Gene Hunn wrote:

>Also found two female Kestrels in
>one clear cut area( about one mile apart). Would this indicate two pairs
>in the area or would it be more likely to be young of the year? I also
>noticed that above 5000 feet on the crest nothing but Yellow-rumped
>Warblers, while down at 4500 and below Townsend's Warblers were abundant
>and Yellow-rumpeds scarce. Might Yellow-rumped largely replace
>Townsend's in coniferous forests above 5000 feet?

Kestrels have certainly fledged in the lowlands east of the Cascades.

I think Townsend's prefer fairly large trees; were the trees smaller at
higher elevation?

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