varied thrushes?‏ Nancy Taylor 11/20/13

Has anyone heard/seen any Varied Thrushes?  Last Friday, Nov. 15, I thought I heard a abbreviated VATH song.  Then this morning I heard it again.  I live near a patch of woods which includes big firs in south Bellingham near Chuckanut Drive.  Has anyone hears/seen any yet?  Where can I find the average arrival date?

Nancy Taylor

I heard one behind City Hall on Sunday, Nov. 10, just before I located the Barred Owl and immediately forgot about the VATH. Although, I did mention it to the field trip crew so we were looking/listening, to no avail.

 

Joe Meche

I heard some in my yard in Custer over the weekend and saw one this morning. Rachel Strachan

First heard them last week in Everson. Paul BeBruyn

Saw a single one about a week ago. I live in the same area.

Stephen Kearney

Chirp,



I saw some VATH a month ago out at Sequim, by the Dungeness River. We also saw a few out in the San Juans about a week ago. This male was foraging on Arbutus berries.



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What a gorgeous photo!

Martha Dyck


We've had mixed flocks of Varied Thrush and Robins fifteen plus of each for over a week eating Madrone berries.  We're south of Larrabee Park on Chuckanut Dr. 



Mary Sue Dallas




Last Friday, in the nasty pouring rain, there was a Varied Thrush scratching through the leaf litter around the yard just about all day.

 

Cindy Klein





I have seen varied thrushes in small numbers at the edge of town.  I would assume if the cold and snow sre as predicted they should show up in numbers this week as the mid level forests pick uo snow.



Fredrick R. Sears