If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)

2/24/02 San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County, CA 
4/13/02 Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, Orange County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Black Phoebe

SPECIES: Sayornis nigricans

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/7/1998

LOCATION: Adobes at Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA

From Kaufman Focus Guide: Birds of North America:

HABITAT: A typical bird of streamsides in the southwest, rarely found away from water. Perches on low branches, dipping and fanning its tail, calling frequently. Often nests in culverts or under bridges.

IDENTIFYING MARKS: 7"; mostly dark charcoal gray, blacker on head, with white belly. Note slim shape, upright posture.

VOICE: Callnote is a sharp ringing peep. Song is thin, shrill whistles, pee-teeer, repeated.
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