Townsend's Solitaire is a slim, gray thrush of western mountain forests with a distinctive white eye ring and buff wing patches visible in flight. It breeds in mountain forests and winters in juniper woodlands, where individual birds aggressively defend berry-laden juniper trees as their winter territory. Its song is one of the finest in western North America — a rich, complex warble.
Best time to see a Townsend's Solitaire
The best time to see a Townsend's Solitaire is October–March, when about 61% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 8,497 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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