[obol] Townsend's Thrush

[Tim Rodenkirk]

On this year's Port Orford CBC, while standing at the
boat ramp at Floras Lake during the early AM with Joe
and Cole Metzler, we had a Townsend's Warbler foraging
in the grass there, but it quickly flew on. I
mentioned thinking this was unusual, but Joe said they
had a Townsend's in their backyard that fed on the
ground also. Later that morning, while birding above
the Floras Lake boat ramp at the windsurfing B & B, I
watched 5(!) Townsend's Warblers foraging in the open
turf grass area in front of the B & B- they were there
the entire time I birded the area, at least a 1/2
hour.  When I got to thinking about it, I have seen
Townsend's forage in open grassy spots elsewhere, but
it's not something I've noticed often. 

ENJOY!
Tim R
Coos Bay

--- DJLauten and KACastelein <deweysage at verizon.net>
wrote:

> This morning (1/3) we have a new species in our yard
> (Bandon, Coos Cty). 
>   Since we woke up this morning a male TOWNSEND'S
> THRUSH has been 
> foraging on our lawn.  Ok, it is really a TOWNSEND'S
> WARBLER, but he 
> hasn't left the grass not once and continues to
> forage on the ground 
> with about 75 juncos.  He is either very confused,
> very hungary, very 
> well feed, or trying to push evolution in a new
> direction, at least for 
> warblers.
> 
> Cheers
> Dave Lauten and Kathy Castelein
> Bandon OR
> deweysage at verizon.net
> 
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