WEST ALTON, Mo. – A Missouri bird sanctuary rejoiced after officials recently spotted a rare bird on the facility’s grounds. The bird, a Green-tailed Towhee, was sighted at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton. The animal is a common fixture in its home throughout the Southwest U.S. and Mexcio, but the species rarely, if ever, makes an appearance in the Midwest.