ROSEVILLE, Minn. – Wildlife rehabilitation experts say a bird rarely seen in Minnesota was found just outside the Twin Cities.
Last weekend, a good Samaritan rescued an ancient murrelet in Hastings after he noticed the bird was unable to fly. The man brought the bird to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota in Roseville, where it later died.
In a social media post, the facility thanked the Good Samaritan for giving the bird the best chance it had rather than leaving it to suffer on the road. They said it’s the first time they’ve ever admitted an ancient murrelet.
According to the Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union, the bird has only been spotted nine or 10 times in the North Star State since 1905.
