CORONADO, Calif. — In 2018, CBS 8 shared the story of a flamingo spotted in the south bay, nobody knew where it came from. We had reached out to local animal organizations but they didn't know why the bird arrived in Imperial Beach.
“My husband and I were on the bike path and we were like oh my gosh is that a flamingo?,” San Diego Resident Tammy Ascher said.
Now, the mystery deepens with the arrival of flamingo number two. Years later, the new flamingo is hanging out with the original one by the same location, along Silver Strand Boulevard.
‘Floyd and Flo’ are some of the names people are calling the pair.
“It's just amazing. I'm glad they're here and whether they are migrating through the estuary or what but yeah it's a blessing to see them,” San Diego Visitor, Juan Segura said.
CBS 8 reached out to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Sea World San Diego but they don't know where the new flamingo came from either or who it might belong to.
“You don't see too many flamingos out in the wild there,” San Diego Resident, Michael Pawka said.
People in the area have a few theories on how these two flamingos might've ended up in the south bay.
“I'm thinking that they maybe escaped someone's private collection,” Ascher said.
Another person said he thinks they might’ve migrated from another location.
“I think we're on a flyaway here so they might migrate north and south,” San Diego Visitor, Scott Petersburg said.
Although we don't know where the flamingos came from, people say they’ve become mascots in the South Bay.
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