Subject: WINTERING STATUS OF TOWNSEND'S & YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS
Date: Jan 18 13:20:44 2000
From: Dennis K Rockwell - denniskrockwell at juno.com


In the lower Columbia Basin "Audubon's" YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS in winter
are very often (practically always?) found in russian olive stands and
more often than not they are in small, loose flocks..

Dennis K Rockwell, Kennewick, Washington denniskrockwell at juno.com

On Tue, 18 Jan 2000 11:52:53 -0500 "Kraig,Eric" <kraige at oclc.org> writes:
>SNIP<
>Sounds like habitat could be a determining factor in winter warbler
abundance. The question is: What aspects of >habitat favor the
different species? I think we can safely say that myrtle/willow scrub on
the immediate coast is >preferred by the Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler.
Michael Dossett indicates that Yellow-rumped (Audubon's) prefer >open
brush. Nick Pharris reports them in deciduous(?) growth near Capitol
Lake. Anyone else?
>Where do you see yellow-rumps in the winter? Are they alone or in
flocks?
>SNIP<

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