A rare roseate spoonbill, typically found in warmer coastal areas, was spotted near Jersey Shore waters this month.
Emilee Carton, a Shrewsbury resident who has been an avid birder and wildlife photographer for the past five years, had her first sighting of the pink roseate spoonbill this week.
Carton had heard reports of the bird being in New Jersey from other fellow wildlife watchers and on eBird, a bird tracking platform created by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon…