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Bird #392 — Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Posted on May 6, 2001 by Roger

empidonax (from empidos, mosquito, and anax, king) difficilis (difficult) Sunday, May 6, 2001 — 2:32 pm San Diego, California — Point Loma — Cabrillo National Monument Near the bottom of the Bayside Trail, but still about 100 feet above San … Continue reading →

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Bird #391 — Spotted Towhee

Posted on May 6, 2001 by Roger

pipilo (to chirp) maculatus Sunday, May 6, 2001 — 2:24 pm San Diego, California — Point Loma — Cabrillo National Monument I was still in the area where I’d seen the Anna’s Hummingbird when I heard a familiar song. The … Continue reading →

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Bird #390 — Anna’s Hummingbird

Posted on May 6, 2001 by Roger

calypte (hood or veil) anna (given in 1829 by French naturalist Rene Primivere Lesson, in honor of Anna, Duchess of Rivoli, wife of Prince Victor Massena) Sunday, May 6, 2001 — 2:24 pm San Diego, California — Point Loma — … Continue reading →

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Bird #389 — Lazuli Bunting

Posted on May 6, 2001 by Roger

passerina (sparrowlike) amoena (delightful, dressy) Sunday, May 6, 2001 — 1:59 pm San Diego, California — Point Loma — Cabrillo National Monument This was a lively few minutes. First I spotted my lifer Black-headed Grosbeak in a bush along the … Continue reading →

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Bird #388 — California Thrasher

Posted on May 6, 2001 by Roger

toxostoma (from toxon, bow and stema, mouth) redivivum (rediscovered) Sunday, May 6, 2001 — 1:59 pm San Diego, California — Point Loma — Cabrillo National Monument I was watching my lifer Black-headed Grosbeak on the brush-covered slope along the Bayside … Continue reading →

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