After posting his photos to Facebook, Sanchez learned that his pretty bird was none other than a blue rock thrush, a native of Europe and Asia that is beyond rare in North America.

Birders are crowing over an extremely rare bird sighting that occurred in Oregon earlier this month. ... but it was a pretty blue and chestnut-colored bird,” he said.

Photos of the ultra-rare blue rock thrush sighting captured at Hug Point on April 21, 2024. (Michael Sanchez) “I noticed the bird wasn’t black at all, but it was a pretty blue and chestnut ...

Birders aflutter over rare blue rock thrush ... Thursday that he recently wrote a report for the Oregon Bird Records Committee detailing where and when he spotted the bird. "It was pretty thorough ...

Birders are crowing over an extremely rare bird sighting that occurred at Hug Point State Recreation Site on April 21. ... but it was a pretty blue and chestnut-colored bird,” he said.

They’re blue, round, and small. And birdwatchers throughout Alabama are hoping to catch sight of one before they head north for the summer. The cerulean warbler is one of many bird species that ...

The species was missing from the wild for more than 70 years before its rediscovery in 2015, wildlife officials said.

Photos of the ultra-rare blue rock thrush sighting captured at Hug Point on April 21, 2024. (Michael Sanchez) “I noticed the bird wasn’t black at all, but it was a pretty blue and chestnut ...

Photos of the ultra-rare blue rock thrush sighting captured at Hug Point on April 21, 2024. (Michael Sanchez) “I noticed the bird wasn’t black at all, but it was a pretty blue and chestnut ...

Photos of the ultra-rare blue rock thrush sighting captured at Hug Point on April 21, 2024. (Michael Sanchez) “I noticed the bird wasn’t black at all, but it was a pretty blue and chestnut ...

Birders are crowing over an extremely rare bird sighting that occurred at Hug Point State Recreation Site on April 21.