Tuesday, January 16, 2024
MALE PHAINOPEPLA, SYCAMORE CANYON, WHITTIER, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES
We can ID this bird as a male Phainopepla as follows:
- Overall color that we can see is glossy black-blue
- Short, slender bill
- Noticeable crest
- Red eye
- Long tail
The Phainopepla is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List. Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,113.
CALIFORNIA THRASHER, SYCAMORE CANYON, WHITTIER, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES
We can ID this bird as a California Thrasher as follows
- Overall grayish brown above.
- Long, dark, down curved bill.
- Grayish buff supercilium (eyebrow)
- Dark eyeline
- Dark cheek pattern
- Long tail
The California Thrasher is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List. Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,112.
MALE NUTTALL'S WOODPECKER, SYCAMORE CANYON, WHITTIER, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES
We can ID this woodpecker as a male Nuttall's Woodpecker as follows:
- Red hind crown, black fore crown and white forehead
- Solid black on upper back extending up nape to red crown
- Black face with white stripes above and below the eye. The white stripe above the eye extends down the side of the neck.
- White underparts with black spots
- Black upperparts with white stripes
- Black uppertail
Nuttall's Woodpecker is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List. Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,111.
GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE, MONTE VERDE PARK, LAKEWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES
We can ID this bird as a Green-tailed Towhee as follows:
- Gray head with bright rufous crown
- Distinct white throat
- Gray chest
- Yellowish wings and tail
- Thick, sparrow like bill
- Yellowish wash on back
The Green-tailed Towhee is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List. Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,110.
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