Ken-

It a varied thrush.

Craig Kerns
Lake Forest Park, WA
http://www.eskimo.com/~cekerns/birds

On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:14:17 -0800, you wrote:

>i photographed this bird in the arboretum on friday but was too busy fiddling with my camera to get a good look at it. now i can't seem to figure out what it is. my recollection is that it was about the size of a small robin but i'm not too confident in that assessment.
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/kreppart/396159409/
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>- ken
>seattle