On March 24, we caught a Painted Bunting that was not one we banded. It only had a silver band. Initial information from the Bird Banding Laboratory was that the bird was banded at Kiawah Island Banding Station. It was banded as a recently fledged young bird on October 29, 2015.
We contacted the bander and got measurements and more details. It was banded at the far eastern portion of the island at a location they call Little Bear.
This banding station has a great blog with lists of the many birds they band. We were surprised at the number of Painted Buntings and are a little amazed that we hadn't seen any more of them!
The blog is http://www.kiawahislandbanding.blogspot.com/ Hoping we appear on their blog!
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