Specialty Birds

Wrentit
Copyrighted Photo courtesy of:  Don Des Jardin  

Wrentit
Chamaea fasciata  

Common permanent resident of chaparral.  More often heard than seen.  Call has cadence of a bouncing ball.

Some of the best Central Coast birding sites to find it are:

San Luis Obispo County
Oceano Campground
San Simeon State Park 
Oso Flaco Lake

Santa Barbara County: 
La Purisima Mission
Rocky Nook County Park  
Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens
Tunnel Trail from the trailhead on Tunnel Road in Santa Barbara

Ventura County:
Sycamore Canyon
Steckel Park
Camarillo Grove Park
Happy Camp
Arroyo Verde City Park

For information on this bird, visit:

	ID TIPS, Life History, CBC Map, Taxonomy
	Wildlife Habitat Relationships Report
	Species Description, Photo & Voice Recording
	Recorded songs and Pictures
	Audubon Watch List status
	Conservation Plan
	Species notes and essays
Bird Friends of San Diego Cty	Species Account with Photos & Sounds
Las Pilitas Nursery	Attract this bird to your garden
BiologyBase	Drawing

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