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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: Molebird on May 07, 2011, 09:39:26 PM

Title: Indigo Bunting
Post by: Molebird on May 07, 2011, 09:39:26 PM: Wondering lately when we would see our first Indigo Bunting this year - and there it was this afternoon in our backyard feeding under our feeder.

Totally gob smacked.
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Post by: RKD on May 08, 2011, 09:33:06 AM: Lucky you, I'm still waiting for ours who usually show up 12-14th of May. I'll keep my eyes peeled in case they are early this year.
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Post by: mr.sharp-photo on May 08, 2011, 10:40:45 AM: just wondering what parts of Toronto you guys are at?
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Post by: Moira on May 08, 2011, 03:53:00 PM: Awesome backyard visitor!
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Post by: Molebird on May 08, 2011, 09:24:54 PM: Roncesvalles Village., who would believe it!
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Post by: David the park stroller on May 09, 2011, 03:18:12 PM: Sometimes we see them near the allottment gardens in High Park, but not yet this year.
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Post by: pearlD on May 10, 2011, 08:36:43 PM: I am so envious of your sighting of an Indigo Bunting...I have only seen one in my life and it was in my own backyard, mind you that was in 2009 so I still live in hope!!! Today was the first arrival (in our yard) of a Baltimore Oriole this year...I had to scramble like mad to get the Oriole feeder up and filled...I just put up the hummingbird feeder on the weekend and I think he may have been attracted by it...He did visit all of the other feeders but stayed for a bit to eat at the nijjer/millet feeder. Hope he comes back tomorrow!!!
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Post by: RKD on May 11, 2011, 03:20:21 PM: finally today the resident indigo bunting has shown up in Glen Williams.
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Post by: brummiebirder on May 11, 2011, 05:26:03 PM: One in Thickson's Woods today high in a poplar tree on the back road. Regular spring migrant to Thickson's.
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Post by: Rob'in'To on May 12, 2011, 09:04:16 PM: A friend of mine lives up in King City and she has four visiting her feeders over the last 3 seasons. She sees them so often that she has no real excitement for them anymore. But winter rolls around and she misses them again.
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Post by: Raven11:11 on May 13, 2011, 12:01:21 AM: wow, for some reason I never did do any extensive research on them and did not know they were even near Toronto, or Canada ... but a recent commercial for bird feed did mention them so it got me wondering.

Thanks,.
Title: Indigo Bunting at Lambton Woods (May 13)
Post by: Andre on May 13, 2011, 05:38:01 PM: I spotted a single Indigo Bunting at the first little stream crossing, while heading south along the inside trail at Lambton Woods this afternoon around 1PM. Such a beautiful bird.