Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Polioptila melanura
 (L 4.5" WS 6" WT 0.21 oz)
Found in the deserts of southwest
U.S. and north Mexico ..one of the
smallest No. Amer. songbirds..
Saguara West
Nat’l Park, AZ
15Nov09
Andrew Spencer,
XC18049
Better one byrde in hand
than ten in the wood.
       (John Heywood)