Hi there,
This liitle girl has just finished building her nest on a very precarious bouganbilia branch together with her mate and is now settling down to nest.
Anyone know what she is?
otro lado
BFS - 7-3-2008 at 11:07 AM
Here she is from the other side
Aq
Martyman - 7-3-2008 at 11:31 AM
goldfinch?wsdunc - 7-3-2008 at 12:17 PM
If this bird is quite small we see them around my place in So Cal. Don't know the name thoughSkipjack Joe - 7-3-2008 at 12:59 PM
Either a vireo or a warbler in my opinion. Beak seems to be too narrow to be a finch.
bird
tehag - 7-3-2008 at 03:11 PM
Is the nest a comfly looking pouch with an entry hole pointing downward? If so, you are probably going to have a brood of verdins. If the nest is a
regular basket style, it is likely a warbler. Both are common in BCS.
nest
BFS - 7-3-2008 at 05:31 PM
Hola,
Yes, thats funny that you mention it, but i've never seen a nest with an entry from below, and it is indeed very cozy looking. A Verdin then? I will
look that up as I've never heard of it before.
thanks Tehag!
Aq
Verdin
tehag - 7-3-2008 at 06:43 PM
This is an adult verdin. Very small, very active little bird. Eats lots of bugs.
bacquito - 7-4-2008 at 01:11 PM
Good discussion! Thanks alldocsmom - 7-5-2008 at 12:02 AM
I love this Baja Nomad site! I saw this little bird and it's mate eating out of my hummingbird feeder this morning. I first noticed the yellow head,
then the red on it's wing. I assumed it was a finch. But, once again, I learned something on Baja Nomad.............
Who would've guessed?????????
The birds were very active in my mesquite tree this morning and I'm thinking about going to get them a feeder tomorrow. I hope they settle in and
build a nest!
Thanks for the info Nomads!
Kathwilderone - 7-7-2008 at 08:48 AM
Pretty sure that's not a verdin. Verdin's are more streamlined, small and greener. They like inland locales, not beach. They nest in cacti in
little round ball-like nests. I've only seen verdin in Baja (not So. Cal.).wilderone - 7-7-2008 at 08:50 AM
[Edited on 7-7-2008 by wilderone]
Verdin
tehag - 7-7-2008 at 05:27 PM
This is a photo of a verdin emerging from its nest in a lime tree.
Auriparus flaviceps
wsdunc - 7-8-2008 at 11:58 AM
I'm agreeing it doesn't look like the pictures of the verdin. The birds that I have seen at home have a full yellow body. And the original picture
posted by aqbluegreen looks to be full yellow body also.Von - 7-8-2008 at 12:00 PM
Looks like one of those yellow rare eagles thought to be extinct? Thats a maybe ok....
Large warblers?....naw...Eagles, hawks, crows, buzzards...??
Pompano - 7-24-2008 at 11:49 AM
Look like ravens to me. Ravens are clever.
And these are spelling out
...Have a Nice Day.
. BajaBruno - 7-24-2008 at 09:49 PM
Here is an elimination website for yellow perching birds of Baja.
Also check out the Belding's Yellowthroat "Geothlypis beldingi," which is not listed, but distinctive for the black eye mask--I can't see it in the
photos.
You get the best looks at it, Aqbluegreen--maybe these sites can home you in on the critter. Let us know what you think. Good luck.Cardon - 7-24-2008 at 10:14 PM
To me it looks like a female oriole. Was the nest a hanging nest?Skipjack Joe - 7-25-2008 at 09:16 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by Pompano
Look like ravens to me. Ravens are clever.
And these are spelling out
...Have a Nice Day.
.
They must be Oriental ravens.rpleger - 7-25-2008 at 10:43 AM
I'm going for the Oriole...looks like some in my yard...
