{"id":328,"date":"2021-04-21T03:05:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T03:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosecanyongarden.wordpress.com\/?page_id=328"},"modified":"2021-05-06T01:26:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T01:26:22","slug":"california-gnatcatcher","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rosecanyon.org\/flora-fauna\/california-gnatcatcher\/","title":{"rendered":"California Gnatcatcher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rosecanyon.org\/flora-fauna\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/California-Gnatcatcher-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-749\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo \u00a9 Karen Straus\/San Diego Audubon Society<br><\/p>\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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fun Facts:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They lightly dart through shrubs like they are being blown by a breeze.<\/li><li>They lay white eggs with reddish-brown spots.<\/li><li>They live in coastal sage and desert scrub from Southern California to Southern Baja California in Mexico.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This little bird looks so vibrant it is hard to tell it is just 4 to 5 inches long and weighs only 0.2 oz (6 grams). These birds are on the Endangered Species List because development has<br>destroyed much of their habitat. They live only in coastal Southern California and Baja California, and only in \u201ccoastal sage scrub,\u201d an ecosystem of low-growing native shrubs. Rose Canyon provides a refuge where they have survived. They are hard to see because they forage in the bushes for insects and spiders, but you might hear their call, a kitten-like mew. The male and female build their nest using grass, bark, and plant fibers held together with spider silk.<\/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-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"California Gnatcatcher\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-jOoFiMjsnc?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\">What other bird poses a major threat to California gnatcatchers?<\/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-3281\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Click for the Answer<\/h2><div id=\"ac-3281\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">The brown-headed cowbird is a parasitic species. It doesn&#8217;t raise its own babies but instead lays its eggs in the nests of gnatcatchers. Cowbird chicks outcompete with the gnatcatchers and the gnatcatcher parents end up raising cowbirds instead of their own babies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\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 Gnatcatcher 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%2F1021460932&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=870&#038;maxwidth=580&#038;secret_token=s-I5p6Lxbti8y\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo \u00a9 Karen Straus\/San Diego Audubon Society Fun Facts: They lightly dart through shrubs like they are being blown by a breeze. They lay white eggs with reddish-brown spots. They live in coastal sage and desert scrub from Southern California to Southern Baja California in Mexico. 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