I saw a bird yesterday and im not sure what it was

Question

this bird was about the size of a sparrow but it was completely blue almost teal in color but more blue hue to it....never saw a bird like it, was not a parakeet or like that, just wondering what it was..i was in south eastern wisconsin

Answer 1

There are three options: Eastern Bluebird, Indigo Bunting, or a remote possibility of a Mountain Bluebird. the most likely bird would be Indigo Bunting. Blue Jays are too big!

Answer 2

Could have been a blue jay.

Or it could have been a house bird that escaped.

Answer 3

Most likely your bird is an indigo bunting, they are sparrow sized and the males can appear to be either a deep royal blue or teal in color, however in poor light, they look black. The females are mostly a brownish color.

images:

http://www.hiltonpond.org/images/Bunting...

http://www.butler-bremer.com/web/kladage...

  

Answer 4

I know this will sound stupid but could it have been a bluebird?

We don't have them in my area but I once visited a friend in

Oregon and saw one in a tree that looked like that and I said (This is

stupid) Look at that blue bird. What is it. My friend looks at

me oddly and says It is a BLUEBIRD.

Answer 5

This is an Indigo bunting:

http://www.learnbirdsongs.com/images/ind...

And this is a Bluebird:

http://geneseeconservation.org/Tree_Sale...

I'm guessing it was the bunting, I live in SE WI, and have seen them a few times. They are almost irridescent in the sun, and very pretty--lucky you!

Answer 6

Indigo Bunting

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigo_Bunt...

Answer 7

A Blue Jay

http://identify.whatbird.com/img/4/397/i...

Answer 8

It could be a Indigo bunting and it could be a Eastern Bluebird.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bovinacowbo...

http://www.learnbirdsongs.com/images/ind...