We have had up to 6 male Painted Buntings coming to breakfast here for sometime now. The last two mornings there have been no males, but about the usual number of female/immature. I wonder if this is a sign that the males have headed south. David Bryant Kingsland, TX Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner