The indigo bunting is a sparrow-sized bird at 5.5 inches in length. It is stocky with a short tail and conical bill. The male indigo bunting lives up to its name. During the summer breeding season it ...

Mainers love their birds and so this summer, we're once again helping you build your bird list. In this Bird of the Week segment, Stacia Brezinski with the Maine Audubon teaches us about a piece of ...

The male indigo bunting is commonly seen as a breeding species and at migration hot spots. In the spring, the Indigo may be present in large flocks, particularly during migratory fallouts, and is ...

I’m not sure how it's possible for summer days to feel endless yet so limited and finite. We have gone entirely through June and midway through July! From a birding and photography standpoint, June ...

A regular happening with songbirds in spring is that they will live up to their names and sing when arriving back from migration. Most of these migrants that nest in the Northland come back from ...

The first time I saw an indigo bunting was right after college. While on a road trip to the West Coast we came upon a flock in a hedge along a rural roadside in western Pennsylvania. Now, 30 years ...

The indigo bunting perching in sunlight is like a sapphire with wings. Glistening intensely blue, it is a gem of a bird. A bird watcher’s attention is first drawn to the bird by its distinctive song, ...

Bird populations are notoriously flighty: they wax and wane mysteriously, with some species appearing thickly and others virtually disappearing, often for reasons unknown. When a local expert ...