Flamingos in Wisconsin? Tropical birds visit Lake Michigan beach in a first for the northern state

Flamingos stand by the water along a Lake Michigan beach on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 in Port Washington, Wis. The American flamingos spotted Friday at the beach, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of Milwaukee, marked the first sighting of the species in Wisconsin state history, said Mark Korducki, a member of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology.
Paul A. Smith | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP
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