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Chamaea fasciata
(L 6.5" WS t" Wt 0.49 oz)
Found in the Pacific Coast
chaparral...no other species
is closely related to it.
 Montaña de Oro
State Park
near de Los Osos
13Oct2012
Because they can fly and we can‘t,
birds are our metaphor for the
spirit of freedom; for having no
mortgage, nor need to pay bills,
nor to answer junk phone calls.
  (John Bevis)
Chamaea is Greek for on the
ground; faciata is Latin for
banded, striped.
© Cornell
Ornithology
© Audubon
Society
Julia Pfeiffer
State Park
29Dec2015