We at Audubon California have always had a thing for the mysterious Phainopepla, that silky flycatcher of the southwest. Little did we know that the bird's nickname is the Black Cardinal. Seriously, what could be cooler than that? Anyway, read more about this cool species in this terrific article just posted by the San Diego Union-Tribune.
HOTSPOT: Flyover of California's Birds and Biodiversity
California is a global biodiversity hotspots, with one of the greatest concentrations of living species on Earth.