Today's small friend is this painted bunting, who should be vacationing in Florida, Cuba, or Mexico at this time of year.

Today's small friend is this painted bunting, who should be vacationing in Florida, Cuba, or Mexico at this time of year. Instead, he decided to fly a thousand miles north to snowy Pittsburgh and hang out here for a month during the coldest part of our winter.

I spent over 7 hours staking out a very kind stranger's house for a chance to see this bird and it was absolutely 1000% worth it. This is a new life-lister for me!

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