The dark-gray Townsend’s Solitaire has a prominent white eye ring and a buff-colored wing bar.
Photo courtesy Don Marsh, Special to the Plaindealer
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The juniper and the Townsend’s Solitaire
Birds typically limit their singing to spring and summer when defending their territories and trying to attract mates. But when the calendar rolls into fall, migratory species travel to warmer climates and non-migratory species limit their songs and resort to more simple calls and chirps instead of lengthy songs.
The Townsend’s Solitaire, however, has no reason to migrate as it has a permanent winter food source right here in Ouray County. Thus, it resumes its melodious singing during the f...
