[Tweeters] Varied thrushes gone?

[Jeannine Carter]

My female varied thrush was last here at the beginning of this week, and a friend up in the north Cascades confirmed that they have returned, filling the mountain air with song. Looking back at my lists it appears this is 3-4+ weeks earlier than the past two years here. I’ve been grateful to have them each year, but this year we were especially lucky to have this particular female nearly all day every single day. I already miss seeing her whenever I glance out the window and am already counting down to late September/early October when I hope another decides to winter here.

The dynamics of our yard have also changed quite a bit over the past two weeks. We no longer have the giant swarm of robins that would hunt for worms at dawn and dusk then loudly bicker in our trees as they went to roost. I’ve seen other birds pairing off, the house finch couple being particularly adorable. I caught the female with nest-building material this week, and I’ve seen crows around the area picking twigs off branches. Our neighborhood crows have been performing their aerial stunts as they chase each other around the neighborhood, which has been fun to watch. And then there’s the growing morning chorus that is starting earlier and earlier each day.

Despite the Seattle area having below-normal high temperatures this month, the birds are apparently still tracking to the sun and have decided spring must begin! :)

Happy spring birding to all!

Jeannine
North Beach, NW Seattle
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Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Varied thrushes gone?

I had three throughout the winter, but they disappeared some time ago.

Hans

On Sat, Mar 25, 2023 at 8:32 PM Joshua Hayes <joshuaahayes at protonmail.com<mailto:joshuaahayes at protonmail.com>> wrote:
Hey tweets, until three days ago we had varied thrushes singing in the yard every morning. Not any more. My wife wants to know if they're gone up to the mountains to breed or if they've just fallen silent - pretty sure it's the former, but thought I'd ask, since she loves that eerie song.

Cheers,

Josh Hayes
joshuaahayes at protonmail.com<mailto:joshuaahayes at protonmail.com>

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