Bird Identification: CLOSED: Identify This Bird Please Vol. 1, 1 by lilyfantn

lilyfantn wrote:
Hi Mrs. Ed. I have some pictures JUST like your two!! Even down to the tree it was seen in! I saw mine in the late summer following a sudden wierd intense fast storm. The air after it passed was filled with an odd assortment of birds that don't usually hang out together and they were flying around and vocalizing like crazy. After watching for a few seconds I realized that they were catching bugs that were flying around in big swarms. I posted the photos here and the consensus was that it was a female painted bunting! I don't know if that would be possible with your sighting if you saw it in Illinois though.

Here is my post with my photos for comparison.

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/681265/

and I'll post one of the photos here just so you can see how similar ours are!