A drive-by, but good, sighting on Abbey Road east of Colorado City. The road is rutted and we were going slow. This is my first introduction to a Phainopepla and I didn't have any idea what it was until I checked the guide when we got home. A black bird flew out of the scrub in front of the car and paralleled us flying erratically for about 100 feet. It was noticeable in that it was very slender with a long tail and smaller than a crow. It flew ahead and perched on a wood fence post. When we got up to it, it was on the side of the post investigating a crack like a woodpecker. The thin crest was visible. It was hot, our afternoon at Hatchet shot, the dog was hungry, and we wanted to get back up on the cool misty mountain so we drove on with no pics. Shoulda, woulda, coulda.
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