An exotic visitor landed in Kansas City recently, drawing hundreds to a midtown pond for a chance to see a literal odd bird out of place.
The pond at the Kauffman Foundation, half a mile east of the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, is usually pretty quiet, but it was busy all weekend with people trying to snap a good picture of the brown booby, a tropical bird that from a distance could be a big duck.
“Birders are crazy people,” said Anne Kruse, momentarily looking away from her long-lensed camera pointed at the bird about 30 yards away. “An hour after I found out about it, I was on my way. This is something that isn’t normal for us to see, and it’s in our backyard so it’s pretty amazing really.”…