On May 2, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Tom Crabtree <tc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Congrats, Dawn, that is definitely a Townsend’s Solitaire. Not sure what he > is doing at Pixieland, but a good find for Marion County. > > Tom Crabtree, Bend > Late late March through early May is a surprisingly good time for Townsend's Solitaries on the coast. If one looks at holly trees that still have berries there is a good a fair chance of seeing one. I have seen up to three in a day on the Long Beach Peninsula during the above mentioned time frame. Jeff Gilligan (from far at sea).