CSUSB Alert: Power has been restored to the San Bernardino campus; normal operations will resume Friday, July 26th.

Power to the San Bernardino campus has been restored as of 9:55 a.m. Normal campus operations will resume Friday, July 26th. Essential staff with questions on whether to report should contact their appropriate administrator. Facilities Management will be working to check all building systems including HVAC, elevators and fire alarms. If power has not been restored in your work area when you return, please report that to Facilities Planning and Management at (909) 537-5175. The Palm Desert Campus remains open and operational.

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Yellow-breasted Chat

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)

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Yellow-breasted Chat

Yellow-breasted Chat - Twentynine Palms, CA © Tom Benson

Yellow-breasted Chat

Yellow-breasted Chat - Brea, CA © Tom Benson

The Yellow-breasted Chat is a casual visitor to campus: one was seen 30 Aug 2016 around the flooded basins north of Badger Hill. It is an uncommon migrant throughout and rare breeding bird in riparian areas in southern California. It is listed as a Species of Special Concern by the California Department of Fish and Game.The Yellow-breasted Chat can be identified by its olive green upperparts, bright yellow throat, and white belly and supraloral (in front of the eye) stripe. It is the largest of the North American warblers.