Mountain Bluebird 



Joe Van Wormer 



TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE (Myadestes townsendi] 



A quiet, retiring bird, the Townsend's solitaire is a close relative of the 

 thrushes, though it acts very much like a flycatcher. A slim, gray bird, 

 the solitaire shows pale patches in the wings and tail in flight. Sparsely 

 distributed through its range, the solitaire shows a marked preference for 

 open forests of pine and fir or juniper. The nest of the solitaire, a roughly 

 constructed mass of bark, twigs, stalks, and grasses, is usually placed on 

 or near the ground. The eggs are white and heavily blotched with various 

 shades of brown. This slender, long-tailed bird is most often observed 

 perched erectly on the outermost or top-most branch of a small tree along 

 the edge of a forest clearing. The most common call note uttered by the 

 solitaire is a single pipping note. 



Warbling Vireo 



