Documentation of
Painted Bunting
2024-029
Observer Information
Reporter:
Carol Comeau
PO Box 6852,
Los Osos,
CA 93412
E-mail:
ccomeau75@gmail.com
Other Observers:
John Roser
Species, Date, Time and Location Information
Species:
Painted Bunting
First Date/Time:
9/14/2024 11:00:00 AM
Last Date/Time:
9/14/2024 11:20:00 AM
Duration (total time in view):
20 min
County:
Montrose
Specific Location:
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Number:
1
Age:
Unknown
Sex:
Unknown
Plumage:
Other/Unknown
Habitat
Fenced yard with grass/shrubs. First house on left as your enter the campground at East Portal.
Viewing Conditions
Optics:
binoculars
Distance:
30 feet
Light:
good
Description of the Bird
John Roser first spotted a small bird with a green back coming out of tall grass and flying into the low part of a shrub. Carol Comeau took photos. We both instantly recognized the bird as a female/immature Painted Bunting. The bird had a fairly bright green back and greenish/yellow undersides. There were no wingbars or other obvious markings other than a pale eyering. The bird had a fairly light colored bill. See photos. The bord continued foraging low in the shrubs. We never saw it more than 3 ft off the gorund. At one point it did perch on the fence surrounding the yard it was in. Ebiord report: https://ebird.org/checklist/S195102459
Similar Species Discussion
None considered. We had been looking at multiple female/immature type Painted Buntings in our yard in Portal, AZ 2 weeks previously. We felt confident of the ID.
Previous Experience
We see Painted Buntings (male, female, immatures) in late summer early fall in Portal, AZ. We get all 4 Bunting species in our Portal, AZ yard: Painted, Varied, Lazuli, and Indigo. We have also seen this species in Texas.
Date Documentation Submitted
9/18/2024 2:17:00 PM
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