<div dir="ltr">I have occasionally seen TOWAs in the subalpine gleaning insects and/or larvae from vegetation debris on the ground, usually under Subalpine Firs, which IME, notwithstanding their name, is their favorite summer tree in the East Cascades. <div><br></div><div>Steve Loitz</div><div>Ellensburg</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 10:36 AM Emily Birchman <<a href="mailto:stollea@gmail.com">stollea@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<div dir="auto">I just had the pleasure of observing no less than 3 Townsend’s warblers in my backyard! All of them were foraging on the ground, which seemed surprising to me. Is this a common behavior for them? We usually get one per year in our backyard and I have seen this species enough times and had a very clear view so I’m confident in the ID. I just didn’t expect to see them there!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Good birding,</div><div dir="auto">Emily Birchman</div><div dir="auto">Kenmore, WA - Finn Hill</div>
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