Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)

Order: Passeriformes Family: Cardinalidae Genus: Passerina Species: ciris Profile: 7 positives 1 neutral No negatives Regional... This bird has been reportedly found in the following regions: Cape Coral, Florida Carver Ranches, Florida Cutler, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida Jacksonville, Florida (2 reports) Lake Belvedere Estates, Florida Lake Worth, Florida Lehigh Acres, Florida Mulberry, Florida Ocoee, Florida Orange Park, Florida Palm Shores, Florida South Daytona, Florida Starke, Florida Warm Mineral Springs, Florida Augusta, Georgia Baton Rouge, Louisiana Purvis, Mississippi Southport, North Carolina Barnwell, South Carolina Cane Savannah, South Carolina Summerville, South Carolina Blue Mound, Texas Carlsbad, Texas Everman, Texas Falcon Lake Estates, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Johnson City, Texas Kempner, Texas Old River-winfree, Texas San Antonio, Texas Wixon Valley, Texas Wyldwood, Texas (2 reports) Member Notes: Rating Author Comment Positive plantladylin On Jan 29, 2010, plantladylin from Daytona Beach, FL (Zone 9b) wrote: I love this colorful little bird. They have been frequent visitors to the feeders this winter. My bird book says their diet mainly consists of seeds but may include fruit and insects as well. Neutral Martin_Taylor On Mar 21, 2010, Martin_Taylor from Mountain Home, AR (Zone 6b) wrote: Occasional male, when it warms up. Have not seen a female at the feeders. Positive loveplantz On Feb 7, 2011, loveplantz from Cape Coral, FL wrote: We feed the birds all year and in winter the painted buntings can be seen everyday at the feeders. I have read that they prefer white millet but I have not seen it for sale otherwise I would get some. Positive KirbyW On Mar 1, 2011, KirbyW from Southport, NC wrote: This bird is found on Bald Head Island, North Carolina, both male and female. They usually appear in the early spring, although are seen throughout the year. Positive daddiopb On Mar 7, 2011, daddiopb from Hollywood, FL wrote: We have 2 adult males and 1 baby male, 5 adult females and 1 baby at our feeder all day long. So beautiful and shy. Positive DonnaBen On Mar 29, 2011, DonnaBen from Ocoee, FL wrote: This painted bunting has been feeding in my back yard since January. He and his female companion visit my feeder more than 5 times a day. And this is Central Florida. Just beautiful! Positive mamafrog On Apr 30, 2011, mamafrog from Augusta, GA wrote: Last summer we had one painted bunting on our feeders all summer. We were so excited because we had never seen one here before. Now the best part..now we have two that feed all day late into the evening. After many years of feeding and watching we are so happy to have them in our yard. Positive Adrastia217 On Feb 6, 2013, Adrastia217 from Fort Lauderdale, FL wrote: I love these pretty little birds! The all yellow/green females & rainbow colored males, bring me joy every winter. I really make sure my bird feeders are full when they're around.

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