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Myadestes townsendi
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
Found at Honeymoon Island State Park in Dunedin FL, near the coast in a weedy area with standing water.
The bird is far out of range. The is only the second recorded sighting of Townsend's Solitaire in FL.
Spotted on Nov 3, 2013
Submitted on Nov 4, 2013
3 Comments
Awesome!
Thanks Yasser...I was not the person who discovered the bird but I was among the early viewers. Pretty exciting for me.
Such an amazing and rare encounter Claire! Thanks for sharing this awesome spotting and congrats on making bird history! :)