In the dark of night 44 pink flamingos were stolen from a yard in Kennewick, Washington. I suspect birders, desperate for an addition to their life lists…
Corey is a New Yorker who lived most of his life in upstate New York but has lived in Queens since 2008. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their indoor cat, B.B. His bird photographs have appeared on the Today Show, in Birding, Living Bird Magazine, Bird Watcher's Digest, and many other fine publications. He is also the author of the American Birding Association Field Guide to the Birds of New York.
Since the flamingos were being used as a form of fundraising bullying, I don’t feel bad for these people.
Birders desparate for a lifer? Makes sense: just recently 44 flamingo bands/rings were stolen from the bird banding/ringing station in Camargue, France. Talking about the perfect crime, ey?