An Indigo Bunting bird was spotted at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, potentially traveling over 1,200 miles.

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 ...

A I have seen indigo buntings before, but this is the first spring that I ... More likely the egg was pushed overboard by a hatchling cowbird to make room for itself. Often, it's nest mates are of a ...

Jonathan Snyder photographed a beautiful indigo bunting at Back Bay National Wildlife ... John Olivieri photographed 1 of 2 green heron hatchlings that have just started to leave the nest in ...

The hatchlings fledge the nest in about nine ... Bird songs courtesy of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology “Indigo buntings love the black oil sunflower seeds I put out. But their more colorful ...

Migrating songbirds, like the Indigo Bunting, use stars to navigate while ... programs along the coast have helped reduce sea turtle hatchling disorientation. Changes by individuals and ...

The indigo bunting eats insects and spiders during ... In the Summer, they and their hatchlings/nestlings eat mostly insects. In the Winter, they eat fruits, nuts, seeds, and acorns.

The indigo bunting is a sparrow-sized bird at 5.5 inches in length. It is stocky with a short tail and conical bill. The male indigo bunting lives up to its name. During the summer breeding season ...