Lazuli Bunting

The Lazuli Bunting adds splashes of blue to the garden.

Latin name: Passerina amoena

Length, wingspan: 5.5″, 8.75″

What they eat: Insects, berries and seeds

Plants that attract: Native shrubs such as serviceberry, ninebark, chokecherry and wild rose; also grasses

Where they nest: In native shrubs

My observations: I’m afraid I don’t have many observations yet because the Lazuli bunting is a brand new visitor to our landscape! Very exciting. The male certainly stands out with his blue breeding plumage, which is primarily on his head, back and wings. According to my research, these birds are typically seen in low undergrowth, darting from branch to branch. That probably makes them rather difficult to spot. I also learned they like millet so consider filling one of your bird feeders with some of this seed. It just might attract them.

For more details about this bird and many others, go to Cornell’s All About Birds website.

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