North American birders flock to N.B. tree after rare bird from Europe spotted
MIRAMICHI, N.B. — New Brunswick has a rare visitor from Europe and it’s attracting bird lovers from across Canada and the United States.
A European mistle thrush arrived in Miramichi on Saturday, and decided to stay.
“This is the first record of this bird in North America,” said Peter Gadd, the man who spotted the bird in a tree on his property.
“It is somewhat common in Europe and certainly people who have birded in Europe are familiar with it,” he said.