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Townsend's Solitare

Myadestes townsendi

Photo by ceherzog
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28.0458, -82.7967

Field Notes

Description:

A long-tailed gray bird of the high western mountains, the Townsend's Solitaire descends in the winter to lower elevations where it feeds almost exclusively on juniper berries. Cornell Lab

Habitat:

Found at Honeymoon Island State Park in Dunedin FL, near the coast in a weedy area with standing water.

Notes:

The bird is far out of range. The is only the second recorded sighting of Townsend's Solitaire in FL.

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Comments (3)
ceherzog
Thanks Yasser...I was not the person who discovered the bird but I was among the early viewers. Pretty exciting for me.
Yasser
Such an amazing and rare encounter Claire! Thanks for sharing this awesome spotting and congrats on making bird history! :)

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Birds of the Southeast U.S.
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Birds of the World
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Florida's Flora & Fauna
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PublishedNovember 4, 2013

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