'Very rare' bird spotted in Oregon, first reported sighting in U.S. history

An amateur photographer in Oregon captured a rare Blue Rock Thrush, a bird native to Europe and Asia, which has never been seen in the United States.
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[@rosanueva7340]

Poor little guy must be lonely without his buddies.

[@connerbirley2823]

He was just having fun on the beach taking photos. No need for him to bring friends.

[@ag4study957]

@@connerbirley2823 He’s talking about the bird 🤦‍♂️

[@derrickrr5516]

@@ag4study957He knows. 😂

[@connerbirley2823]

@@derrickrr5516 I underestimate what needs to be explained sometimes...

[@heatherthewall]

Maybe the lil guy will learn to vibe with the North American thrushes. Like a foreigner learning English lol

[@alexy5611]

GUYS THATS MY BAND DIRECTOR WHO CAUGHT THE PHOTO AHHHHH HES FAMOUS

[@deee71194]

He seems so nice 😊

[@YeahCalifornia_]

Oops...looks like he's already forgotten.

[@Jesus_Saves_Believers]

He's awesome!!

[@TheClanBlade]

Damn the only thing my teacher ever made it to the news was for dating the students...

[@mel999.]

​@YeahCalifornia_ i bet you know about that feeling very well

[@MollyCat07]

And you may find yourself in another part of the world And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"

[@1964corvan]

I drive a large automobile.

[@caronstout354]

Am I right, or am I wrong?

[@justmejenny7986]

80s flashback. Weird I automatically sang your comment in my head.

[@texsizeParrot]

Best comment

[@kedarguruu]

and you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful bird"

[@marcmarc172]

What the teacher liked the most was that: "It brought a little bit of joy and a little bit of beauty to people's lives." Wow.

[@reggie8370]

Invasive species

[@trophyscene5015]

He's not wrong. Anytime I see colorful birds like that randomly where I live, it definitely makes my day a little better. One time I saw two Blue Jays at once which is extremely rare where I live, and I thought about it all month after that 👍 I was actually quite mad I didn't have my phone on me at the time to take a picture too lol.

[@moonkatmagic5599]

Yes, I agree. I love to see different birds. This is really awesome!

[@susanfantozzi4415]

I hope he finds a comfortable place to live out his days surrounded by bird friends so he's not so alone. Beautiful little guy.

[@DarylDawkins]

Unfortunately that's not how it works in nature. He will probably end up as a food item.

[@Charmander009]

He’s all alone

[@YetAnotherytc1234]

I was just going to say the same thing. Hope he isn't going to be lonely.

[@carpy1252]

Unfortunately he flew off course and will be lost, cold and lonely.😢

[@jayanimations494]

Not how it works, sadly

[@akio8494]

This bird is a shorebird. In Japan, they breed on beaches and in residential areas. It is famous for its beautiful chirping voice.

[@chrisganesha]

Oh my goodness, really? Thank you for sharing this! I’ve never been to Japan but I’ve been to the beaches of Oregon which are very beautiful. What a beautiful bird to be able to see on beaches and in residential areas in Japan. Lovely.

[@almeadows8277]

Thrushes are not shorebirds.

[@SEObirder]

Its in the family muscicapidae which are passerines not charadriiformes- shorebird is a scientific classification.

[@SEObirder]

@@almeadows8277 Its not a thrush, its a rock thrush. They are in the family of old world flycatcher rather than the thrush family.

[@humpadumpathump5918]

That’s why it looks familiar…

[@IceCweam7]

A beautiful bird indeed! Quite common here in Okinawa and have observed them for almost 2 decades. Its female partners are usually of brown/grayish in color. A pleasant chirp that is unique and identifiable. These lovely birds do build nests around buildings/houses and not minding us humans being close by. Whistle at them and they whistle back. Not sure what they say, but the conversations seem quite pleasant.

[@justmejenny7986]

I wonder why many birds and fowl it is the male that is more colorful and attractive.

[@user-kt1r9cb46nan9]

❤

[@billyboy1093]

@@justmejenny7986 So it can attract a female, for you know "makin' whoopie" which is opposite of humans.

[@imaginaryfriend8260]

@@justmejenny7986the males have to attract the females I know that! I wonder if anyone knows why they do that? Patriarchy? Independent af birds? Not sure!

[@imaginaryfriend8260]

@@TwisterTornado that is awesome! Thank you for spreading the cool facts! I was hoping someone would know and now I do too!

[@Xerroxi]

those last few words really stuck out. a wholesome man with a deep heart.

[@justmejenny7986]

It's a beautiful bird but it must be scared and lonely. I feel really sad for it.

[@KingxDavid2024]

You know how the bird feels just from a picture of it on a beach? Interesting 😂🤣

[@Lucky-ei6yh]

​@@KingxDavid2024it's alone in an unfamiliar place

[@justmejenny7986]

Common sense really. Apparently you have none.

[@rabidgoon]

I don’t know. I have often felt more lonely in crowds full of my fellow Americans than I have in foreign places where no one looked like me or spoke my language.

[@WaitingtoHit]

Yes, the bird is clearly suicidal and suffering from panic attacks.

[@drewcanton235]

This is the National Bird of Malta 🇲🇹 . Malta is very rocky!!! 😁

[@chrisganesha]

Thank you for sharing this, too! Found in Japan and Malta! It’s a small world! 🙂

[@beachchickensmedia]

That bird was like “take a chance, columbus did”

[@jumpingspider9]

Columbus story is a complete lie .

[@OutWestRedDirt]

Give it a couple of years, left will declare bird will be deemed a blue demon and invader

[@HarshDude126]

@@OutWestRedDirtThis coming from the people who called rock music and Harry Potter Satanic for decades? You people are a joke.

[@Ddjthegoat]

@@HarshDude126y’all are both cringe

[@ADeadlierSnake]

​@@OutWestRedDirtThat's the sort of call that scientists make, not political organizations. You just tacitly admitted that the right is too stupid/poorly educated to be scientists. Nice!

[@arararatv]

Wow! Blue Rock Thrush is very common in Japan!! They are beautiful and so cute!

[@craigdylan3953]

The lifelong joys of Birding. Everyone should do it. Nothing makes travel and being outside better than learning the birds around you. It's free, it's everywhere, and it's amazing... What a bird he can add to his Life List. Great find !!!!

[@hhaste]

My family has recently gotten serious about feeding the birds in our back yard. It's amazing what shows up.

[@alzym1803]

Not even just birds, plants, insects, reptiles, all animals etc. learning about nature and taxonomy is fun

[@jkfang]

I've known people who invest inordinate amounts of time and money just for the chance to see a bird. This guy must have been ecstatic to get this photo.

[@faby_baby]

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[@trophyscene5015]

​@@alzym1803well unfortunately I don't have reptiles where I live up here in the Northeast of the US (I never even see snakes in the wild) but I definitely enjoy seeing them when I go on vacation to warmer climates like Florida

[@pinkraingirl]

As a Portland, OR transplant to the east coast it's so nice to see Oregon in the national news for something positive!

[@chinookvalley]

Positive???? Are you kidding?

[@cadennorris960]

@@chinookvalleyHow is this not positive?

[@badabing3391]

oregon outside portland is one of the most beautiful states there is

[@codyl5383]

​@@cadennorris960 the bird isnt rare, its simply non native. Non native plants and animals, if brought to an entirely different area, have unknown effects on the ecosystem. Look into terms like invasive species, native, non native. Its too complex and im too dumb to simplify it into a comment

[@Megatron995]

@@codyl5383 It's just one bird. As long as it's not a pregnant female, it and its kind will harmlessly disappear from Oregon at the end of its natural lifespan or when exposed to that state's wretched winter.

[@nwmacguy]

Birb just wants to go home.

[@danielmartin7838]

Maybe it has a destiny to fulfill?

[@Paganavatar]

Twitter is back?

[@shaggydawg5419]

don't let Elon find out. He'll X it.

[@rbfndz]

She dumped Elon Musk that’s why he’s her X

[@yorusuyasoul69420]

X removed the bird now it jobless

[@kimchi8022]

Omg. That teacher is such a ray of sunshine ❤

[@TinkaWink21]

Oh wow me and my kids recently seen a bird that looks just like this one at a park near a beach in Alameda Ca. I noticed it right away because it was such a beautiful unique kind of blue and I have never seen a bird that looked like it in my life. We watched it for few minutes because I was so intrigued by it and then to see this video. I'm not 100% sure it's the same bird but it looked exactly like this one.

[@ajcraft-hello]

Oooh yay, maybe they’ll find each other! Beautiful bird. Will keep a lookout for them in SF

[@austyn5004]

I saw a couple in Orange County ca! I started laughing because it looks like the bird that Fiona made explode in shrek

[@helenatube]

I'm glad it's not just me! I was in the SF Bay Area as well when I saw a bird that looked a lot like this one during my neighborhood walk. It stopped me in my tracks. Brilliant color!

[@JS-cr5fn]

Were you thinking of a Western Bluebird? They are blue with a kind of rust orange like hue on their chest.

[@qn3734]

Bird: I spotted a curly-haired humanoid pointing a shiny thing at me. Human alliance of the sky: Yes, we confirm that it was indeed a rare curly-haired human

[@skysetblue9578]

Hobbits are among us lol

[@alexanderfpv6655]

01:03 dude wore that shirt because it matched the colors of the bird. well done bird-man

[@primarytrainer1]

love how excited this guy is over his bird spotting!

[@CodyRArcher]

Someone once explained to me that people say the phrase “all of the sudden” instead of “all of a sudden” and now I can’t stop hearing people like this news broadcaster saying it

[@richarddestinyford8792]

I live in Japan and saw some in my garden this past month. Beautiful bird.

[@trophyscene5015]

What a strange pfp...you intentionally crop your photo to have the unsuspecting Asian woman in the mask included in it unbeknownst to her 🤔 😂 What's up with that??

[@richarddestinyford8792]

@@trophyscene5015 That is a selfie picture of me. I was on a train from Ayutthaya to Bangkok. Not sure who the random Asian lady is. Might change the profile pic though. 😆

[@Guuzaka]

Wow, the Blue Rock Thrush is such a beautiful bird. 🤩

[@chazjanousek9795]

This is for sure joyful and beautiful. I sure hope we get a lot more sightings

[@wanderingseth]

THE BIRD ALLIANCE GUY'S SHIRT MATCHES THE BIRD'S COLOURS ! 🤩😍

[@kurhooni5924]

Bird watchers are just acting like if they were vintage Pokémon masters, lol

[@T.R.E.D.]

Nobody is talking about how this poor bird is never going to see its home again or have a little bird gf.

[@trophyscene5015]

How do you know that the bird *isn't* a female one?

[@T.R.E.D.]

@@trophyscene5015 I asked its pronouns on a live stream it did on twitch.

[@MatthewMoscotto]

Most excitement he has ever had in his life

[@Jesus_Saves_Believers]

Joy and beauty indeed! God bless you 💖

[@user-yg1dg6xm2g]

Usually, when a creature is found where it shouldn't be, it's labeled as an invasive species or at least causes concern about its presence. However, the discovery of this bird is being celebrated as something special.

[@rugvedkulkarni1593]

It's only an invasive species if it's threatening the native population. This is a single bird.

[@Case16710]

I bet it’s no accident that the Bird Alliance of Oregon guy’s shirt matches the bird

[@danielmartin7838]

It’s a very nice shirt. In the PNW plaid is a uniform

[@shaf60]

It won't last long without its own kind .

[@suraylynch8290]

Yes your right he or she needs a mate.

[@guppygb6078]

@@suraylynch8290 *you're

[@liamjohnson2474]

life isn't a Disney movie, grow up peter pan

[@the_bait_shop]

it will live just as long as it would have somewhere else. . it just won't breed

[@danielmartin7838]

Logically. Or, god’s will just set the stage for a new species spawning from hybridization? And they say i am a pessimist

[@mattharrison2330]

So we finally found the guy who was disappointed when they realized it was just Superman flying by

[@pierceaero3005]

Alone for life. Nowhere to go. Beautiful.

[@Biobele]

Maybe it was bought/brought by someone as an (illegal) exotic pet and it got loose.

[@NudePostingConspiracyTheories]

Do you know-that never crossed my mind. That is SO possible. And its a bird that likes the shoreline apparently, so, it would gravitate towards the shore. It didn’t necessarily ARRIVE via the shore, but may have gone looking for the shore once it got out. That kind of thing happens. . Its very alone. Thousands of miles from its own kind.

[@Hungrybird474]

I have a similar looking bird nesting in one of the boxes up front last year . Very blue like this , very pretty . When the hose was out while washing the car they were flying above it and thought it was a snake or something . I got to see the babies take off one morning . I just saw one the other day in my backyard . So blue , they really stand out . I don’t think it was this exact type of bird but super blue

[@saucesecrete]

MAJESTIC BIRDIE

[@NashvilleBirdCam]

Beautiful Bird! 🥰

[@Pnq2000]

That’s so cool! I saw a painted bunting in Wisconsin during quarantine. It had flocked with a group of house finches. They’re from South America! A lot of birds use stars to migrate so you’ll see them at dawn!

[@trudichoate1950]

Gorgeous

[@Lancin1987]

More positive news stories like this please :)

[@shelynaemerald4676]

Beautiful bird. 🐦 If this was in Florida it would probably be kind of a normal everyday thing. We have a drain creek by our house and we get all kinds of exotic and unusual bird visitors here. Some of them scare easily and fly away at the tiniest movement but others are pretty calm and just look at me like, "Sup?" Rare bird sightings are one thing I Love about Florida. 😍❤❤

[@amandac8836]

That is an extraordinarily cute bird

[@bmanscire]

Good job cameraman!! I hope that little bird finds a friend and has a good life here in Oregon!

[@OpinionatedChicken59]

So it's not a rare bird, it's just not meant to be there? Uh huh ok, so if I dumped a Cockatoo in Antarctica would it make the scientists go bananayas too?

[@mandy9288]

Beautiful bird 😍

[@mechasentai]

It's adorable 😊

[@kindofawizard8681]

I'm so sorry but the way the bird is looking up and seems pissed off is hilarious to me.

[@mechasentai]

I would also speculate that someone had been keeping it illegally as a pet and it got lost. That's a real possibility as well.

[@ladymire]

I hope it lives a long life, even without a mate 🥹

[@enough1494]

Que bello! Necesita pareja!

[@lloydbrian9342]

Imagine how many people see rare things but never know lol

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

Two nights ago, before this tornado tore through my neighborhood I saw a single lightning bug. I haven't seen one in years. We need to all do our part to help threatened species in our areas

[@mateobang6334]

Ive seen these recently in Pennsylvania. Very beautiful bird

[@jonathanayscue1183]

Pretty bold statement saying it's the first ever sighting. Bc you know you guys must have talked to everyone in America

[@michaelsiengo1]

Is it on conceivable that it was somebody’s pet that escaped in Oregon or close by?

[@bigbrotherisasob]

Of course. But, for media and internet purposes, it's way better to sensationalize the entire thing.

[@michaelsiengo1]

@@bigbrotherisasob concurred

[@SuperNoseFace]

This is not a species known to be in the pet trade

[@akwhataday2216]

Makes me wonder if I've ever seen a rare bird without even knowing

[@sneakytacos773]

I saw a very bright blue bird like this in Texas this year. Never seen it before. I think this bird is starting to populate the US!

[@bradm4493]

The dude from the bird alliance of Oregon trying to look like a blue rock thrush

[@ramirezmitchell632]

Bird is like where am I ??

[@leegalen8383]

Beautiful!

[@dv8smr]

I can see Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson rushing to the scene now

[@janinesnyder8250]

That’s one cute looking bird.

[@bwhotwing411]

It’s good to see good news about the animal world instead of horrible news for once

[@jswajsberg]

You just know the bird expert wore that shirt for this interview on purpose.

[@Nitephall]

And here I get excited when I see a crow.

[@immasista6537]

👈🏻😁

[@infobaseworks2401]

I've been hunting the blueback for decades

[@tukkerbear]

Amazing catch. Nice to have a camera when you really need it.

[@ITcanB]

I think this may be fake the bird is basically in the same pose in both pictures.

[@Blackratsnake]

He stands on the beach so proudly

[@gbecks3672]

I love positive news ❤

[@QuantumNaut]

Bird is the word.

[@scottestes7768]

Now that's a rare bird...

[@cloudynight1]

"scientists are now studying the image" it's a bird.

[@CruzCruz-nw7fi]

Beautiful lil bird

[@darlenerdz1300]

Nice to see an immigrant so happily welcomed!

[@ionlytalkaboutbass]

I’ve seen this exact bird on the coast of North Carolina, no lie. I remember thinking I have only seen one abroad. Figured it came in on a boat since it was near a port. But I didn’t think to take a picture because I didn’t know it was super rare. 😂

[@BlueMoon-vf9lc]

Omg! I saw one of these last week!! I’ve never seen one before that. I live in Illinois and there’s a lot of robins and blue jays so I legitimately thought they bred and created a new species! 😆

[@NunnayaR2B]

Thank you ("

[@JGoddess]

I had a really strange dream involving several blue birds a few weeks ago 😅 they were way more animated, similar to angry birds 😂

[@anthonyguarino4242]

This beautiful bird! It must be lonely in the USA!

[@flightydancer]

So blue!

[@CanadianPranks12]

Just wow

[@maciel1816]

I saw one of these the other day

[@terrapinflyer273]

Jeez, news reporting is weird now!! Guy finds an unusual bird, reporter sounds like it's a sign of the end times. Elsewhere, 3 people die and the news reporter sounds like it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.

[@theriskid]

That robin is the newest member of Blue Bird Group.

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

Okay. Who put the lil' shirt on the birdy

[@RealJackHQ]

A brave birdie who now has a home in the home of the brave. It is quite poetic. 🐦🤗🇺🇸

[@sunshine09944]

ooh how beautiful

[@Flopsaurus]

Can we get more of them please? I live in Oregon!

[@Gurudine]

Hi bird

[@moonshoes11]

Blue Rock Kush 🤘😛

[@Hayley-sl9lm]

Don't you people get it, exotic species showing up in our vulnerable ecosystem is bad news

[@robyndavis3043]

Beautiful bird

[@KB-kp2oz]

The amount of bots assuming that this bird is alone from a simple picture is quite astonishing. The amount of stupidity that floats around humanity.

[@benedictrayco9947]

Oh look, it’s twitter irl

[@warriorfb2010]

Positive news.... i like the recent trends. Negative news isn't attractive

[@samanthacrump1976]

It is very beautiful

[@creightonworkman5531]

Wasn't there an ancient bluebird feather found in a washed out mammoth tusk from the boneyard site in Alaska?