 4. "It's very capable of long flights, A spoonbill just showed up near Peoria, Illinois.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WLUK) -- Birdwatchers are excited, and possibly a little surprised about a recent discovery in a Green Bay wetlands area. A sighting of the roseate spoonbill hasn't been confirmed ...

But in the Americas, the roseate spoonbill is the only native species. These colorful birds are also the only ones in the entire genus that has pink instead of white feathers. They Are What They Eat ...

"Roseate spoonbill, anhinga, wood stork and other related birds that are… southern swamp birds, southern wetland birds… are very common in the Caribbean and parts of Central and South America.