unlucky2 Loc: Hemet Ca.

Phainopepla — fay-no-PEP-la
picture taken through a less than clean window with morning sun (that's all my excuses for today). Their range (quote from Wikipedia)

"The phainopepla ranges as far north as central California with the San Joaquin Valley and southern Utah, and south to central Mexico, the interior Mexican Plateau region; the southern edge of the plateau, the transverse mountains is its non-breeding home. It is found in hot areas, including desert oases, and is readily seen in the deserts of Arizona, southern Nevada, and southern California; also the Baja Peninsula, both Baja California-(north), and Baja California Sur where they are only breeding resident birds.[citation needed] Extreme individuals have travelled as far as Canada, with one bird in 2009 reaching as far north as Brampton, Ontario, Canada.[3]"

male "fay-no-PEP-la"

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NMGal Loc: NE NM

Nice catch.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Pretty bird in a nice shot

unlucky2 Loc: Hemet Ca.

Thank you NMGal

unlucky2 Loc: Hemet Ca.

Thanks joecichir, I am hoping for he returns, maybe the next time without the window in the way.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Do you know about or belong to "Backyard Birds of the Inland Empire" on Face Book? It is named for and inspired by a book of the same name about the birds of this region of California. The 1st edition is an expensive collectable but the second edition is available here:
https://www.rcrcd.org/books

unlucky2 Loc: Hemet Ca.

Thank you for the link Robert. very interesting