>I have Townsend's Warblers (TOWA?) show up on my property periodically.
>Yesterday the sighting was unique in that a brilliantly plumaged male appeared
>to be feed at my sunflower seed feeder. Is this unussual? TOWA's have not
>been mentioned as potential
> feeder birds that I know of.

It would be interesting to get a good look at exactly what the bird as
doing, as I can't imagine a Townsend's Warbler being able to open a
sunflower seed, and I have never heard of warblers eating seeds. All eat
insects, some of them add fruit and/or nectar during winter, and some of
them feed on suet, but seeds--??

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