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

Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)

The one and only time I've ever seen a Wilson's warbler was at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont back in 2002. I managed to get a fleeting photo of it before it disappeared into the underbrush. 
5/5/02 Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, San Bernardino County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Wilson's Warbler

SPECIES: Wilsonia pusilla

LIFE LIST DATE: 5/5/2002

SEX: Male

COUNT: 1


LOCATION: Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, San Bernardino County, CA

From Stokes Field Guide to Birds:

IDENTIFYING MARKS & BEHAVIOR: 4 1/2" Male: black cap; yellow below; olive green above. Female: has some black on the crown, occasionally extensive. 

VOICE: Song is a chattering trill that drops in pitch. Call is a flat low chet.
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