ID Please

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Posted by David Chauvin on April 30, 2013 at 7:25 PM

Any help in identifying this bird would be greatly appreciated. It was found on Grand Isle,LA this past weekend. There are lots of migrants passing through and I can't ID this one in Sibley or Audubon guides. Thanks in advance.

Posted by Luke Ormand on April 30, 2013 at 7:36 PM

I'll go with Female Indigo Bunting... if I'm right, the only reason is because I had the same confusing bird that I posted and was told on here that's what it was!

Posted by David Chauvin on April 30, 2013 at 7:43 PM

Thanks Luke, There were flocks of Indigos passing through so this could very well be one.

Posted by Jim DeWitt on May 1, 2013 at 12:45 AM

Classic female Indigo Bunting in breeding plumage. Bicolored bill, faint wing bars, faint eye ring and diffuse streaking on chest. A pretty shot of a pretty lady.

Posted by David Chauvin on May 1, 2013 at 6:52 AM

Thanks for the confirmation, Jim. My small bird ID skills are weak to say the least.

Posted by David Graham on May 1, 2013 at 7:38 AM

Lessee...no eye ring, no wing bars, no streaks, no spots no sharp edges of color...not a single damned identifying mark !!....oh yeah...must be a female indigo!
Dave Graham

Posted by Claude Dagenais on May 1, 2013 at 7:40 PM

Sure is!