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[Galileo126]

Sorry, I had the camera ready in case it came back. Been in my backyard for 2 weeks, then haven't seen it in the last 2 weeks.

All black, slightly longer than a robin, but slightly more slender. When flying overhead, the underside of its wing feathers were white, despite being all black foliage. The most distinctive feature was all black "spiked hair" feathers on its head, much like a kingfisher. It would eat orange berries from a local shrub. Nicknamed it "Spike", LOL!

Spotted in my backyard in the Mojave Desert (Palmdale, CA)

Any ideas? I checked if it were some kind of kingfisher, but there are no all-black ones. I guessing this was a bird in migration, since it was never seen before in my area.

Ideas?

Thanks!

-g