![A colorful male Painted Bunting perched on a leafy vine.](https://media.audubon.org/2024-07/Aud_APA-2023_Painted-Bunting_A1_24397-3_Photo-Tanuja-Reddy.jpg?width=233&height=200&auto=webp&quality=10&fit=crop&disable=upscale&enable=upscale&blur=100)
See the Special Molting Locations of Three Migrating Bird Species
July 16, 2024 —
Called molt-migrants, some birds take a detour on their annual trip south just to refresh their plumage.
Zoe is former editorial fellow at Audubon magazine.