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Finch? Warbler?
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?
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otro lado
Here she is from the other side
Aq
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Martyman
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goldfinch?
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wsdunc
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If this bird is quite small we see them around my place in So Cal. Don't know the name though
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Skipjack Joe
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Either a vireo or a warbler in my opinion. Beak seems to be too narrow to be a finch.
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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.
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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
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tehag
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Verdin
This is an adult verdin. Very small, very active little bird. Eats lots of bugs.
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Good discussion! Thanks all
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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!
Kath
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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.).
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[Edited on 7-7-2008 by wilderone]
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tehag
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Verdin
This is a photo of a verdin emerging from its nest in a lime tree.
Auriparus flaviceps
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wsdunc
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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.
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Looks like one of those yellow rare eagles thought to be extinct? Thats a maybe ok....
READY SET.....................
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Large warblers?....naw...Eagles, hawks, crows, buzzards...??
Look like ravens to me. Ravens are clever.
And these are spelling out
...Have a Nice Day. 
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I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Here is an elimination website for yellow perching birds of Baja.
http://www.whatbird.com/birdexpert/StateColorSize/4/887/306/...
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.
http://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec199-57.html
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.
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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To me it looks like a female oriole. Was the nest a hanging nest?
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Look like ravens to me. Ravens are clever.
And these are spelling out
...Have a Nice Day.
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They must be Oriental ravens.
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I'm going for the Oriole...looks like some in my yard...
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