Birdwatch: a nostalgic sighting of a roadrunner in Nevada

I was keen to catch up the species, and my son spotted one by scrubby vegetation before we'd even got out of the car"Beep beep." If you're of a certain age you'll probably recall the old TV cartoon featuring the Road Runner and his hapless adversary Wile E Coyote. But you might not be aware that it was based on a real bird: the greater roadrunner found in the arid regions of northern Mexico and the US south-west.While on a business trip to Las Vegas I was keen to catch up with this iconic species, and before we had even got out of the car at the nearby Clark County wetlands park, my son George spotted one lurking by scrubby vegetation on the edge of the car park. Continue reading...