Kelly McAllister wrote: > We seldom get VaTh at the
feeder except when it snows. Do other people notice the same thing?>

I heard that old-timers call Varied Thrushes "Snow Robins" because they are seen
so often when there's snow on the ground (and so seldom otherwise). Snow must
cut down on their normal ground foraging and make feeders more attractive.

Chris Maack
Anchorage, AK
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