In a message dated 96-12-30 14:07:28 EST, you write:

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I suspect the Varied Thrushes that are suddenly appearing
at feeders have been in the neighborhood for some time.
I never see Varied Thrushes but I hear their (somewhat
creaky this time of year) calls beginning in about October
and ending in March. They seem to hang around in very dense
conifers.
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March is the time they show up at my cabin in Cle Elum. I thought they head
for higher elevations then?

Donna Ferrill
Mukilteo/Cle Elum, WA
Brdr1 at aol.com