You are so fortunate, how wonderful. I certainly hope when comes my way thanks for the great news.
Kim Cunningham
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> On Apr 12, 2026, at 6:37 PM, Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
>
> Thank you everyone for your wonderful emails. Several of you wrote me privately and this afternoon I wrote back to each of you. And just as I finished the emails, I looked up at my feeder, and...
>
> The Indigo Bunting was back...!!
>
> What an incredible surprise and thrill it was to see him again. And what a wise guy for faking his migration! :)
>
> There's a photo in my eBird report: https://ebird.org/checklist/S320910379 >
> To be continued....
>
> Chuck Imbergamo
> CT Birds Moderator
> Madison
>
>> On Apr 12, 2026, at 8:16 AM, C. S. Wood via CTBirds <ctbirds...> wrote:
>> Nice, Chuck. Brightens up a hard winter, I’m sure.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> Chris Wood
>> Woodbury, CT
>> 203 558-0654
>> [1]C.S. Wood Photo Sampler
>>
>> On Apr 12, 2026, at 3:06 AM, Thomas Robben via CTBirds
>> <ctbirds...> wrote:
>>
>> Chuck,
>> Your love for this bird and others is plain to see.
>> Thank you for caring. And for helping this little guy get through
>> our difficult winter.
>> And we are so appreciative that you continue your important role as CT
>> Birds Moderator.
>> Take care,
>> Tom
>> On Sat, Apr 11, 2026 at 10:08 PM Chuck Imbergamo via CTBirds <
>> <ctbirds...> wrote:
>>
>> As most of you know, I have been hosting an overwintering Indigo
>> Bunting
>>
>> since the beginning of February. I put my last record photos of him
>> and
>>
>> notes from my sighting into eBird and the following is from my
>> report:
>>
>> Monday turned out to be the last day of his amazing visit. He spent
>> very
>>
>> little time at the feeder and was mostly seen sort of skirting
>> around the
>>
>> area, only stopping at the feeder a couple of times that I saw. I
>> managed a
>>
>> couple of photos in the morning, when he was in the bushes where I
>> believe
>>
>> he roosted each night.
>>
>> I last saw him at around 2:30 in the afternoon, when he perched
>> briefly on
>>
>> the nearby maple tree and flew over to the feeder but he immediately
>> hopped
>>
>> back and did not feed from it. On some of the previous days' visits
>> he ate
>>
>> voraciously and aggressively at the feeder and he definitely seemed
>> more
>>
>> listless over the last several days. Now I know that he was getting
>> ready
>>
>> to move back to his breeding grounds.
>>
>> I was so fortunate to see this beautiful bird each and every day for
>> 60
>>
>> days. I got to see him transition from his tattered looking
>> non-breeding
>>
>> plumage into nearly full breeding plumage. It's amazing when you
>> realize
>>
>> that birds are individuals, struggling through their daily lives,
>> and I was
>>
>> happy to support him through some bitter cold and even snow storms.
>> I never
>>
>> let the feeder go empty and was rewarded with his visits – He
>> brightened a
>>
>> very cold winter.
>>
>> I will miss him!
>>
>> Chuck Imbergamo
>>
>> CT Birds Moderator
>>
>> Madison
>>
>> Prologue: I will be checking eBird reports of Indigo Buntings with
>> photos
>>
>> going forward – 'Indy' had a very yellow lower mandible which was
>> visible
>>
>> even at a distance. I thought this would change as he came into
>> breeding
>>
>> plumage but it did not. I hope that if anyone gets photos of an
>> Indigo
>>
>> Bunting with this feature they will let me know; it might turn out
>> to be
>>
>> him. I hope perhaps next winter he will come back and visit again.
>>
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