Townsend’s Warbler

Setophaga townsendi

The Townsend’s Warbler’s breeding habitat is forested lands with large coniferous trees on the Pacific northwestern coast and mountains of North America from Alaska south into Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Their winter homes are stretched along the western coast of North American from Washington to northern Baja California, and several inland locations from southeastern Arizona to Central America.

Their nests are shallow cups built with grass and lined with moss. These nests are usually placed atop a branch in a conifer. Females have been observed dismantling a constructed nest and later tearing it down an moving it to another tree. It isn’t fully understood why they do this. Townsend’s Warblers will sometimes cross breed with their closely related cousins, the Hermit Warbler.

I sometimes see these birds at my Southern California home during migration, but to date my favorite encounters with this and several other warbler species (and other species) has been atop Santa Rosa Mountain in souther Riverside County (California).

Townsend's Warbler - Setophaga townsendi — **Townsend's Warbler**
*(Setophaga townsendi)*

**Description:**
At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2014:08:30 13:42

**Location:**

Santa Rosa Mountain
Mountain Center, California
United States
7362.56 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/100

**File Name:** D3X9155-TownsendsWarbler

© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com

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Pin It — **Townsend's Warbler**
*(Setophaga townsendi)*

**Description:**
At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California.
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**Date Taken:** 2014:08:30 13:42

**Location:**

Santa Rosa Mountain
Mountain Center, California
United States
7362.56 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/100

**File Name:** D3X9155-TownsendsWarbler

© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com

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Townsend's Warbler - Dendroica townsendi — **Townsend's Warbler**
*(Setophaga townsendi)*

**Description:**
(Dendroica townsendi) Bathing fall migrant female at the springs on Santa Rosa Mountain, Southern Riverside County, California USA 2005-09-02.
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**Date Taken:** 2005:09:02 9:59

**Location:**

Santa Rosa Mountain
, California
United States
7388.81 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/40

**File Name:** JCD0824TownsendsWarblerFem

© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com

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