[Tweeters] Townsend's Warblers

[Steve Loitz via Tweeters]

Linda,

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.

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.

Steve Loitz
Ellensburg

On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 4:31 PM Linda Phillips via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


>

>

> Typically, I consider myself blessed if I see one Townsend's Warbler a

> year.

> I think they must have had a particularly good breeding season this past

> year.

> Since October I have been seeing 1 or 2 on a regular basis at Wallace

> Swamp Creek Park.

> 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.

> Anyone else seeing TOWA more often than usual this fall?

>

> Linda Phillips

> Kenmore

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Steve Loitz
Ellensburg, WA
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