Re: Still trying to figure out the blue bird


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Posted by Bill Pranty on 18:54:05 03/25/08

In Reply to: Still trying to figure out the blue bird posted by Nina Gail

Hi Nina,

Young male _Passerina_ are brown and adquire their all-blue breeding plumage gradually during late winter and early spring.

A photo would be good, but I'm guessing it's an Indigo Bunting since they are much more numerous than Blue Grosbeaks, and readily visit feeders.


Bill Pranty
Bayonet Point, Florida



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