Trapping of painted buntings for illegal sale is rampant in South Florida. See http://www.tropicalaudubon.org/trapping.html Roy Sent from my iPad On Aug 30, 2013, at 9:01 PM, Matthew G Hunter <matthewghunter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > HI Folks, > > I have added another 24 photos from the homeowner/observer of the Aug 16 > Painted Bunting from Lookingglass to the set on Flickr > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewghunter/sets/72157635287515375/ > > I received several private messages from people who have raised Canaries, and > they say the yellow bird is most definitely a Canary. One person specified a > lightly red factored canary, making the yellow canary slightly peachy as the > observer noted. > > Opinions vary on the origin of the bunting (wild vs escaped). No surprise. > I'm going to continue to investigate how frequently Painted Buntings are kept > or raised as caged birds in the U.S., legally or illegally. As of yet I have > very little information. If you have any info or leads, I would appreciate a > pointer. > > Wild and beautiful would be great with me, especially if it showed up again! > :-) What an eye-popper here in the Northwest! > > Matt Hunter > Melrose, OR