Bird ID

[timjones]

Need help with a bird identification. Have never had these at the feeders in the past years. Just showed up today for the first time. It was a flock of about 30 to 40 of them and they would fly around together. Feed for a while, go sit out on the snow on the lake, maybe up in the trees for a little bit, then come back and eat some more. Can't find them in my Minnesota bird book or my North America bird book. Took one picture through the spotting scope to get a better view.

[MARINERMAGNUM]

Looks like a nice group of Snow Buntings.

[Steve Foss]

Snow buntings indeed. Nice to see them at the feeder!

[DonBo]

Cute little guys. I've never seen them at a feeder.

[timjones]

Thanks for the ID.

[captainshane]

I was out in the middle of nowhere on a snowmobile trail and those things were all over. Now I know what there are. Thanks for posting.

[eyeguy 54]

Nice! Havn't seen any by my fedders.

[half-dutch]

When I was younger there were flocks of these everywhere in the coldest parts of winter back in NW Iowa. These and slate colored juncos were our winter immigrants; that was on the NW Iowa prairie. These buntings may be more common in the open farther west than here where it is more woodsy.