4/20/13 California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) on a feeder under one of our sycamores. La Cresta, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA
These curve-billed birdies are common in our chaparral habitat and often come to the feeders for some good eats. Like their cousins, the Northern Mockingbirds (which also live here), they are vociferous and prone to burst out into guttural, whistley song, especially when perched atop some tall, branchlike object. Broadway is calling you, guys...
These curve-billed birdies are common in our chaparral habitat and often come to the feeders for some good eats. Like their cousins, the Northern Mockingbirds (which also live here), they are vociferous and prone to burst out into guttural, whistley song, especially when perched atop some tall, branchlike object. Broadway is calling you, guys...
5/14/07 On the slope above the orchard. La Cresta, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA
9/24/16 Jumbo Rocks Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, San Bernardino County, CA
LIFE LIST NOTES:
COMMON NAME: California Thrasher
SPECIES: Toxostoma redivivum
SPECIES: Toxostoma redivivum
LIFE LIST DATE: 3/11/2001
LOCATION: Charmless Wilderness Park, Malibu, Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles County, CA
From Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Western Region
IDENTIFYING MARKS: 12"; Dark brown above; long, strongly down-curved bill; buff belly and undertail coverts; dark eye.
VOICE: Repeated phrases mimicking other birds. Call is a chuck.
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