Fan Tailed Warbler

Out in the glory of nature, happily lost among the trees, falling leaves and stunning flashes of colors from the birds overhead, you rest easy and relax. You are lying on your back, the warm sun rushes through the branches to settle upon you face. Looking up you can see the array of birds taking flight, and you close your eyes as you listen to them softly sing you into a light slumber. The Fan-tailed Warbler (Basileuterus lachrymosus) is a New World Warbler in the monotypic genus Euthlypis that lives along the Pacific slope from northern Mexico to Nicaragua. Vagrant records exist for Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. It is yellow on its throat and underparts with a tawny wash on its chest. The head is gray with a black-framed yellow crown and white around the eyes. The undertail coverlets are white. They are 5.8-6.3 in (14.5–16 cm) long and have pleasant, upslurred song.