Rare 'dinky' bird migrates to US for first time

Birders with binoculars and cameras are flocking to a remote state park in Texas in search of a small yellow-chested bird that apparently crossed the U.S. border for the first time from its high-mountain habitat to the south.
At 5 inches with beige and yellow markings, the pine flycatcher doesn't look like much, but its unprecedented migration from Mexico and Guatemala is exciting birders all over the country.

"It's not a thrilling bird visually.
It's thrilling because it's a first U.S. record," said Wes Biggs, who flew to Choke Canyon State Park from Orlando, Fla., to catch a glimpse.

The bird, which appears to be alone, was first spotted last month and as recently as today.
The sightings have been confirmed by photographs and recordings of its chirping.
The bird, with a solitary nature, usually stays at high elevations but has made its winter home in the low Texas scrub-land about 200 miles north of its usual habitat.