I walked the old road where the Townsend's Solitaire was seen Dec. 1, but 
there was no sign of the bird.   Having said that, I would hesitate to draw any 
hard conclusions since the area has a large number of Eastern Red Cedars with 
lots of berries.   The Solitaires I have seen in the east were eating Red Cedar 
berries and that bird has a very large dinner table.   It's worth another 
look or two.   As a reward for my effort I heard a Raven and saw Waxwings and a 
Purple Finch along with the usual suspects.

Paul O'Brien
Rockville, Mont. Co., MD


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