September 17, 2005
In a lull...
Since the early arrival of several wintering species, things have quietened down bird-wise around Davis. On my way to the Pedrick Road birdbath, I spotted these two Yellow-billed Magpie corpses, a worrying sign of the spread of West Nile Virus through this sensitive endemic population.
My wintering sparrow species count is now up to 6, with the addition of a Golden-crowned and this obliging Savannah Sparrow.
Even when activity at the birdbath is low, this Black Phoebe is a constant companion.
Finally, the back ends of two 'quizbirds', the former at the Pedrick birdbath and the latter in my garden. Click below to find out the answers.
Quizbird 1: House Wren
Quizbird 2: Bushtit
