[Tweeters] Varied Thrushes Visit

[Tom Benedict]

After all these reports, I’m curious as to where all these birds are coming from. Are these birds moving locally from higher places to lower places? Or are they northern birds pushed south (or eastern pushed west)?

In my experience Varied Thrushes seem to “appear” during cold/snowy spells. But where are they the rest of the time? Hidden in plain sight?

Population movements, especially rapid changes, are fascinating. How much do we know about this kind of behavior?

Tom Benedict
Seahurst, WA


> On Dec 23, 2022, at 06:25, Jim Danzenbaker <jdanzenbaker at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Nice!  

> 

> There are Varied Thrushes all over the place in the hills to the east of Battle Ground in Clark County.

> 

> Jim Danzenbaker

> Battle Ground, WA

> 

> On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 2:09 PM Kellie Sagen <kelliekvinne at hotmail.com <mailto:kelliekvinne at hotmail.com>> wrote:

>> Joan, I call that chuck, chuck call the kiss-kiss call. LOL 

>> 

>> They always show up in my backyard when it snows. I have 16 out there right now. That’s a new record for me. Their antics of chasing after each other, funny posturing, and swooping around is highly entertaining. I continually make the kiss-kiss and whistle calls. It gets them comfortable with me and brings them in closer. I had seven at one time feeding on the ground about 10 feet away. I’m sure my neighbors think I’m a kook. 

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>> I scattered some cracked corn under my hanging feeders the other day and all the birds are going nuts for it, especially the thrushes. At one point I had three gray squirrels, one Douglas squirrel, and one eastern, cottontail rabbit munching away with all the birds. Quite the sight. 

>> 

>> Happy snow birding,

>> 


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