mesquite and chaparral shrub are favorite haunts for thrashers in the West, and curve-billed thrashers particularly love cholla cactus, which is their preferred nesting site. Birding hotspot ...

Birds are a varied group ... The horned lizards rely on chaparral. After burning, the chaparral is slow to recover, whereas invasive grasses are quick to move in. While it looks dense, chaparral ...