Biological Name: Vidua macroura
Common Name: Pin-tailed whydah
 
Sighting location
Arboretum []
Bolsa Chica []
Carbon Canyon []
Casper []
Craig [x]
Gilman []
Home []
Hort [x]
Laguna Lake[]
Newport []
Rancho []
Santiago []
Tri-city []
Yorba []
Other
 
Types seen
Male []
Female [x[]
Adult []
Juvenile []


 
Log:
Date/Location Notes
21-01-2015/Hort half a dozen females in the entry bottlebrush; no males seen
09-06-2015/Craig Park a single female feeding on bugs in the last eucs near the dam
23-06-2015/Craig Park male and female in the large pine on the horse trail just behind the tennis courts; full courtship display and mating

 
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adult female/Hort/21-01-2015

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adult female/Hort/21-01-2015

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adult female/Hort/21-01-2015

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adult female/Hort/21-01-2015

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adult female/Hort/07-02-2015

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adult female/Craig Park/09-06-2015

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adult pair/Craig Park/23-06-2015

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adult pair/Craig Park/23-06-2015

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adult pair/Craig Park/23-06-2015

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adult pair/Craig Park/23-06-2015