Michael,
I've had up to three Varied Thrushes in my yard for the past month
now. I live in Everett about 2 miles from the Mukilteo Ferry. Last
winter I believe was an exceptional year for Varied Thrushes. Other
years I have had no sightings of them and so I was pleased when my first
one showed up here earlier usual.

Yvonne Bombardier
Everett, Wa
ravenn at premier1.net
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> 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?
>
>
> Michael Dossett
> Shoreline, Washington
> mpdossett at Juno.com
>