Songbird

 are a type of bird in Red Dead Redemption. They are blue in color which make them a easy target. But since there are very rare it will be hard to only hunt songbirds.

Hunting
Song birds can be shot and looted. They drop feathers that may be sold to merchants. They can be identified by their brightly colored feathers. They can be gold or blue.

While songbirds may be difficult to track down, a good spot to start looking is Rio Bravo. Open fire into random bushes and trees and birds may fly out. Once you see a bird that is bright yellow or blue, you've found it.They resemble the Indigo Bunting. Songbirds can often be found in the Sidewinder Gulch.

Like all birds/animals/people, a dead songbird becomes an x on the minimap when John kills it (if he is close enough to it). Birds are particularly hard to find once they are on the ground amongst the foliage. After shooting them down, run in their direction and look for an x on the minimap.

Songbird Feathers can go for $5 - $8