Lucy's Warbler

This Lucy's warbler is a first for me.  It's a female.  Since I've never seen one it took me forever  to identify.  I think she's a migrant so I'm not sure I'll see much of her again.  It's really tightly cropped because I was quite a distance away.  When I took the picture I thought it was one of my Verdin at the top of that flowering ocotillo.

I mentioned yesterday that I couldn't get mom out of bed to eat.  She ended up sleeping until I fell asleep.  I had already decided to stay with her but I can't make that a habit.  My brother Andy and SIL Tammy will be arriving tomorrow morning from reno, Nevada.  I have a commitment to lead a Singles club trip so he promised to arrive before I left. They are only staying two days but I want them to spend time alone with her so they get a first hand look at what's going on.  She had deteriorated significantly over the last 10 days or so.  I don't think she can live alone anymore.

Frank and family will be coming on 11 April.  Finally, all three brothers will see what I've been dealing with.