Indigo Bunting Traditional Cache
Hidden : 11/25/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Indigo Buntings have been spotted here. Sams Lake Bird Sanctuary offers an abundance of wildlife to experience as you stroll down the trails or take a rest with your binoculars at the end of a board walk. There is plenty of parking available.



Did you know that the North Star is the star around which all other stars rotate, and that it is a reliable reference point for due north?

One constellation most people can recognize is the Big Dipper. The two stars farthest from the handle of the Big Dipper point toward the Little Dipper; the last star in the handle of the Little Dipper is the North Star.

This is the kind of information that Indigo Buntings learn and rely on to get their bearings for migration. The Indigo Bunting migrates at night, using the stars for guidance. It learns its orientation to the night sky from its experience as a young bird observing the stars.

Indigo Bunting: Small finch with brilliant, almost iridescent, blue plumage. Crown is darker blue with a purple tint. Female and juvenile are brown with blurred wingbars, unstreaked backs, streaked breasts and bellies, and blue tinges on shoulders and tails.

In the summertime, the high-pitched, persistent song of the dazzling male Indigo Bunting is a common roadside sound throughout Georgia. This species' preferred habitat is abandoned fields, forest clearings, and brushy woodland edges (such as along roads and power line clearings).

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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