IORC Record 2016-040

Form: Painted Bunting
County: St. Clair
Location: East St. Louis
Date(s): 29 May through 4 Aug 2016
Number of birds: four
Remarks: The male was first found by Aaron Gyllenhaal and Ted Wolff. Subsequently, there was both a male and female, nesting, producing two fledglings. Pat Leuders in eBird checklist of 9 July 2016 mention that Dan Kassebaum and Travis Mahan took photographs that day of the four birds. Colin Dobson photographed a male on 30 July 2016. Vaughn Suhling's eBird checklist S31794197 for 4 Aug 2016 provides the last sighting of the male.

Additional material:

  1. Votes and comments from the 1st Circulation

Documentation submitted:

  1. Documentation #1 by Dan Willams
  2. Documentation #2 by Dan Kassebaum
  3. Documentation #3 by Travis Mahan

Externally archived documentation:

  1. eBird checklist S30675280 of Travis Mahan

Photographs submitted: one by Dan Kassebaum, six by Travis Mahan

 

Photo #1 by Dan Kassebaum on 30 May 2016 (reduced size image; click on photo to access full resolution version)

 

Photo #2 by Travis Mahan on 9 July 2016 ("adult male") (reduced size image; click on photo to access full resolution version)

 

Photo #3 by Travis Mahan on 9 July 2016 ("fledgling") (reduced size image; click on photo to access full resolution version)

 

Photo #4 by Travis Mahan on 9 July 2016 ("fledgling") (reduced size image; click on photo to access full resolution version)

 

Photo #5 by Travis Mahan on 9 July 2016 ("just after the adult female fed a fledgling") (reduced size image; click on photo to access full resolution version)

 

Photo #6 by Travis Mahan on 9 July 2016 ("adult female feeding on the seeds of foxtail") (reduced size image; click on photo to access full resolution version)

 

Photo #7 by Travis Mahan on 9 July 2016 ("adult female feeding a fledgling") (reduced size image; click on photo to access full resolution version)

 

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