But its sparkling color is its chief feature and so indigo bunting it is. The female bunting is a study in beige, and her plainness is a key to identifying her. Wing bars and breast streaks often ...

There is nothing like the royal blue of an indigo bunting. In the Northeast, they arrive fashionably late to the spring fling ...

If you think you see a plain green female bursting into song, it’s most likely an immature male in his first year. Bird songs courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology “Indigo buntings love ...

The male indigo bunting is commonly seen as a breeding species ... mottled brown and blue early in winter. Summer female: dull brown, usually with 2 faint wing bars and in­distinct streaking ...

Two recent summer bird counts emphasized some of the more commonplace birds in the region. While American robins and European starlings were extremely abundant, these two birds ar ...

The indigo buntings are smaller than grosbeaks, a little like finches, and dazzling blue all over. Female indigo buntings are a brownish color also. Then a day later, Sanders sent another email.

He and his cinnamon-colored female mate may be attracted to grains and seeds at feeders in yards with shrubs. The stunning male indigo bunting is totally blue. One of the most breathtaking sights ...

The much less colorful female blue grosbeak looks more like a typical large brownish sparrow. Although it generally inhabits the same rural habitats, the indigo bunting may be a little better ...