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A double-striped thick-knee bird was spotted on private property in Wilson County, Texas, on Sunday, Sept. 14

After the news broke that the bird was visible, bird watchers across Texas and other neighboring states went to watch the animal

This was the first time since 1961 that the animal was spotted in Texas

After 64 years, Texas bird watchers celebrated a rare sighting of a double-striped thick-knee bird in Wilson County on Sunday, Sept. 14.

The bird was spotted on private property near Nixon, Texas, about 40 miles southeast of San Antonio. The family reached out to Ginger Coleman, who shared a photo of the bird in a local birding Facebook group, prompting Texas bird watchers to go searching for the rare animal.

Birdwatcher Dania Sanchez told Chron that she was at ho

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