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Tropical Bird Found in Mass. Woman's Backyard After Storm

The rare tropical Purple Gallinule was found underweight after storms likely pushed it off course; it is now receiving care for eventual release, the New England Wildlife Center said.

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A tropical species of bird was found in a woman's New Bedford backyard after rain pummeled most of Massachusetts all day on Friday.

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Tropical bird found in Mass. woman's backyard after storm

A tropical species of bird was found in a woman's New Bedford backyard after rain pummeled most of Massachusetts all day on Friday.

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‘Rare visitor’: Tropical bird found in New Bedford

According to the New England Wildlife Center, while the species is native to tropical and subtropical wetlands, it’s not unheard of for southern birds to pushed off course and carried north along the coast.

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