Rustic Bunting

Identification
The Rustic Bunting has a bright chestnut-brown upper parts streaked with black on back.
Its throat and belly are white, breast band is cinnamon-brown, and sides and flanks are streaked.
Its black head has slight crest and thick white eyebrow. The tail is dark brown with white edges.
Habitat
They live in brushy forests & nest in trees.
They eat small seeds, berries, bugs & insects.
Song
There song is similar to the Scarlet Tanager’s song.
This bird is very rare in the U.S. & usually is seen on the east coast of Asia.
McKay’s Bunting

Identification
The McKay’s Buntings stomach, back, head & shoulders are white.
Its wings & tail are black & white & its beak is orange.
Habitat
It lives in grasslands & along rocky coasts.
It eats seeds, insects & weeds.
They nest in hidden cavities in the ground.
Song
There song is a warbled twitter.
Lark Bunting

Identification
The Lark Bunting has a black head, neck, breast, eyes, stomach, back, wings & tail.
Its shoulders are white & its beak is gray.
Habitat
They live in plains, prairies, meadows, brushy areas, and desert.
They eat insects, seeds, grain & fruit.
They nest in cavities in the ground covered by grass.
Song
There song is a series of whistling & rattling.

Indigo Bunting

Identification
The Indigo Buntings head, back, shoulders, stomach, throat, breast & tail are blue.
Its wings & eyes are black & its beak is gray.
Habitat
They live in brushy and weedy areas, edges of woods, along roads, streams, rivers, forest, canyons, fields, lawns, grasslands, shrubs, and trees.
They eat seeds, berries, buds & insects.
They nest in small shrubs.
Song
There song is high pitched notes that sound like what! what! where? where? see it! see it & their call is chips.

Snow Bunting

Identification
The Snow Buntings throat & stomach are white.
Its breast, head, back & shoulders are brown.
Its wings & tail are black. Around its eye is white.
Its eye are black & and its beak is yellow.
Habitat
They live in grassy weedy fields & next to lakes.
They eat weeds, seeds & insects.
They nest in cavities in the ground.
Song
There song is a mixture of high and low notes & their call is a chew sound.

Lazuli Bunting

Identification
The Lazuli Bunting has a blue head & back.
Its wings & tail Are blackish blue & the shoulder is white.
Its stomach is white & its throat is orange.
Habitat
They live in hills, wooded valleys, open scrub, thickets and hedges, and gardens.
They eat seeds, insects & fruits.
They nest in small shrubs.
Song
There song is a bunch of warbled notes & their call is little chips.

Varied Bunting

Identification
The Varied Buntings head, wings & tail are blue.
Its breast & back of its head is red.
Its stomach & neck are purple.
Its beak is an ivory color with a tint of gray.
Habitat
They live in thorn brush, scrub forest, canyons, and deserts.
They eat insects, seeds & fruit.
They nest in small shrubs.
Song
There song is some notes rising & falling & their call is chips.

Painted Bunting

Identification
The Painted Buntings head is blue.
Its throat, stomach & under tail are red.
Its wing shoulders & back are green.
Its tail & wings are dark gray.
Habitat
They live in brush lands, thickets, woodlands, hedges and yards.
They eat insects & seed.
They nest in small shrubs.
Song
There song is a very high pitched chips.
