Song birds

I could have sworn I saw an Indigo Bunting the other day but I didn't get a good enough look to confirm. They are only migratory here in the panhandle.

That's what I meant. frick it I'm not editing.

We're in the tail end of the spring migration here in the Florida Panhandle. In the last few weeks I've seen the following migrants: blue grosbeak, rose-breasted grosbeak, summer tanager, an oriole (likely an immature Altamira Oriole but not certain), Northern Parula, Eastern Kingbird, Great-Crested Flycatchers and a blackburnian warbler.

That's a blue bird I tell ya.

We have two Baltimore Orioles that have been here for about two weeks. They nest in a pecan tree. This is the second year they have used the same nest.

I get to see painted Buntings maybe 2-3 times a year. Have a lot of tree crp next to mature hardwoods and then grass crp and I guess the buntings like that environment. Summer tanagers and warblers are abundant here. Haven’t seen a warbler yet though.

One of life’s regrets is shooting a male painted bunting when I was about 10. I thought it must have been an exotic that escaped from the pet store or someone’s house, so I shot it with my pellet gun. Later in life I learned I fricked up doing that.

Yes, bunches of indigos lately.

Painted buntings are pretty tough to spot I think, I’ve seen one maybe two and they don’t sit still long.

I think I have a Goldfinch that has a nest but my quick google search led me to believe they aren’t common here

American Goldfinch winter down here but wouldn't be nesting here. Tell us a bit more about the bird and nest