Hi all,

Just a note to say that yesterday morning I observed several Townsend?s
Warblers
flitting around, feeding on and near the ground today. Such bright little
gems of
yellow and black on such a gray day were a completely unexpected pleasure.

At any rate, I saw these warblers on the south west slope of Tiger Mountain
in
the Mirrormont area, south of issaquah. In five years at this location, I?ve
not seen this species here before. I?m curious if the massive snows just
slightly
to the west have chased them down in elevation a bit for feeding. Any
thoughts
on that?

Also the birding books seem to somewhat in disagreement ? some seem to say
these little gems prefer to hang out in the tops of mature Douglas Fir
stands,
others say Cedar stands. Today?s specimens were feeding on the ground.
Any definitive facts on habitat, preferred or otherwise?

Thanks much in advance,

Doug Rosenoff
On Tiger Mountain Near Issaquah
mailto:rosenoff at bitstream.net