Monday, September 16, 2013

First Painted Bunting Of 2013-14 Season





Painted Bunting Molting

This rough looking Painted Bunting arrived yesterday in central Florida about 5 to 6 weeks early. I have never seen one before about October 17th-24th. This appears to be a young male in the middle of molting. Typically we never see a molting bird as they do not depart their northern haunts until done molting. Believe it or not - this rough looking Bunting will become the most spectacular looking songbird in all of North America this fall. See:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8-TUzAV4A4 for an example.

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