[birdky] Re: Blue... bird?

Went down and sat on son's deck last night and the bird return.  Indigo 
bunting, I think.  This is in a densely populated, congested area of 
Louisville. Is it common to have this bird come to a feeder in an urban 
backyard and will he stay the summer? We think there is a female somewhere. 
Here is a link to photos I took last night.. Click on Next to see him sitting 
on a pole.   http://tinyurl.com/oxneb8    Someone please verify the ID.  Thanks.

Millie

  > From: Millie <kymillie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  > Subject: Re: [birdky] Blue... bird?
  > To: dlroemer@xxxxxxxxx
  > Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 9:29 AM
  > I am going to try to get down there this evening to see if
  > it returns. I forgot to mention that my GD said it had a
  > funny looking big beak and made a cheeking noise... Millie
  >   ----- Original Message ----- 
  >   From: David Roemer 
  >   To: kymillie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  >   Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:58 AM
  >   Subject: Re: [birdky] Blue... bird?
  > 
  > 
  > 
  >   Anything is possible, but could it have been an immature
  > male indigo bunting with the blue coming in?  That would
  > sure fit his description.
  > 
  >   dave
  > 
  > 
  >   --- On Mon, 5/11/09, Millie
  > <kymillie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  > 
  >   > From: Millie <kymillie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  >   > Subject: [birdky] Blue... bird?
  >   > To: "BIRDKY" <Birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  >   > Date: Monday, May 11, 2009, 11:30 PM
  >   > My son just moved to Crescent Hill area and this
  > weekend put
  >   > up a bird feeder. He and his daughter both got a
  > good look
  >   > at a bird on that feeder this evening. He insists
  > that it
  >   > looked like a house finch but had blue where the
  > house fish
  >   > is reddish. Is it possible it was a blue grosbeak in
  > that
  >   > heavily congested area? I sent him links to the
  > Cornell web
  >   > site and he said it was not an indigo bunting or
  > female
  >   > cowbird, but fit the description of an immature male
  >   > grosbeak.  He is not a birder, not even an amateur
  > one.  :-)
  >   > 
  >   > Millie Farmer
  >   > St. Matthews, KY

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