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The Painted Bunting was seen by approx. 15 birders this morning at around 9:00 a.m. Good luck to those who try for it!!!! Enjoy Birds, Jim Mead Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 18, 2016, at 7:07 PM, Kent McFarland <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I was able to find the Painted Bunting easily at the feeders north of the > fire station in Pittsfield, VT. The owner of the property was very nice and > I watched the bird with her at the feeder and in the bushes. She is quite > amenable to having birders around, but lets all remember to be as > respectful as possible of the area. She first found the bird on Wed. > > If you look at my images (highly cropped) on this Vermont eBird checklist > - http://ebird.org/ebird/vt/view/checklist?subID=S28414635 - you can see > that the bird is letting its foot hang loose. Closeup view shows it to be > deformed I think, as was mentioned Taj yesterday. It is clearly not working > well or at all. Also, the bird appeared to be quite cold and often kept its > head tucked down and feathers fluffed up. > > Best, > Kent > ____________________________ > > Kent McFarland > Vermont Center for Ecostudies > PO Box 420 | Norwich, Vermont 05055 > 802.649.1431 x2 > > <http://vtecostudies.org/>