Most summers I hike up at least once to Fourth of July Pass/Panther
Potholes, which is about that elevation, and regularly see Townsend's
Solitaires there, including fledged young. That's a great area, by the
way, for Black-backed Woodpeckers, assorted Sapsuckers, and plants, esp.
_Pyrola_ ssp. and saprophytes, including _Hemitomes congestum_, which
ain't common anywhere, and certainly not that far north.

James West

On Wed, 4 Oct 1995 jbroadus at seanet.com wrote:

> I am checking the "facts" for an article I am writing about a trip to the
> cascades and I was told that our sighting of a Townsend's Solitaire at 3500
> ft was unusual. Can anyone tell me if this is a lower than normal
> elevationto find them in June? I saw begging behavior from what I think was
> a juvenile, and feeding by another bird but it was foggy and hard to see the
> birds clearly. It was assumed that they were nesting nearby. It was June
> 21st which I thought was too late to be beginning any sort of mating
> behavior. I would appreciate an altitude range if one is known. Thanks
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