Varied Thrushes showed up in my yard too. First a single one in my alder
clump, and then a pair in nearby cottonwoods. It's a treat.

Also in my yard today: Dark-eyed Juncos (~12), Pine Siskins (lots), House
Finches, Rufous-sided Towhees (3 in my binoculars at once!), Black-capped
and Chestnut-backed Chickadees, at least one American Robin. No sign of
regular Song Sparrows or Red-breasted Nuthatches.

While at my school today I saw a Great Blue Heron flying in the distance. I
hoped it would alight near our pond, but alas, it flew on. One spent a month
last winter hanging out at school. Also saw a few flocks of ducks fly past
in the same area. I'm guessing they were American Wigeons. That's more of a
hunch than anything.

Happy winter everyone!



At 04:12 PM 1/27/96 -0800, Arlene Sopranzetti wrote:
>Today amongst the beautiful white snow I had a pair of Varied Thrushes
>in my backyard. I put out birdseed, apple slices, and raisins but they
>were more interested in scratching around the base of a pine tree. I
>was treated to many long looks and a couple of photographs.
>
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>
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