Ruth,

We have only one Varied Thrush in our yard this winter, quite a contrast from last year as many have said. I don't think there is anything in this to worry about. I assumed that we had more of them last winter because of the very heavy snows we had in December. They are like Red-breasted Sapsuckers; they stay up in the mountains and out in the "wilds" if they can, and come down in increasing numbers to the lowlands and bird feeders when conditions become worse in their usual wintering habitats.

We should probably be happy our yards aren't full of them!

Dennis

On Jan 23, 2010, at 12:02 PM, tweeters-request at mailman2.u.washington.edu wrote:

> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:01:31 -0800
> From: "Ruth Sullivan" <godwit513 at msn.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] VARIED THRUSH today!!!!!!
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Cc: Ruth Sullivan <godwit513 at msn.com>
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> Hello Tweeters,
> Never expected any Varied Thrushes this Winter.But today I had my first male
> Varied Thrush this Season.We always had so many of this species,some of them
> coming as early October.But listen around hearing other birders had the
> same.Last Year on the CBC in Grays Harbor we had high count,there where
> every where.Something is changing and it is probable not for the good.
>
> Ruth Sullivan
> Fircrest,Tacoma

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Dennis Paulson
1724 NE 98 St.
Seattle, WA 98115
206-528-1382
dennispaulson at comcast.net



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