December 5, 2016
After making her first recorded U.S. debut in Laredo in 2010, the Amazon Kingfisher is back in Laredo at Zacate Creek. Her first visit drew in nearly 1,000 birders in the first 10 days that she was here.
Earlier this month, six years later after her first visit, this green beauty was spotted in the same area, creating a sensation for birders who have come to visit her from near and far.
Zacate Creek is located in the middle of Laredo, Texas, right on the international border with Mexico. The bird has been frequenting a stretch of the creek between the dam and the water treatment facility. There is public parking nearby, on Ventura Street.
This is the third documented ABA Area record of this species, which ranges widely from southern Tamaulipas, Mexico into South America as far south as Uruguay and Argentina.
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