Last week’s Nor’easter brought more than wind and rain to Massachusetts. It bought with it some birds from down South. Most notable was a roseate spoonbill, a large, pink wading bird with a large spoon-shaped bill. The Floridian bird was first discovered at the Brant Rock Town Pier in Marshfield on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 15. It later moved to the Green Harbor marshes. Only the second record of this bird in Massachusetts, it drew the attention of birders across the state and beyond.

Since we had never seen one in Massachusetts, Margo and I headed to Marshfield the next morning. We parked in the recommended lot on Dike Road and looked down the intersecting road and saw a small group of birders and photographers all looking into the marsh. I carried the scope and Margo brought her ca

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