[Tweeters] Townsend's Warbler (Freeway Park)
Elizabeth Edgerton
lizedge at mac.com
Tue Mar 28 17:34:08 PDT 2023
A male Townsend’s Warbler has been sighted among the Douglas Fir in Freeway Park (near the closed bathrooms) every year since 2017 from my window in Horizon House, which overlooks the park. I assume it is the same one; never saw a mate or another male. He was here again for a few weeks from late February on. I haven’t seen him in the last few days, but that might be because I wasn’t looking at the right time.
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> Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2023 19:32:24 GMT
> From: "Wilson Cady" <gorgebirds at juno.com>
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> Joshua Hayes, It depends on where you are, which you didn't mention. I still have multiple Varied Thrushes coming to my feeders in Skamania County, but we are at the 1,000' elevation and still have snow on the ground. Bird distribution and timing are like real estate, it is all about the location. Wilson CadyColumbia River Gorge, WA
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> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2023 22:06:10 -0700
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> I had three throughout the winter, but they disappeared some time ago. Hans
> On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 8:32 PM Joshua Hayes <joshuaahayes at protonmail.com> wrote:Hey tweets, until three days ago we had varied thrushes singing in the yard every morning. Not any more. My wife wants to know if they're gone up to the mountains to breed or if they've just fallen silent - pretty sure it's the former, but thought I'd ask, since she loves that eerie song.
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> From: Carol Riddell <cariddellwa at gmail.com>
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> I have had a pair in my yard pretty much daily since the first of the year. Some days I see both birds and other days they seem to alternate making appearances. Yesterday I saw both birds. This morning I have only seen the male so they haven't left for the mountains yet. I do expect them to leave soon.
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> Carol Riddell
> Edmonds, WA
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> From: Glenn Johnson <glennjo at yahoo.com>
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> Hi Marissa,?
> Having grown up adjacent to the Dorris Ranch as a kid and also spent time in Olympia, I'm not sure you'll find the perfect replacement for Dorris Ranch locally. However there are some great sites near West Oly. Here are my suggestions for places to explore that might best meet your criteria:
> Woodard Point Park/Woodward Bay Conservation Area on Henderson Inlet (trails, some habitat diversity)Evergreen State College Campus (lots of trails--esp if you include the wider campus, organic farm and and backroads, plus beach)
> Kennedy Creek Natural Area (Awesome for salmon viewing in the fall, I hear good for shorebirds)McClane Cr. Nature Trail (short but sweet; great for fall salmon viewing but also a nice wetland with an adjacent trail/boardwalk)Mima Mounds (a bit far perhaps, but a great place for more open-habitat/meadow-prairie birds. Loggerhead Shrike and W. Bluebirds recently)
> Although it may be far for you, Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR may be the best birding in Thurston Co, and with plenty of trails! There is a regular Wednesday bird walk anyone is welcome to join--though they often go well past noon one can bail anytime if your time is limited. Another good walk just up I-5 a bit is every 3rd Thursday 0800-11 at the Eagle's Pride Golf Course next to JBLM (no pass needed).?
> Other good parks for birding and/or walking within quick striking distance of W. Oly:?Grass Lake Preserve (not sure re safety, haven't been there in a long time ;).Squaxin Park (formerly Priest Point Park)Watershed Park
> Best of luck and have fun! Glenn
> Glenn Johnson
> Board of Directors,?Puget Sound Bird Observatory, &Riparian Stewardship Program Manager,?Pierce Conservation DistrictTacoma/Fircrest WA 520-237-8653
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> Hi tweets,
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> I just moved to Olympia and am looking for a new "daily bread" walk spot.
> My new home's HOA does not allow bird feeders so I am itching to get my
> bird fix in! I'm from Eugene OR and my go-to was a 3 mile loop around
> Dorris ranch, an old (but still operating) hazelnut orchard with riverside
> forest and prairie trails. And tons of wildflowers! I'm hoping to find
> something similar here; multiple habitat types, lots of trail miles, within
> 10-20 minutes of westside Oly, and reasonably safe. Any recommendations or
> suggestions are appreciated.
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> I'd love to connect with some locals and get on board with some Thurston
> county Whatsapp groups.
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> Thanks
> Marissa G
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> To change the subject of Varied Thrushes, has anybody noticed a lack of
> Townsend's Warblers this winter? I normally have at least two coming to my
> suet feeders, but have not seen a single one so far!
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> Good Birding!
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> I've had Townsend's all winter, feeding on my suet and seed feeders as well as on a yellow blooming witch hazel.?There's been at least one Townsend's at my suet as of yesterday.Ellen CohenTacoma
> On Monday, March 27, 2023 at 10:00:46 AM PDT, Hans-Joachim Feddern <thefedderns at gmail.com> wrote:
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> To change the subject of Varied Thrushes, has anybody noticed a lack of Townsend's Warblers this winter? I normally have at least two coming to my suet feeders, but have not seen a single one so far!
> Good Birding!
> Hans
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> We have had a male Townsend?s all winter here in Maple Leaf, as well as two Yellow-rumped. We have been truly amazed at the 10 or so (Audubon?s) Yellow-rumped that arrived in the yard on 26 February and have thronged the feeders ever since. They clearly travel as a flock, as one minute they are all over the yard, then they?re gone for a while, but they visit numerous times during the day. Like juncos, they form flocks, but they can be very aggressive to one another within the flock. They are just starting to molt into breeding plumage.
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> Dennis Paulson
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>> On Mar 27, 2023, at 10:00 AM, Hans-Joachim Feddern <thefedderns at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> To change the subject of Varied Thrushes, has anybody noticed a lack of Townsend's Warblers this winter? I normally have at least two coming to my suet feeders, but have not seen a single one so far!
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>> Good Birding!
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>> Hans
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> Zero Townsend?s this year for me. 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler prominently arrived Feb 8 when they took over birdfeeder ownership from the Dark-eyed Junco. They disappeared for several days then reappeared last Wednesday mid-molt. They haven?t been as conspicuous since then.
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> Jeannine
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> We have had a male Townsend?s all winter here in Maple Leaf, as well as two Yellow-rumped. We have been truly amazed at the 10 or so (Audubon?s) Yellow-rumped that arrived in the yard on 26 February and have thronged the feeders ever since. They clearly travel as a flock, as one minute they are all over the yard, then they?re gone for a while, but they visit numerous times during the day. Like juncos, they form flocks, but they can be very aggressive to one another within the flock. They are just starting to molt into breeding plumage.
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> Dennis Paulson
> Seattle
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> On Mar 27, 2023, at 10:00 AM, Hans-Joachim Feddern <thefedderns at gmail.com<mailto:thefedderns at gmail.com>> wrote:
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> To change the subject of Varied Thrushes, has anybody noticed a lack of Townsend's Warblers this winter? I normally have at least two coming to my suet feeders, but have not seen a single one so far!
>
> Good Birding!
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> Hans
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> Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA
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