I saw one varied thrush along a street in Milton (Pierce County) this morning, and that was nice. I then stopped at a local city park for a quick, brisk walk, and was treated to a flock of them on the ground. Amazing. It was difficult to get an accurate count due to their movement, but I counted at least 30, and possibly up to 40 with some outliers away from the main group and in the trees. I usually just see a couple of singles per year in this area, and I have never seen this large a flock in 40 years of birding. Wow.

Also 3 trumpeter swans did a low flyover at Levee Pond in Fife yesterday morning.

Ken Steffenson
Milton, WA