IBRC #47-B-11

IDAHO BIRD RECORDS COMMITTEE
RARE BIRD REPORT FORM

SPECIES: Passerina ciris
HOW MANY: One

REPORTER: Dennis and Marilyn Gleed P. O. Box 268 Rupert, Idaho. 83350 208-436-9419
REPORTER EMAIL: Dmgleed@cableone.net
OTHER OBSERVERS: Dennis Gleed Marilyn Gleed

DATE REPORT PREPARED: 8/6/11
DATE SIGHTING OCCURRED: 5/16/11

LOCALITY OF OBSERVATION: 44 W 100 N Rupert, ID Back yard feeder
HABITAT: Back Yard
CONDITIONS: Approximately one minute. Flew before camera could be retrieved. Strong winds blew from west, east and south. Viewed through back door.

DID YOU TAKE NOTES?: Yes, later the same day
DID YOU CONSULT FIELD GUIDE OR OTHER REFERENCES?: Yes, later the same day
WHAT GUIDE(S) OR REFERENCE(S) DID YOU CONSULT?: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Field Guide to the BIRDS of North America Third Edition IPhone Bird Application

DESCRIPTION: Bright blue head, red breast, green markings. Brilliant colors.
BEHAVIOR: He was eating. Observation time for behavior was limited.

HOW AND WHEN DID YOU POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE BIRD, AND WHAT CLINCHED THE IDENTIFICATION FOR YOU? Immediately, we looked in our bird reference book. The number of bright colors, his bright blue head, red breast were unmistakable.
HOW DID YOU ELIMINATE SIMILAR SPECIES, AND WHAT WERE THEY? No other were as strikingly colored as the Painted Bunting. Determination was easy.

EXPERIENCE WITH THIS SPECIES (AND SIMILAR SPECIES): We enjoy feeding finch. Various birds feed and often a stranger will visit. We're pleasure bird watchers - not experts. Didn't need to have expertise to identify this beauty.
GENERAL BIRDING EXPERIENCE: See above.

WERE PHOTO(S), VIDEO, AND/OR AUDIO OBTAINED BY YOU?: None