<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Linda,<div><br></div><div>Over the past 38 years, I have seen dozens, some years hundreds, of TOWAs each year from May through September during my travels in WA's mountains, i.e., Cascades, Olympics, Kettle Range, Selkirks and Blue Mountains, and some in lower hills, e.g., Tiger, N side of Manastash Ridge, Table Mountain (Kittitas Co.). Based on my informal observations, TOWA populations in WA's mountains have appeared relatively stable. I did not notice any unusually high numbers in 2024.</div><div><br></div><div>I have encountered more Townsend's x Hermit Warbler hybrids in the past few years, e.g., in summer 2023, we saw TOWA x HEWA hybrids in two different spots several miles apart in the Indian Heaven Wilderness Area, a few on the Tumac Plateau and one near Chinook Pass. It is possible that I just started noticing TOWA x HEWA hybrids in the past few years and/or that my eyes are getting use to IDing them (which can be tricky). It is also possible that HEWA range is expanding northward and thus we may see more TOWA x HEWA hybrids in the future.</div><div><br></div><div>Steve Loitz</div><div>Ellensburg</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 4:31 PM Linda Phillips via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu">tweeters@u.washington.edu</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"><div class="msg-953564773821028900">
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Typically, I consider myself blessed if I see one Townsend's Warbler a year. </div>
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I think they must have had a particularly good breeding season this past year.</div>
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Since October I have been seeing 1 or 2 on a regular basis at Wallace Swamp Creek Park.</div>
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I have high expectations that they will make an appearance for the CBC this Saturday. I have seen them 3 times in the past 10 days.</div>
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Anyone else seeing TOWA more often than usual this fall?</div>
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