Pinglist
This spring, in the Low Desert of the American Southwest, I've seen about 25-30 separate indigo buntings along water courses and at oases. From what I've been reading, this massive irruption of indigo buntings (an eastern passerine) in the West is unprecedented.
We've also been having an unseasonably cold and especially wet spring out here. Who knows? Maybe this type of weather attracts the eastern birds. We'll see next year if this trend continues, and if the indigo bunting continues its march westward.