USFWS shared his photos of the bird on its Facebook page this week. And were on Yahoo’s Twitter page.
A bat falcon has been spotted for the first time in the U.S., the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said. https://t.co/6wqQaS8xus
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) February 18, 2022
Joe Barnett, USFWS deputy refuge manager for the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, told Border Report that, so far, about 4,000 excited birders with binoculars-in-hand have descended on the refuge.
Since the bat falcon was first spotted the wildlife refuge has had a large spike in visitors.
“Somebody even came from Europe, so it’s drawing a lot of attention. People coming just to see this bird,” Barnett added.
Barnett lives on the refuge. And he claims to have seen the bat falcon in a tree above his backyard. He was sitting outside at the time. He didn’t have his camera handy. But he did get a look at the now-famous bird.
“It’s always awesome to see something you’re not expecting to see,” Barnett said.
