I believe this is an Indigo Bunting. This bird has a smaller bill than a Blue Grosbeak, lacks the broad cinnamon wingbars and also lacks the black border to the bill that Blue Grosbeak would show.
Still, Indigo Buntings are great birds. Thanks for sharing the photos. Chris Wood eBird & Neotropical Birds Project Leader Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York http://ebird.org http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Mo Barger Rooster Hill Farm <m...@roosterhillfarm.com> wrote: > HI - It's been a while since I have been on this list. I just wanted to > share with you some pictures I took of blue grosbeaks in Candor. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mobarger/tags/bluegrosbeak/ > > They are busy eating apple blossoms, only the pink not the white kinds. :) > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
