May 2002 Mystery Bird

This bird was photographed at Saguaro National Park, Arizona, 28 May 2000. What species is it? To view public comments or join the fray by adding your opinion, click here. Have fun!

This turned out to be a lot of fun. I agree the bird is a juvenile Verdin as deduced by several of our contributors. In addition, on 18 May 2002, Guy McCaskie wrote: " The bird looks identical to the juvenile Verdins I saw at the South end of the Salton Sea today."

Again, many thanks to all for the thoughtful insights.

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