The ovenbird attracts gawkers in Northeast
Portland.
John McAfee isn’t the only one hiding out in Portland
after a long trip from Central America. Another guest from the tropics—this
time of the avian variety—has taken up temporary residence in the Pacific
Northwest. The Audubon
Society of Portland confirmed the sighting of an ovenbird, a species
rarely seen outside Central America and the Caribbean during winter
months.
Longtime-birder Suzanne Hannam, 84, spotted the
warbler treading around the backyard of her Laurelhurst home. The sighting was
so unusual the Audubon Society initially didn’t believe Hannam. It was later
verified after an official identified the spotted, orange-crowned bird.
And while the little songbird hasn’t attracted
the same media attention as McAfee, the other spotted, orange-crowned runaway
from Central America, birders have taken notice. Hannam says she’s had about
200 guests over the weekend and into Monday.
“We got so tired of the doorbell ringing we just
posted a big sign out front telling birders to head to the backyard and to
please not park in my front yard,” says Hannam.
No word yet if the bird can confirm rumors
of Hezbollah training camps in Belize. You’ll just have to
take McAfee’s word for it.
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