The indigo bunting perching in sunlight is like a sapphire with wings. Glistening intensely blue, it is a gem of a bird. A bird watcher’s attention is first drawn to the bird by its distinctive ...

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 are permanent residents ...

In this Bird of the Week segment, Stacia Brezinski with the Maine Audubon teaches us about a piece of eye candy known as the ...

A painted bunting sports a rainbow of colors. Learn what males and females look like, what they eat, and what they sound like.

No matter how long you’ve been at it, birdwatching always presents new firsts. Wait, I used that sentence to start my column last month. Oh well, another birding first happened recently so I’m ...

There is nothing like the royal blue of an indigo bunting. In the Northeast, they arrive fashionably late to the spring fling, behind the vanguard of migrating warblers and other songbirds. On my ...

MANTEO, N.C. (WNCT) — An Indigo Bunting bird was spotted at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, potentially traveling over 1,200 miles. According to a press release, “this mal… ...

The blue bunting isn't the first uncommon avian visitor to the Lone Star State recently. In November 2023, a gray-collared becard made its first Texas appearance at Resaca de la Palma State Park ...