I recall a territorial male up Tucannon River canyon in a very damp shady
cliffy area in coniferous forest. They are relatively scarcer as you go
easter.

Gene Hunn

On Tue, 7 Nov 1995 Jerry_Tangren at tfrec.ncw.net wrote:

> >
> >Hi Tweets,
> >
> >is there any evidence that Wilson's Warblers breed in the high moist
> >forests (western hemlock, red cedar) of Ferry, Stevens, and Pend Oreille
> >counties? Very few BBA records here, all 'possible'. This means they're
> >probably migrants, yet habitat up there looks like it could support this
> >species.
> >
> >-------------
> >Michael R. Smith
> >Univ. of Washington, Seattle
> >whimbrel at u.washington.edu
> >http://salmo.cqs.washington.edu/~wagap/mike.html
>
> I might be all wrong, but I've never thought of Wilson's Warblers as
> coniferous forest birds in eastern Washington. I've always felt they were a
> bird of the willows. However, they tend to be rather surprisingly, at least
> to me, uncommon. I'll have to check my records, perhaps I can add a few.
>
> Jerry_Tangren at tfrec.ncw.net
> Wenatchee WA
>