I had the pleasure of watching a brilliant male Indigo Bunting come and go from a feeder for a couple hours Saturday. I was at a friends home on the north side of Lake Bemidji. Another friend called to say they had a Scarlet Tanager in their yard Friday morning on Big Turtle Lake. I may be wrong, but it seems we have a variety of birds this spring I don't remember seeing in the past, and it has been great. I am not a serious birder, so maybe some of the local experts could say if this is true or not. It might be because we have no leaves yet (very late) and they are easier to see, but I haven't seen an Indigo Bunting here in years. We have also had Cardinals, which often stay south of Bemidji, and quite a few Orioles. It has been a fun, colorful spring here.
I would also like an ID from better birders here.....is this a female Baltimore Oriole, or an Orchard Oriole female? http://www.pbase.com/spatterson/image/97487989 Thanks Steve Patterson
