Happens every year to even the most dedicated
birder. You somehow manage to
miss spotting a bird you expect to see and desperately want to see, even though you put in many miles and hours in the right habitat. Sometimes it's a matter of the bird not having a good year and sometimes just a case of the wrong place or time. This year the Indigo Bunting has escaped the
binocular for me. Checked every bird I could see with the
binocular at clearing edges, my usual Indigo hotspots. Still, no Indigo. Next year, I will make a longer trip if need be to see this bird.