Ah, the Phainopepla. This bird is the reason my father-in-law thinks I'm such a great birder. To me, his profile is hard to mistake. If you've seen him once, you'd recognize him again. I first saw one on my first bird walk with Nancy at the Desert Botanical Garden. She spotted it, much to the delight of everyone in our group!
My second sighting was while riding in the truck with my Dad and FIL (and probably others) at Apache Lake. I said with confidence that it was a Phainopepla. Jeff was skeptical, but fortunately, my Dad had a good camera to hand. He snapped the photo and we took it home and zoomed in. Black bird, crested head, red eye. Yup. Phainopepla. Thanks, Nancy!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Birds I've Seen Around Arizona - Phainopepla
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