Nesting of the Black Phoebe in the Imperial Valley, California
Journal
Condor
Volume
52
Issue
4 (July-August)
Year
1950
Pages
166
Section
From Field and Study
Online Text
Nesting of the Black Phoebe in the Imperial Valley, California.-In the period from April 11 to 16,1949, Bruce E. Cardiff and I found many nests of the Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) in the vicinity of Westmorland and Calipatria, Imperial County, California. The nests were located under bridges which crossed the smaller ‘irrigation canals. Most of the nests contained eggs or recentlyhatched young, although in some nests the nestlings were well-feathered. Grinnell and Miller (Pac. Coast Avif. No. 27, 1944:253) list the Black Phoebe as wintering in the Imperial Valley but do not cite any nesting records for this area - EUGENE E. CARDIFF, Bloomington, California, November 8, 1949.
