I've gotta give another BOTB shout-out to the most amazing bird I've seen in the United States thus far this year: the black-throated magpie jay. There's a small number of this species that lives along the San Diego/Tijuana, Mexico border. They are probably there as a result of some bird smuggling gone awry or as escaped cage birds. They are native to west-central Mexico, but have begun breeding in southern California. They are not countable now for North American bird lists, but methinks it only a matter of time....
Countable or not, this bird can make even the most jaded birder go "Wow!"
I'll second that Wow! Wow.
ReplyDeleteAwwwwwwwesome bird. Look at that tail!
ReplyDeletecountable, schmountable, beautiful boid!
ReplyDeleteMy motto, if I saw it, it's real and I'm gonna count it on my own list. Pffft!
ReplyDeleteomg I am going down there this weekend! Thanks
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