Photo Details
April 25, 2004 -
Lytle Ranch,
Washington
County, Utah - © NJDavis
Description
L 7.75 WS 11, Short
Bill,
ragged crest, Long tail, Red eyes, Black with white patch on primaries
shown in flight,eats berries. Female is grayish.
Behavior
Flycatches for
insects and
eats mistletoe berries in desert washes and oak woods. Lays 2-4
dark
spotted whitish eggs in nest of leaves, grass, twigs, flower lined with
down and hair in fork of a tree. May camoflage nest with
mistletoe
clump. Altricial. Lives along waterways in mesquite country for the
mistletoe
that grows on mesquite bushes.
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