My first Blue Grosbeak, at Clapp in 2018, I identified as an Indigo or Lazuli.
You're entitled to an unsenior moment.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lena Zappia <lzappia@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu, May 28, 2020 07:23 AM
Subject: [leasbirds] Re: Indigo Buntings
A huge, absurd but humbling gaffe on my part: the Indigo Buntings were actually
Blue Grosbeaks. I do not know what I was thinking. Doh!
On May 27, 2020, at 9:00 PM, Lena Zappia <lzappia@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
And finally, 2 Indigo Buntings (male and female) also on East CR7300,
southeast of Ransom Canyon.
I was really looking for wildflowers, but it turned into a great birding
adventure thanks to the buntings. There is, however, a HUGE patch of Wild
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) and a patch of what I think is Western
Horsenettle (Solanum dimidiatum) down in that area. A few Fulvia Checkerspots
(writing this in plural seems like a big deal; I've only ever seen one in my
life. Anthony has surely seen dozens.) were enjoying the wildflowers.
Lena
