Bob Shell wrote: > > > Ever see one of these guys?: > > http://www.greglasley.net/paintedbunt.html > > We used to see them a lot in Virginia when I was younger, often mixed > in with flocks of Indigo Buntings. For unknown reasons they are in > serious decline here in the southeast, and I haven't seen one in the > last few years. I never was able to get close enough to one to get a > good photo, myself.
I don't think the reason for the decline in most song bird populations is unknown. I'm pretty sure it is mostly due to habitat loss, especially in their "wintering" grounds in Central and South America. Combine that with loss of suitable nesting habitat in North America and you can have serious decline in populations. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
