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Indigo Bunting or Blue Grosbeak?


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#1 msjane

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Posted 03 June 2012 - 12:54 PM

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#2 Shoveler26

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Posted 03 June 2012 - 01:05 PM

Looks like a Blue Grosbeak to me! Look at how big the bill is!
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#3 Liam

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Posted 03 June 2012 - 02:12 PM

I agree, Blue Grosbeak.
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#4 msjane

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Posted 03 June 2012 - 08:48 PM

I agree about the beak BUT it also looks just like every similar photo of an indigo bunting and the tail looks the color of the bunting

#5 creeker

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Posted 03 June 2012 - 09:16 PM

I agree with Blue Grosbeak.
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Posted 03 June 2012 - 10:39 PM

Blue grosbeak for sure




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