Date: 4/18/25 11:44 am
From: Peter Schneekloth via groups.io <peterschneekloth...>
Subject: [sbcobirding] Phainopepla invasion
I was out looking for Blackbirds (Tricolored) all morning and came home to find black birds in the form of 7 Phainopepla cavorting around my water feature and surrounding trees. I've had occasional single birds but never this kind of show. I managed a shot of three of the birds at once:

Phainopepla spa day | peterschneekloth | Flickr ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/55934026@N05/54460386766/in/dateposted-public/ )

Peter Schneekloth
Buellton


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