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INTERESTING FACTS

1. Indigo Buntings are actually black; the diffraction of light through their feathers makes them look blue. ...
2. They are more common now than when the pilgrims first landed. ...
3. They migrate at night, using the pattern of stars nearest the North Star to guide them.

1. How can you tell an indigo bunting?
2. What does it mean when you see an indigo bunting?
3. How common are indigo buntings?
4. How long does the indigo bunting live?
5. How do you attract Indigo Buntings?
6. Where are Indigo Buntings most common?
7. Where are indigo buntings from?
8. What's the difference between an indigo bunting and a bluebird?
9. What sound does an indigo bunting bird make?
10. Where do indigo buntings build their nests?
11. Do indigo buntings use birdhouses?
12. Are indigo buntings protected?
13. How do birds mate?
14. Do indigo buntings change color?

How can you tell an indigo bunting?

A breeding male Indigo Bunting is blue all over, with slightly richer blue on his head and a shiny, silver-gray bill. Females are basically brown, with faint streaking on the breast, a whitish throat, and sometimes a touch of blue on the wings, tail, or rump. Immature males are patchy blue and brown.

What does it mean when you see an indigo bunting?

What does it symbolize to see an indigo bunting? These birds symbolize a mystical meaning of wisdom and spiritual realization. Blue, in general, is the spiritual color of communication between beings.

How common are indigo buntings?

Although the Indigo Bunting still appears to be abundant throughout its range, Partners in Flight surveys show population decreases — a scenario increasingly seen in other once-common bird species such as Wood Thrush and Common Yellowthroat.

How long does the indigo bunting live?

Indigo buntings can live up to 10 years in the wild.

How do you attract Indigo Buntings?

You can attract Indigo Buntings to your yard with feeders, particularly with small seeds such as thistle or nyjer. Indigo Buntings also eat many insects, so live mealworms may attract them as well.

Where are Indigo Buntings most common?

Indigo buntings are common across the eastern half of the U.S. Look for them during spring migration and in summer. You can also find them in parts of the southwest. They head to the southernmost tip of Florida, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean to winter.

Where are indigo buntings from?

The indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) is a small seed-eating bird in the cardinal family, Cardinalidae. It is migratory, ranging from southern Canada to northern Florida during the breeding season, and from southern Florida to northern South America during the winter.

What's the difference between an indigo bunting and a bluebird?

Indigo Buntings are smaller than Eastern Bluebirds with a thick finchlike bill. Breeding males are entirely blue and unlike Eastern Bluebirds, which have an orangish breast.

What sound does an indigo bunting bird make?

Indigo Buntings give short, sharp, thin, one-syllable "spit" or "chip" calls.

Where do indigo buntings build their nests?

Indigo Buntings nest in fields and on the edges of woods, roadsides, and railroad rights-of-way. The female chooses a concealed nest site in low vegetation, within a meter of the ground. She locates the nest in a crotch or fork where branches meet, amid a supporting network of vertical and diagonal twigs.

Do indigo buntings use birdhouses?

An appropriate birdhouse for Indigo Buntings has a 5 inches x 5 inches floor and 8 inches inside ceiling. It should have 1 ¾ -2 ¾ inches diameter entrance hole located 2 to 10 feet above the ground. Place the birdhouse in shrubs or herbaceous plants close to the ground.

Are indigo buntings protected?

Indigo buntings are becoming more common. They are not threatened or endangered, but they are protected in the United States under the U.S. Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Indigo buntings are sometimes killed by hunters. They are also a popular as pet birds in Europe and Mexico.

How do birds mate?

Birds mate with what is known as a cloacal kiss. The male mounts the female from behind, balancing on her back. She arches her back and moves her tail to one side. He hunches over, and their cloacas touch for just a second.

Do indigo buntings change color?

Adult male indigo buntings in breeding plumage actually have black feathers, but thanks to the diffraction of light by the feather structure, they appear to be a brilliant blue, a colour that changes from black to blue to turquoise as the angle of reflected light changes.