SAY'S PHOEBE, MONTE VERDE PARK, LAKEWOOD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 12/20/2023 - NEW LIFE SPECIES

   We can ID this tyrant flycatcher as Say's Phoebe as follows:

• Mostly gray upperparts, with head being a somewhat darker gray
• In the last photo, the head of the bird looks almost flat.  This is common in Phoebe's.  Also, sometimes Phoebe's raise their head feathers into a small peak at the back.  You can see this in the first photo.
• Gray chest
• Cinnamon belly and under-tail coverts
• Black tail
• Two white wing bars
• Dark bill

   Say's Phoebe is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List.  Our Life List now stands at 1,109.