Snow buntings are extremely difficult to find sometimes. I saw them fly up and then I walked into the half frozen-half mud corn field. You have to step on the high parts where the old vegetation is or else you will sink into this milky brown mud. The buntings are rather unconcerned when you get close to them because they believe you cannot see them. The thing is, you can't really. They blend in so well you could be right on top of them before you are able to see them. Even with my magnified lens on them, they would do their magic act of coming in and out of view.