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.

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)


1/17/05 Female Brewer's Blackbird at Morro Strand State Beach, San Luis Obispo County, CA
1/17/05 One bad-ass (and cross-eyed) male Brewer's Blackbird at Morro Strand State Beach, San Luis Obispo County, CA
8/19/04 Near History Museum at Morro Bay State Park, San Luis Obispo County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Brewer's Blackbird

SPECIES: Euphagus cyanocephalus

 FAMILY: Icteridae (Blackbirds & Allies)

LIFE LIST DATE: 9/9/2002

LOCATION: On the lawn at Mt. Whitney State Fish Hatchery, Inyo County, CA

From Stokes Field Guide to Birds-Western Region & Kaufman Focus Guide-Birds of North America:

HABITAT/BEHAVIOR: A typical bird of the west, often very common in open country. Near Pacific coast, also in cities, walking about on busy sidewalks. Gather in large flocks in winter. 

 IDENTIFYING MARKS: 9"; Shorter-tailed than grackles, a bit larger than cowbirds. Male all glossy black with whitish eyes. Female dull gray-brown, with dark eyes. 

VOICE: Song is a squeaky kasqueek. Call a chuck. 
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