Another California Record of the Bendire Thrasher
Journal
Condor
Volume
21
Issue
3 (May-June)
Year
1919
Pages
123
Section
From Field and Study
Online Text
Another California Record of the Bendire Thrasher
On May 7, 1916, I collected an adult male of the Bendire Thrasher (Toxostoma bendirei) near Victorville, Mohave Desert, California. The bird is now no. 1366, collection W. M. P. To quote Mr. Swarth: “The Bendire Thrasher is a most extraordinary take. From the date it would seem likely that it was a breeding bird, and it would be of great interest if you could actually find a nest of this species out there. As far as I can see, this specimen is precisely like others from Tucson, Arizona.” I will say further that I have made many excursions to this locality, but after most careful search I have failed to discover any thrasher nesting there except the Leconte, and this species only rather locally.
Harry C. Oberholser
Claremont, California, February 8, 1919
