Dear Obolers,
I just had some excitement as a very colorful
bird landed on the suet with some Bushtits. It only lasted a moment, not
long enough for my rational mind to kick in and look for specifics. I'm not
that familiar with Warblers, and since it's been a few years since I caught
sight of any around here, my memory isn't fresh. It had bright yellow
markings on the head (crown), but not the yellow I would expect to see
elsewhere, on it's breast or flanks. It also had bold black and white
steaks on the wings. I don't recall seeing streaking on the flanks.
I will keep an eye out for it, to look for
peticular markings. It didn't look like other Townsends I've seen, but I
don't know how much variation there may be.
Linda/Tigard
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*Linda Lee*
