The curve-billed thrasher—the common thrasher of the rich, cactus-laden Sonoran Desert—can be very conspicuous, sitting up on saguaro or cholla cactuses, making its presence known by its loud ...

And the curve-billed thrasher, a yellow-eyed bird with a sharp whit-wheet! call, also favors cholla. In Arizona, a scientist once found a large cholla cactus containing five old cactus wren nests ...