Every year I wait impatiently for our Painted Buntings to return. There is always a possibility one or more may be lost during one of their migrations - south or north. Plus their is the concern that they can fall capture to one of the illegal caged bird traders. Well almost to the exact day one showed up at the Oasis. Then disappeared for a a day, then it or another one made an appearance. Finally I am hearing their bubbly song and know they have found the ranch once more. So far I believe we have 3 males in full adult plumage, one that is still showing a lot of orange to the breast and one that is a first year male.
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| 1st year male Painted Bunting |
We are also overrun with Clay-colored Sparrows. Based on the amount of birds at the Oasis bathing and their constant calling from almost any brushy area on the ranch, we have several hundred.
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| Clay-colored Sparrow |
Another early visitors was this Blue Grosbeak
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| Blue Grosbeak - male |
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