barito bajada
Cactus wrenBirds

Cactus wren

Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus

Big spotted wren with a car-alarm rattle you'll hear long before you spot it. Builds football-shaped nests in cholla — the desert's loudest small bird.

Key

Year-round resident
Common — you'll see these
Heard more than seen — know it by voice first
Barito Bajada — field notes from the desert