Townsend's Solitaire

Townsend's Solitaire on juniper bush during a light snow.

NPS Photo / Rachel Ames

Size: 8-9”
Description: Mostly gray overall with prominent white eye rings. Juveniles are dark gray overall and are heavily spotted with buff and white.
Migratory Status: Year-round residents of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Habitat: Live in coniferous woodlands and forests near berry shrubs and trees to 12,000 feet in summer and 9,000 feet in winter.
Diet: Eat mostly insects and berries (especially juniper berries) and forage by catching insects in mid-air or by gleaning berries from bushes or the ground.

 

• Townsend's Solitaire (call)

  
  

  Townsend's Solitaire call recorded on the Hollowell Park Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that a Golden Crowned Kinglet can be heard in the background.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  05/18/2016

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• Townsend's Solitaire (song)

  
  

  Townsend's Solitaire song recorded in Hollowell Park in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that the buzz of a hummingbird flying by can be heard in the background.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  05/19/2016

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• Townsend's Solitaire (song)

  
  

  Townsend's Solitaire song recorded on the Black Canyon Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that various unidentified birds and a Pine Squirrel can be heard in the background.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  05/26/2016

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025

 

• Townsend's Solitaire (call)

  
  

  Townsend's Solitaire call recorded on the Black Canyon Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that various unidentified birds can also be heard in the background.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  05/26/2016

  Audio Transcript

  Transcript due 4/1/2025