We saw our FOS Varied thrush here on Fidalgo Island yesterday, too. :-)

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On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 2:03 PM Patricia Quyle Grainger <paq at olypen.com>
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> We, too, had our first Varied Thrush in the yard yesterday. Last winter,

> we had an unusual number of them, and some stayed well into spring. It's

> always a treat to see them foraging on the lawn, and flitting about in the

> trees.

>

> Pat Grainger

> Port Townsend

>

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> > On Oct 30, 2023, at 1:03 PM, Dee Dee <deedeeknit at yahoo.com> wrote:

> >

> > Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon I was pleasantly surprised to see a

> beautiful male Varied Thrush foraging on our lawn about 8 feet away from

> the house.

> > My surprise is because last winter (male in mid-December, female later

> in February) was the first time we had one as a (current home) yard bird.

> > It checked out several areas of the yard, giving me time to get a few

> photos before it went on its way.

> >

> > Dee W

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