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This male Painted Bunting, rare and spectacular, is attracting crowds of birders to the area around Great Falls Tavern. Painted Buntings are related to cardinals, but normally winter in southernmost Florida, southern Mexico or Central America.

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Celebrity Bird in Potomac

A male Painted Bunting, sporting colors that must be seen to be believed, has been hanging around in Potomac, just south of the Great Falls Tavern, causing quite a stir.

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