The Verdin is a tiny desert bird with a bright yellow face and rusty-red shoulder patch and is the only North American representative of the penduline-tit family. It builds large, conspicuous round nests of thorny twigs in desert shrubs and constructs roost nests for winter insulation. It rarely needs to drink water.
Best time to see a Verdin
The best time to see a Verdin is January–May, when about 60% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 12,714 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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