I get the occasional Townsend's Warbler in my back yard almost
exclusively in winter, usually on a really good bird day. I think they
come with mixed flocks, showing up when the yard is full of chickadees,
bushtits, nuthatches, pine siskins, kinglets, juncos, goldfinches, a
downy woodpecker, and our neighborhood flickers. I get excited when one
shows up, emerging from the doug fir with that huge yellow mark around
its head.

My understanding is they are our warbler most likely to overwinter.
(feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, anyone)

Alyssa Sampson
Maple Leaf
Seattle
mailto:alyssasampson at comcast.net

On Jan 27, 2004, at 2:46 PM, Diann MacRae wrote:

> Hi, Tweets
>
> Is spring truly trying to arrive or do I just have an overwintering
> little
> guy. I've had a beautiful male Townsend's warbler in my backyard trees
> for
> almost a week now. I've seen him mostly either in the cherry tree or
> near
> the suet (the ground-up kind, in a mesh bag). Someone else mentioned
> seeing
> one recently, and they are truly a brightening sight in the wintertime.
>
> Cheers, Diann
>
> P.S. Almost time for vultures to start arriving :-)
>
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