Both during last winter's snow and again this year Port Townsend has
definitely seen a sudden influx of Varied Thrushes. I saw about 30 on my
morning walk yesterday, almost topping the robin count. This seems to be
when robins and VATHs are willing to eat the leftover crabapples on the
trees, though they clearly prefer other berries if they are ripe.



On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 5:58 PM Patricia Quyle Grainger <paq at olypen.com>
wrote:


> We, too, have been enjoying yard visits from Varied Thrushes, with the

> most being 5 in one day. Nearly every day, I see one or two. Last year, I

> think I saw one!

>

> Pat Grainger

> Port Townsend

> paq at olypen dot com

>

> Sent from my iPhone

>

> On Dec 21, 2022, at 4:44 PM, Joan Miller <jemskink at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> 

> I was so delighted to find two Varied Thrushes poking around my yard

> today! They hung around for quite a while, kicking up duff and grazing

> under the seed feeder. I was able to get a few good photos. I hope they

> stick around for a while. It was a busy feeder day, with Juncos, Stellers

> Jays, Fox Sparrows, Golden-Crowned Sparrows, Chickadees, Flickers and

> Anna's hummers. Didn't see any Bushtits or Bewick's wrens.

>

> Oh, I heard a new bird call - like a soft chuck chuck. Turned out to be

> the Varied Thrush!

>

> Joan Miller

> West Seattle

> jemskink at gmail dot com

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