We saw a varied thrush in Kirkland about 2 weeks ago. Haven't seem him or
her again.

>Has anyone noticed a lack of Varied Thrushes this year? Last winter, our
>first one didn't come until Thanksgiving, but we had about five the rest
>of the winter. I saw one in our yard in October, the day after the first
>mountain snowfall, but he was eaten by a Cooper's Hawk about a week
>later. Has the weather just been too mild for them to move yet, or is my
>yard just devoid of them for some reason?
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>Michael Dossett
>Shoreline, Washington
>mpdossett at Juno.com
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