At 08:13 PM 12/28/96 EST, Chris Maack wrote:

>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).

In the neighborhood where I grew up (west side of Olympia) Varied Thrushes
were called Alaskan Robins. My mom and my brothers still call them by that
name even though I have pointed out that they are better known by the name
Varied Thrush.

Kelly McAllister