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Flamingos are nesting in Florida again after 100 years. Ecologists think they may be returning for good

Hurricane Idalia blew a flamboyance, or flock, of 300-400 flamingos that was likely migrating between the Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba off course in August 2023 and unceremoniously deposited the birds ...
WLRN

A flamingo was blown from Mexico to Florida during Idalia. He found his way back home

Peaches was apparently making his regular migration to Cuba from his home on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula when Hurricane Idalia knocked his flight off its path. Peaches is a flamingo also known to ...
WSFA

Montgomery Zoo hatches flamingos for first time in over two decades

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Montgomery Zoo is proud to announce its first successful flamingo hatch in over 20 years. Over the last two months, four Caribbean flamingo chicks have hatched thanks to ...
Miami Herald

Largest Everglades flamingo flock in a decade spotted. Are they nesting in Florida?

Avian ecologist and Everglades restoration scientist Mark Cook stumbled upon a flock of American flamingos while searching the Florida Bay coastline for woodstorks and spoonbills Mark Cook South ...
Miami New Times

Commentary: Florida Flamingo Population Is On the Rebound

Hurricane Idalia blew a flamboyance (flock) of 300 to 400 flamingos that was likely migrating between the Yucatán Peninsula and Cuba off course in August 2023 and unceremoniously deposited the birds ...