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this amazing bird is a Phainopepla, it looks quite a lot like a cardinal, except for it's coal-black color, and it is much smaller than a Cardinal. it looks like a Cardinal because of it's shape, and Tintin style tuft of feathers on it's head.
the Phainopepla lives in Arizona. They often nest in the desert Mistletoe, and often squawk in warning when people come near. I see them quite frequently nesting on telephone wires or cacti.
Spotted on Nov 15, 2011
Submitted on Jan 1, 2012
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That's a female in your picture. Don't they have the sweetest voices!?