[va-richmond-general] Re: Indigo Buntings
- From: "Scarborough, George K \(J6R\)" <George.Scarborough@xxxxxxx>
- To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:27:04 -0400
Yes, there was one on my feeder yesterday! Along with a red-breasted
grosbeak!
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[mailto:va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim
Blowers
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 4:41 PM
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Subject: [va-richmond-general] Indigo Buntings
Today I saw all kinds of birds near our feeders. These include crows,
brown thrashers, blue jays, chickadees, white throated sparrows and a
red-bellied woodpecker. But then I saw a small blue bird that was quite
striking - it was an iridescent greenish purplish blue. I looked at it
carefully with binoculars and determined it was not a bluebird - no red.
(a blue bird is not a bluebird, in other words). Instead, it had a gray
beak, darker color in the head, a black eye, and dark wing and tail
feathers. It was smaller than the sparrow. We checked it in the bird
books and found it was an indigo bunting, a bird I have never seen
before at our feeder. It seemed to be ripping weeds out of the ground
and eating their seeds.
Have any of you seen indigo buntings this year?
Jim Blowers
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