Photo Details
1.
April 21, 2005 - St. George, Washington
County, Utah
2 Male performing wing
display - April 2, 2004 - St. George,Washington
County, Utah
©Nicky Davis
Description
L-10 WS 14. Dark eyeline, gray-brown above, whitish below,
white wing bars, long tail with white side-edge
Forages
in open areas with shrubs, gardens or parks on the ground and in
foliage
for insects, spiders, snails, crayfish, lizards, snakes and wild fruit
and berries. May come to feeder for fruit, raisins, bread and suet.
Lays
2-6 brown marked blue-green eggs in nest of twigs, stems, mosses,
cloth,
string and dry leaves lined with grasses in a shrub, vine, cactus or
tree
3-10 feet above ground. Male sings and defends a breeding territory in
the spring. Both male and female defend a feeding territory in
the
fall. They often sing even at night.
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