Townsend's Solitaire
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
| Locale | Sp | Su | F | W | Br |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE Alaska (edit) | R | R | R | + | Y |
| Yakutat (edit) | - | VR | VR | - | - |
| Skagway (edit) | U | U | U | - | - |
| Haines (edit) | R | + | - | - | - |
| Glacier Bay (edit) | + | + | + | - | - |
| Juneau (edit) | R | R | R | VR | - |
| Sitka (edit) | + | + | VR | VR | - |
| Stikine (edit) | |||||
| S Outer Islands (edit) | |||||
| Ketchikan (edit) | R | - | R | + | - |
| Offshore (edit) |
Occasional birds linger into December, with a handful documented over wintering.
Breeding status considered probable in Kessel and Gibson 1978, but BoW suggests status is uncertain [1], and there are only a few reports of this species in summer.
- Are these actually R in summer in the region? - seemingly few reports
- Actually U at SGY Sp, Su, and Fall?
- Breeding status? - given overall range, if they are breeding, perhaps limited to NE mountains, and not typically observed?
- Full list of likely overwintering birds?
- SIT Jan 1989
- JNU Feb 2000 [2]
- WRG Dec 2016 + Feb 2017
- KTN Jan 2018 - Apr 2018
- SIT Jan 2021 - Feb 2021
SEAK QBR Mentions
- F2008: Four singles found at JNU between 30 Aug and 10 Nov
- Sp2009: Singles at GUS on 3 May, WRG on 23 May and HYD on 29 and 31 May.
- F2009: Singles at JNU 12 and 14 Sept., also 21 November. Rare migrant prob. breeder (re. Kessel and Gibson 1978).
- W2009-2010: One at WRG 17 Dec was very late
- F2010: Singles in alpine near KTN 15 Sept and 1 Oct, also at KTN on 9 Nov. Only two prior fall records for locality. Singles at JNU (15 Aug) and GUS (17 Sept). Also one near JNU at high elevation on Thunder Mt. (13 Sept).
- F2011: Two at Mt. Roberts JNU on 11 Sept. Singles at JNU (15 Nov.), SIT (20 Nov), and KTN (23-25 Nov.)
- Sp2012: Singles at JNU 17 Apr, 20 Apr, 20 May; Up to five at SGY 2-3 May. One at WRG 5 May, and 1-2 at HYD 2-3 May.
- F2012: One at JNU 24 Oct
- W2012-2013: One at KTN 5 Jan. was first local winter record
- Sp2013: Singles at JNU 29 April and 3 May.
- Sp2014: Reported widely this spring. Singles at PEL (17-21 Apr), KTN (20 Apr), Auke Bay (23 Apr), SGY (4-5 May), at least three near Eagle Beach JNU (4-5 May).
- Su2014: One near GUS 1 July was a rare local summer report. Species considered Rare migrant and probable breeder in Kessel and Gibson 1978, "though there are apparently few summer reports for the region."
- F2014: Singles near JNU 26 Oct and 18 Nov
- Sp2015: Single at GUS (1 May) where only one or two previous spring records. One at SGY 2 May.
- F2015: One at SIT 18-19 Nov.
- Sp2016: One at SGY 17 April apparently followed by others. One at JNU 23 April
- F2016: One at SIT 25-26 Nov
- W2016-2017: Singles found at WRG on 7 Dec and 2 Feb; at JNU on 14 Dec.
- Sp2017: Singles near JNU 13 April and 20 April. Rare migrant and probable breeder (ref. Kessel and Gibson 1978)
- F2017: One at GUS on 6 October
- W2017-2018: One at KTN 10 Jan through end of season. 2nd local record. Species is Rare visitant in SEAK.
- Sp2018: Overwintering bird at KTN last observed 6 April
Local Notes
- Glacier Bay/Townsend's Solitaire: (edit)
- Haines/Townsend's Solitaire: (edit)
- Juneau/Townsend's Solitaire: (edit)
- Ketchikan/Townsend's Solitaire: (edit)
- Sitka/Townsend's Solitaire: Casual in spring and summer, very rare in fall with only a few reports. Reports include Old Sitka in early May 2007, along Indian River Trail in early June 2008, and a few fall (mostly November) records. There are two January reports, most recently an individual found and photographed 15 Jan 2021. (A person in the neighborhood where it was observed mentioned the bird had been around for some time, and had been present the previous winter as well.) Presumably the same individual was seen sporadically through at least 21 February. (edit)
- Skagway/Townsend's Solitaire: (edit)
- Yakutat/Townsend's Solitaire: (edit)
References
Weblinks
- All About Birds Page for Townsend's Solitaire
- Search Arctos Database for Townsend's Solitaire (Southeast only)
- Search Arctos Database for Townsend's Solitaire (entire database)
- Encyclopedia of Life search for Myadestes townsendi
- iNaturalist Observations for Myadestes townsendi in Southeast Alaska
Other References
Related Files
Townsend's Solitaire in Sitka
