It seems like we usually get Townsend's by now here in Burien, but haven't seen any yet this season. But we haven't tried marshmallows yet. All we have is suet.

An Orange Crowned Warbler arrived last week to keep the lone Ruby Crowned Kinglet company.

Tom Benedict
Seahurst, WA



> On 12/14/2021 9:21 AM birdmarymoor at gmail.com wrote:

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> Tweets -; for two weeks now, we've had what looks to be a first year female TOWNSEND'S WARBLER coming to our seed feeders, usually a couple of times a morning.

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> I'm using a no-mess blend from the West Seattle True Value store, which is sunflower chips and peanut chips, I believe. She's also fed at another feeder that has sunflower chips mixed with niger. Sometimes she goes to the suet as well.

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> Has anyone else had a Townsend's regularly visiting their feeders? Birds of the World lists only a very old report: "In winter, visits feeding stations where cheese, marshmallows, and peanut butter are offered (Bent 1953b https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/towwar/cur/references#REF56932 )."

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> (She just came back for at least her 2nd visit of the morning).

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