Anyone interested in finding the Varied Thrushes, I have to correct my
instructions of how to get there. See correct directions below.
Rahne Kirkham
Federal Way, Washington
rahne at mindspring.com
"Joy is the serious business of Heaven"
C.S.Lewis
----- Original Message -----
From: Rahne Kirkham <rahne at mindspring.com>
To: tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 6:07 PM
Subject: varied thrushes


> To those who wonder where the varied thrushes are hiding, they are all in
> and around Orting, Washington, southwest of Puyallup. I was birding there
> with my niece, Cyndi, and we saw about 15 at one location and 30 at
another.
> We also saw 4 bald eagles (2 mature and 2 immature), a harrier in a
> residential area far from any fields, and a female common merganser in a
> manmade pond fraternizing with mallard.
> To get to the Varied Thrushes: Take highway 410 off of highway 167 and
take highway 162 off of it. Follow 162 through the town of Orting (get a
sandwich at the nearby Orting
> Food Center. Yummy). It is a very curvy road. Follow it out past the fish
> hatchery. Just before you get to a train trestle, take a right on 177th
> E/Old Alford road. Wherever you see piles of leaves on the side of the
road
> (especially on the right side), look close for the Thrushes. This is where
> we saw 30 or so. It's a long road but worth it and keep your eyes open for
> eagles and hawks.
> Return to 162 the same way and turn right. Follow 162 until you cross a
> bridge over the Carbon River. Turn right on S. Pioneer Way. This will lead
> you uphill with a river valley on your left. When you get to the top, look
> again at the leaf litter beside the road. There will hopefully be thrushes
> there.
> Any questions, call me at 253 946-7899.
> Rahne Kirkham
> Federal Way, Washington
> rahne at mindspring.com
> "Joy is the serious business of Heaven"
> C.S.Lewis
>
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