Myadestes townsendi ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: TURDIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Darin Ziegler
A long-tailed gray bird of the high western mountains, the Townsend's Solitaire descends in the winter to lower elevations where it feeds almost exclusively on juniper berries.
Song long and complex series of clear warbling notes. Call a high-pitched, ringing "tew."