First Alaska ibis sighting has birders going ‘ballistic’

An unusual bird was spotted in two separate Southeast towns on the same day last week. The ibises were a rare treat that has left bird experts scratching their heads, wondering why these southern birds have landed in Alaska.
A white-faced ibis. (Courtesy of Flickr creative commons user docentjoyce)Words like ‘flabbergasted’ and ‘astonishing’ came up when birders described hearing about the Ibis sightings last week. The large long-legged, wading bird is not native to Alask