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.

Friday, October 2, 2015

Black-Throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)

My first sighting of this desert/arid-region sparrow was in 1997 at Jumbo Rocks campground in Joshua Tree National Park.
7/6/07 Nature trail at Visitor Center, Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area, Mono Lake, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA 

3/22/03 Wash/open area between visitor center and campground, Red Rock Canyon State Park, Kern County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Black-Throated Sparrow

SPECIES: Amphispiza bilineata

LIFE LIST DATE: 8/24/1997

COUNT: 1

LOCATION: Jumbo Rocks Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, San Bernardino County, CA

From Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Western Region

IDENTIFYING MARKS & BEHAVIOR: 5" Black throat and breast; gray crown and ear patch; bright white eyebrow and malar streak.

VOICE: Song varies, but often is a few clear whistles followed by trills. 
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