![]() ![]() With wildlife through the original series. Re-launched in 2003, the new series serves to rebuild the connection thousands of viewers made For more than 50 years, Hinterland Who’s Who has proudlyīeen bringing Canada’s iconic wildlife directly into Canadians’ homes. It all started in 1963, with black-and-white vignettes about the loon, the moose, the gannet and the beaver. Welcome to the Web site for Hinterland Who's Who Knowledge on the possibilities of where and what birds might be present are included. Whether it be by regions, habitat, appearance or maybe colour. Each of these links offer the user different methods to identify birds, Same sites are a great asset to seeking out knowledge on birds in other regions of the world. These are links to websites pertaining to the different birding institutions, societies and organizations here in North America. Return to Birds of North America Home Page Little Bunting, Pallas's Bunting, Pine Bunting, Reed Bunting, Yellow-breasted Bunting and the Yellow-throated Bunting. There are also the rare visitors from Asia that show up in North America every now and then. With the Blue Bunting being the most southern bird. The Painted Bunting, Varied Bunting and the Blue Bunting live mostly in the southern states to Central America, Lark Bunting and Indigo Bunting can be found from southern Canada into northern Mexico depending on the time of year. Whereas the Lazuli Bunting, Rustic Bunting, McKay's Bunting is restricted to the western and southwestern areas of Alaska. The Snow Bunting has the widest range and the The Snow Bunting and McKay's Bunting are our most northern travelers. ![]() That have been identified and listed as rare visitors. ![]() There are 9 species of buntings in North America and another 7 species from Asia To the grasslands and savannahs of the south. So what does this glorious bird do in all of those far-flung spots it likes to hang out in? Well, it likes to look cool, naturally.The buntings are found throughout North America, from the far north in the arctic circle, tundra, conifer forests, urban developments I guess I have to go to some scrubland in the middle of Nebraska, or a forest in Mexico, and not, like, Brooklyn, if I want to see the bunting. What gives?!?! Well, to quote Audubon again, this bird “does well in brushy rural areas, but not in urbanized areas or regions of intense agriculture.” (This is apparently especially true of the female bunting, which, thanks to the bird patriarchy, is a more muted brown color and actually does all of the work in a bunting family.) You win this round, rural areas. Now, I live in New York, which last I checked was in the east, and I don’t see indigo buntings everywhere I look. OK, back to how the bunting is all over the place in the east. This accounts for why in some lighting the males appear exquisitely turquoise blue, while in others they appear to be almost black. The brilliant blue of male indigo buntings results not from pigment but rather from the diffraction of light through the structure of the feathers. Side note: this blue I’ve been rhapsodizing about? It’s literally a trick of the light. Audubon says that “in parts of the East, Indigo Bunting may be the most abundant songbird, with the deep-blue males singing along every roadside.” According to Cornell’s eBird site, there have even been sightings in Alaska. If you’re in Cuba, you can see the indigo bunting. If you’re in Ohio, you can see the indigo bunting. It can be found as far north as Canada and as far south as Colombia, as far east as Maine and as far west as California. And it’s everywhere this little bird goes.Īs I indicated before, the indigo bunting goes a lot of different places. It’s the kind of blue that inspires poets, that leads people to instill spiritual meaning in nature, that makes you glad to be alive in the world. Avatar’ s got nothing on the indigo bunting. Seriously, though, look at that brilliant, blazing, bliss-inducing blue. ‘Nuff said, I think! I guess I can call it a day. ![]()
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