The flamingo was spotted by at least two people on Cape Cod, including in the bayside town of Dennis, but there haven't been any more sightings in the area, according to Mark Faherty, science coordinator for Mass Audubon Cape Cod.There have been recent sightings on Long Island, about a week after a flamingo was spotted there, Faherty said, but this time about 60 miles closer to New York City.
That means the flamingo -- if it is the same one -- is continuing to enjoy popular vacation spots. Its first New York sighting was first seen in Easthampton, part of New York's tony Hamptons community, and the new location is close to New York's Fire Island. Faherty noted that he measured the distance from Easthampton to Dennis at 114 miles,"which is nothing for a big bird."Images of the bird at a Cape Cod beach were circulating on social media the first weekend of June, and were shared with NBC10 Boston Tuesday. The bird can be seen wading in the water off shore.
If the flamingo is found to be wild, it would be the first American flamingo ever confirmed to have visited the Bay State on its own, Faherty has said.
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