Date: 4/30/25 5:36 pm
From: Nick Lethaby via groups.io <nlethaby...>
Subject: Re: [sbcobirding] Lazuli Buntings
The count I had a Refugio on Monday was I think 3x what I had ever had before. My theory is that the large fires that have been occurring in No Cal and OR are creating a lot of habitat for them. It may not be a coincidence that we have had record numbers of Lawrence's Goldfinches and Lazuil Buntings this spring since both love to breed in recently burned areas.

Nick Lethaby
Goleta, CA
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On Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 at 3:59 PM, Larry Ballard via groups.io <larryincarp...> wrote:

> I've had 1-5 Lazuli Buntings at the feeder daily for the past several weeks. Today there are 32.
>
> Larry Ballard
> Carpinteria CA
>

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