Charlie,
I've seen no more the the usual 2 or 3 a week over
here in South Kitsap. I believe we're at about 400
feet elev. here, and I only get to look around the
yard on weekends. It's dark when I leave and dark
when I get home during the week. Maybe they like you!
-Rolan
--- Birdking88 at aol.com wrote:
> Hey Tweeters,
> I've noticed large numbers of Townsend's Warblers
> in my yard this winter,
> and have recieved more reports of them than expected
> from the South King
> County region. On most days in the nonbreeding
> season, mainly fall and
> winter, you can expect to see one or two Townsend's
> in or around my yard,
> mixed in with the chickadees and kinglets and
> foraging high in the conifers.
> I'm near the foothills at about 600' elevation, and
> they seem to be a bit
> more common here than in the lowlands. But 4 or 5
> days ago, we saw as many as
> 10 Townsend's Warblers in and around a birdbath in
> our yard. I've never had
> this many in the yard at any time of the year,
> particularly in the winter.
> We've seen or heard them every day since then, and
> had around 8 yesterday and
> 5 today. They're mostly female and 1st winter
> females, but at least a couple
> of the birds are males. I've gotten some closeup
> video also.
> Has anyone else noticed more Townsend's Warblers
> this year, or might this
> be just a local influx? Good birding to you all.
>
> Charlie Wright, 13
> Birdking88 at aol.com
> Sumner, WA
>


=====
Rolan Nelson
Burley, WA
rnbuffle at yahoo.com

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