One of the more popular birds in North America is the Indigo Bunting, and for an obvious reason -- it's a darn good looking bird. Thing is, it's way more common in the East than out here in California, where it's downright scarce. It does occasionally appear in the South Fork Kern River Valley (where we're protecting vital bird habitat at our Audubon Kern River Preserve), Mono Lake, and a few other spots. The Indigo Bunting makes a pretty noteworthy migration each spring, traveling all the way from Southern Mexico and Central America to breeding territory almost entirely in the eastern half of the country. But they do bust west on occasion. For instance, one has been seen in the city of Martinez recently. (photo by USFWS)