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My Solitaire Common Name Change Recommendation

By |November 20th, 2023|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Tooele County, Townsend's Solitaires, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In 2024, the common name for Townsend's Solitaire will change, along with many other bird names. My recommendation would be to rename it the Juniper Solitaire.

Desert Townsend’s Solitaire

By |October 21st, 2022|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Townsend's Solitaires, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I was thrilled to find and take pictures of a Townsend's Solitaire perched on the bare branches of a sumac on my journey yesterday morning to far northern Utah.

Singing Townsend’s Solitaire Surrounded By Tiny Bugs

By |November 13th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Tooele County, Townsend's Solitaires, Utah, West Desert|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I was thrilled to listen to and photograph a singing Townsend's Solitaire as it perched on a juniper surrounded by tiny flying bugs.

Autumn Townsend’s Solitaire Plus Snow In The 10 Day Forecast

By |October 4th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Townsend's Solitaires, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I found quite a few birds yesterday in far northern Utah and of all the photos I took this autumn Townsend's Solitaire was my favorite.

Calls And Songs Of Townsend’s Solitaires

By |October 2nd, 2020|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Summit County, Townsend's Solitaires, Utah, Video, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I know where in the mountains to find Townsend’s Solitaires by seeing them, hearing them and by knowing their preferred habitat.

Juvenile Townsend’s Solitaire

By |July 24th, 2020|Categories: Birds, Summit County, Townsend's Solitaires, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Yesterday I didn't miss photographing this gorgeous juvenile Townsend's Solitaire because I remembered to pay attention to what was going on beyond my viewfinder.

Photographing Autumn Townsend’s Solitaires

By |October 9th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Townsend's Solitaires, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Last Friday as I looked for birds in a few West Desert canyons I was serenaded by the songs and calls of Townsend's Solitaires and while I loved hearing them it was frustrating because they were either too far away or hidden from my view.

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