{"id":305,"date":"2021-04-21T03:06:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T03:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosecanyongarden.wordpress.com\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2021-05-06T01:28:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T01:28:35","slug":"california-thrasher","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rosecanyon.org\/flora-fauna\/california-thrasher\/","title":{"rendered":"California Thrasher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3315\" height=\"1994\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rosecanyon.org\/flora-fauna\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/10-thrasher-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-736\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo \u00a9 Karen Straus\/San Diego Audubon Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid alignfull column1-desktop-grid__span-6 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column2-desktop-grid__span-6 column2-desktop-grid__start-7 column2-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-4 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column2-tablet-grid__span-4 column2-tablet-grid__start-5 column2-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1 column2-mobile-grid__span-4 column2-mobile-grid__row-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fun Facts:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>*This bird can mimic sounds, including other birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Protecting them is important because they only live in parts of California, such as Baja California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Kingsnakes will try to eat thrasher chicks, so both of their parents will defend their young by attacking the kingsnakes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<p>&nbsp;This bird is easy to find by ear once you know what it sounds like. During mating season, the&nbsp;male perches on a bush and sings a long series of notes and phrases. Like the mockingbird, it is a mimic, said to imitate other birds, but its song is not as complex. You may also see it hop along the ground with its tail erect. It whisks its long, downcurved bill through the litter and picks into the ground to find beetles, ants, and seeds. California thrashers live only in parts of &nbsp;California and Baja, so protecting their habitat in Rose Canyon and elsewhere is important. Both parents build the nest, feed the chicks, and defend their young. Thrashers attack kingsnakes (which also live in Rose Canyon), because kingsnakes will try to eat their chicks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CALIFORNIA THRASHER singing  Toxostoma redivivum\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fodh1i4Urgk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Question:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">The California thrasher is a singing bird that you would naturally find nested in shrubs in the California chaparral all year round. How do you think the California thrasher gets its songs?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-3050\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Click for the answer:<\/h2><div id=\"ac-3050\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">The California thrasher uses bits of other birds\u2019 songs to create its own melody.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"California Thrasher by Gregory Barham\" width=\"580\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1021458502&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=870&#038;maxwidth=580&#038;secret_token=s-YYs7T1jDgS1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo \u00a9 Karen Straus\/San Diego Audubon Society Fun Facts: *This bird can mimic sounds, including other birds. *Protecting them is important because they only live in parts of California, such as Baja California. *Kingsnakes will try to eat thrasher chicks, so both of their parents will defend their young by attacking the kingsnakes. &nbsp;This bird [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-305","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rosecanyon.org\/flora-fauna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rosecanyon.org\/flora-fauna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rosecanyon.org\/flora-fauna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rosecanyon.org\/flora-fauna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rosecanyon.org\/flora-fauna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.rosecanyon.org\/flora-fauna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":768,"href":"https:\/\/www.rosecanyon.org\/flora-fauna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/305\/revisions\/768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rosecanyon.org\/flora-fauna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}