A pair of indigo buntings has been visiting the backyard feeders. Today, I noticed two lighter-colored blue birds, darkish wings, same size and beak as the adults, feeding with the adults. I had assumed these were fledglings, until I looked up indigo buntings in some bird ID books. According to these books, immature buntings look like the female. The coloration I saw looked like 'first spring', again according to the ID books. So what are these lighter-colored birds doing here? Why would they be feeding with the adults? Did the adults call up the teenagers from school to help out with a new brood? Thanks for any info Sharon Sheliga Lenoir City, TN =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================