A rare winter bird in Kitimat, Townsend’s solitaire (plus a couple of eagles)

Robin Rowland 

A visitor to my backyard mountain ash tree the past couple of days (February 9 and 10, 2023) a Townsend’s Solitaire (myadestes townsendi).  It is a thrush, usually found further inland along the Pacific Northwest but rare on the coast, especially in winter.

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UPDATE:  February 13, 2023.  The Townsend’s solitaire back on Monday afternoon.

 

And two bald eagles over MK Bay on February 11.

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