National Bird Day: Painted Buntings

Photos of Painted Bunting bird. Photo credit to PBC Parks Volunteer, Barbara Ladd.

January 5 is National Bird Day and one of the birds you can find at our parks’ during winter is the Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)— a brightly colored songbird that is a common species of the coastal Southeast and south-central U.S. This species can be found in a variety of habitats, including shrublands, grasslands and wetlands, and can be attracted to your yard with feeders filled with white millet.  

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