Sandy Brings Ashore Rare Birds
Pomarine Jaeger is one of the sea birds rarely seen in North America. But it was brought ashore by hurricane Sandy and a number of them were recently spotted in Manhattan. (Photo: Brian Sullivan)
Hurricane Sandy brought with her a range of birds from distant places, giving American bird watchers a chance to see species they might have never encountered otherwise.
Andrew Harnsworth of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology talks to Lisa Mullins about some of the rare species that are being spotted in and around New York.
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