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OK_Scissortail · Tuesday 12th May 2009, 00:11

Saw this one at the feeder while looking thru my zoom..would have missed it otherwise thinking it was another Indigo. I saw the orange and blue and thought..whoa wait a minute. Looked it up in the book and it looks like a Lazuli and if it is why is it way over here in Oklahoma? Book says it doesn't come this far over. Very exciting if it is a Lazuli.

It has been too cool this Spring..I have approximately 30 Indigo Buntings, 5-6 Painted Buntings pairs, 5 Baltimore Orioles (pairs), One Orchard Oriole, and many many others. These birds are here everyday..enjoying them all.

Thanks for any help.

SueO · Tuesday 12th May 2009, 00:38

Lazuli Bunting. Congratulations.

MichavdB · Tuesday 12th May 2009, 01:58

Definitely not common in Oklahoma. Nice find!

new2birdingTX · Tuesday 12th May 2009, 02:13

Nice looking bird and very exciting...will you report it?? Congratulations!

**Lisa W** · Tuesday 12th May 2009, 03:05

Wow, we get them here all the time. Definitely will want to report this since it seems to be out of range.

MLoyko · Tuesday 12th May 2009, 03:34

Agreed, nice find!!

OK_Scissortail · Tuesday 12th May 2009, 04:20

Thank you everyone, very excited! Hope I see it again. Where and to whom would I report this to?

J. Moore · Tuesday 12th May 2009, 07:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by OK_Scissortail

Thank you everyone, very excited! Hope I see it again. Where and to whom would I report this to?

Definitely a nice feeder bird. This is where I would report good sightings for Oklahoma: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/OKLA.html (you need to become a subscriber to post to the listserv though). Also, there seems to quite an influx of Lazuli Buntings in Oklahoma this year -- at least judging from the number of reports on the listserv and on eBird.

Best,
Jim

OK_Scissortail · Tuesday 12th May 2009, 11:33

Thanks, I'll check it out. I may just call the Tulsa Audubon Society and report it to them. Go from there. If there is a lot them maybe not that uncommon but out of their way to go to the Northwest States when they come from Wintering directly south of there, no where close to here. Oh well, maybe they wanted to be different this year. :)

I'm up at 6:30 am watching my feeders to see if it comes back today.

Tuesday 12th May 2009, 00:11	#1
OK_Scissortail Oklahoma State Bird Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,256	Lazuli Bunting? Oklahoma, USA Saw this one at the feeder while looking thru my zoom..would have missed it otherwise thinking it was another Indigo. I saw the orange and blue and thought..whoa wait a minute. Looked it up in the book and it looks like a Lazuli and if it is why is it way over here in Oklahoma? Book says it doesn't come this far over. Very exciting if it is a Lazuli. It has been too cool this Spring..I have approximately 30 Indigo Buntings, 5-6 Painted Buntings pairs, 5 Baltimore Orioles (pairs), One Orchard Oriole, and many many others. These birds are here everyday..enjoying them all. Thanks for any help. Attached Thumbnails __________________ My Birding Equipment Canon Rebel 450D, 70-300 IS Zoom Land Rover-for off road birding Last edited by OK_Scissortail : Tuesday 12th May 2009 at 00:13.

Tuesday 12th May 2009, 00:38	#2
SueO Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: sailing vessel, Peregrine Posts: 2,638	Lazuli Bunting. Congratulations. Last edited by SueO : Tuesday 12th May 2009 at 00:42.

Tuesday 12th May 2009, 03:05	#5
Lisa W Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bisbee, Arizona Posts: 22,620 My location	Wow, we get them here all the time. Definitely will want to report this since it seems to be out of range. __________________ "A forest bird never wants a cage." Henrik Ibsen birding photos- new photos to Backyard Birds & Various Arizona Locations added on May 28, 2012
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Tuesday 12th May 2009, 03:34	#6
MLoyko d[-_-]b Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SE Pennsylvania Posts: 3,310	Agreed, nice find!! __________________ Life List: 207 ... (as of Jan 2008) Latest Lifer(s): Pink-footed Goose, Whip-poor-will, Harlequin Duck, Common Goldeneye

Tuesday 12th May 2009, 04:20	#7
OK_Scissortail Oklahoma State Bird Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,256	Thank you everyone, very excited! Hope I see it again. Where and to whom would I report this to? __________________ My Birding Equipment Canon Rebel 450D, 70-300 IS Zoom Land Rover-for off road birding

Tuesday 12th May 2009, 01:58	#3
MichavdB Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MA, USA Posts: 961	Definitely not common in Oklahoma. Nice find!

Tuesday 12th May 2009, 02:13	#4
new2birdingTX Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 48	Nice looking bird and very exciting...will you report it?? Congratulations!

Tuesday 12th May 2009, 11:33	#9
OK_Scissortail Oklahoma State Bird Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,256	Thanks, I'll check it out. I may just call the Tulsa Audubon Society and report it to them. Go from there. If there is a lot them maybe not that uncommon but out of their way to go to the Northwest States when they come from Wintering directly south of there, no where close to here. Oh well, maybe they wanted to be different this year. :) I'm up at 6:30 am watching my feeders to see if it comes back today. __________________ My Birding Equipment Canon Rebel 450D, 70-300 IS Zoom Land Rover-for off road birding

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