'Could've flown hundreds of miles more': Biologist weighs in on flamingos spotted in Port Washington

WISCONSIN (CBS 58) -- They took the shores of Lake Michigan by storm with their unusual visit. Flamingos landed on a beach in Port Washington on Friday.

They were spotted again on Saturday in Adams County, just north of the Wisconsin Dells. 

But where are those flamingos now?

"They could still be in that general vicinity, or they could've flown hundreds of miles more and be a few states away by now. We don't know."

The flamingos found their way to the Midwest after Hurricane Idalia rolled through Florida. 

DNR biologist Ryan Brady says the birds have been on the move for a while and are finding plenty of food to keep them going up here in different environments. 

Brady says the birds likely won't stick around once temperatures drop.

"They could not survive here in the winter," he said. "There aren't a lot of birds that can, so the chance is that they are going to be kinda pushed south as food becomes inaccessible."

Brady says that will probably happen sooner than later, before waterways start to freeze over. 

He says you can still keep an eye out around shallow water to see if you can spot them. 

If you do, he encourages you to report the sighting to the DNR or on ebird.org so sightings can be tracked.