Roseate Spoonbill: 5 Fascinating Facts

Roseate Spoonbills are incredible birds. With their unique bill, magnificent plumage, and lanky appearance, many birders have them on their list of favorite species to see. We hope you enjoy these 5 facts about them.
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[@gailreese6079]

I feel so blessed…the first year I moved to my new home in Sebastian Fl. They were resting in my backyard…I had never seen them before. Now I look for them every year.

[@elainepersons9662]

Just got back from Huntington Beach State Park in SC where I saw my first Spoonbill, along with my first Wood Stork. Great photo opportunities!! Love all of your videos and always learn something new. Thank you for the work you put into them!

[@guymatson7731]

I have seen Roseate Spoonbills on my many trips to Merritt Island near Titusville, FL.

[@esbirdnerd]

They’re my favorite birds

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Good pick!

[@barbaracole709]

I love roseate spoonbills! They are such a pretty color. I have seen them along the coast in SC, GA, and Florida. Thanks for sharing some interesting facts about them!

[@cyninbend]

They supposedly live in So. Calif--born there, lived there for 45 yrs, and never saw one. Lived at the beach half of my life, camped, enjoyed the outdoors. Saw a condor in the wild before they were captured for breeding, remember brown pelicans on every pier. Weirdest thing was seeing a stork in Santa Clarita, flying over the Santa Clara dry river bed. Everywhere you saw signs of storks in front yards when people had babies--blew me away to realize I was seeing a live one. Not rare but rare to me. Yet I never saw one of these beautiful birds. TY.

[@user-eq8vw9fc6q]

I just returned from Rockport, TX and there were about 20-30 Roseate Spoonbills at the protected bird sanctuary at Rockport Beach. It was thrilling to observe the interactions of these unique creatures with one another. I have never seen this many grouped together in the wild. #bucketlist

[@robertrand2517]

Spotted a young Roseate Spoonbill behind my house yesterday. Daytona Beach

[@garymeredith2441]

So my first Roseate Spoonbill at Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuary on High Island Texas .

[@jasonmccanna9101]

yes i have,I was in cuba last week and 3 or 4 of them came walking along the top of the beach ..What a beautiful bird !

[@thatsmyjam6065]

I saw my first Roseate Spoonbills on a recent trip to Florida! So fun.

[@lmillmore46]

I saw a juvenile Roseate Spoonbill in Washtenaw County Michigan in July 2021. Very rare and lots of speculation how it got there, but still was a beautiful bird. Maybe it got off course in migration or an escaped bird from a zoo. Thanks for your videos!

[@goldiethompson6569]

Roseate Spoonbills are beautiful 🩷🩷🤍🤍

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Facts

[@Mulberries69]

Driving on Longboat Key just north of Sarasota, Florida, one flew across the road ahead & over me. A flutter of pastel pink! Unforgettable! I had been n Florida 42 years when I saw my first one.

[@nathanwebb4836]

I've seen roseate spoonbills in Florida when I was small.

[@sayantanpramanik2492]

Spotted a flock of them at the Anahuec wildlife refuge. Beautiful looking birds....

[@RoyceMarcus]

we're lucky to get some at a marsh inland in NC. also was just in Australia for work and got to see the royal spoonbill. while I don't think quite as impressive - still a great bird!

[@rogerloomis6697]

Saw them today in WPB feb 2024. Soooo cool.

[@jamisonthebirder8907]

Thank you! This was a lifer me in Florida and this was extremely helpful on understanding them better! Great video!

[@kathrynjahr1363]

I enjoyed your video. I had one on my pond edge in New Port Richey, FL. So exciting!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Awesome!!

[@user-qe3dh5wb8l]

I am at Sunset Beach, NC today and just saw this amazing pink bird. Thanks for your very informative video.

[@Hummingbirder1]

Yes, I've seen them, in Texas and in Florida. I've also seen the Eurasian (in Sweden too, which was a big deal) and the African. I hope to realize my dream to get to Australia in 2024, thereby giving me the opportunity to see 2 more 🙂

[@JudyWalker-fw2cd]

I live in Newton Tx ( East TX) and have a small private lake in my back yard. This week I have had six roseate spoonbills in the lake. Never seen them before. Beautiful birds!!

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Great yard bird!

[@atgames99]

Nice facts!!

[@Atreus21]

Saw some in Grand Isle, LA today.

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Nice! Love Grand Isle!

[@Florafauneando]

Interesting video about this colorful species, common where I live in Argentina. I am very happy to see them and I enjoy photographing and filming them as soon as I have the opportunity.

[@loisneuenschwander1572]

I'm looking at a spoonbill right now at G T Bray Park in Bradenton, fl. 3:01 3:01

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Epic!

[@jameslenhart9075]

I live in ohio and a while back one found it’s way up here and I looked for it all day and finally I say it on the other side of the pond

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Awesome! That’s a great Ohio bird!

[@AyalahW]

I’ve seen them in the gardens of Avery island in Louisiana

[@BadgerlandBirding]

That’s a great place to see them! Some of this footage was actually taken there!

[@JB-dz1zc]

I happened to see one this morning! Good info, I have just one question, why is their tail feathers orange?! 🐦

[@BadgerlandBirding]

It's a breeding plumage coloration! Likely helps to attract a mate.

[@obxwildflower]

Just saw one today. I came here to find out about the odd movement while foraging for food.

[@OspreyFlyer]

👍♥️

[@BadgerlandBirding]

👍💕

[@Chris_Wolfgram]

These birds are really cool :) I SO wanted to get some great shots of them last Spring Down in South Texas. But the only two I found, were juveniles with almost no pink coloration + at a long distance + taking a nap with there bills tucked into there feathers :( Sure hope to get them next time :) Nice vid. Thank you :)

[@pauraque]

I went to florida saw SNKI and RCWO and FLSJ and all sorts of stuff but I still managed to dip on this, whyyyyy

[@BadgerlandBirding]

That’s tough. Snail Kites are awesome though.

[@jmarylastone]

would love it see them but never have ---- you bring up a very good "thought" ... we as humans (and you can really notice it in animals like dogs) get gray hair as we age so do birds get gray feathers??? I would think it to be around their "face area" but do birds go gray?? I know many birds don't live long enough to get old like some mammals but as you showed the spoonbill to lose its head feathers do birds get gray feathers??

[@BadgerlandBirding]

In general I don't think birds get gray feathers, some may look more tattered over time though.

[@BK-db3gc]

Great info, thanks. How about the Wisconsin Late July 2023 rare appearance. Are you guys on it? “Inquiring minds want to know.”

[@BadgerlandBirding]

Never made it out for that one but the Flamingos made up for it!

[@pauraque]

He a spoony, He ain't gloomy, How about we name him Bumi

[@nickpaarlberg73]

Hey guys. Could you do a video about birding techniques? I.e. pishing? I never have luck drawing out birds with pishing. I must be doing something wrong… 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@BadgerlandBirding]

We'll definitely add it to the video ideas list! Sometimes I feel like pishing does absolutely nothing. Other times, especially with warblers or chickadees it works well.