They winter in Mexico and Central America and migrate to Lake Meredith around the end of April. Painted Buntings breed in semi-open habitats with scattered shrubs or trees. Females are larger than males, ranging from 34.5 to 37 cm in total length and 270 to 388 g. The Painted Bunting wears almost every color of the rainbow and can be found in the summer in roadside thickets, gardens, and brushlands. Mississippi kites are small falcon-shaped birds of prey. This large raptor takes center stage in the summer, usually in the tall cottonwoods in the Canadian River Valley. Swainson's Hawk migrates to the southern tip of South America and undertakes the longest migration of any raptor during the winter. Some of the spring bird arrivals include: Painted Bunting, Mississippi Kite, Swainson's Hawk, Red-headed woodpecker, and Turkey Vulture. Spring migration brings in over 80 birds to Lake Meredith, a major birding area in Texas. The Bald Eagle is a symbol of freedom, longevity, and strength and became the emblem of the United States in 1872. These magnificent birds are thought to mate for life. The Bald Eagles arrive around the first of October and return to the same nest each year. Birds such as the Bald Eagle, Osprey, Dark-eyed Junco, Sandhill Cranes and Cooper's Hawk arrive in September and October. In the fall and winter, approximately sixty birds migrate to Lake Meredith. All birds lay eggs that are covered with a calcium carbonate shell.
Birds have beaks, wings and scale covered legs. Birds are warm-blooded, air-breathing vertebrates. Lake Meredith National Recreation Area is home to many species of birds and is a stopping point along a major north-south migration route for many additional species.
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