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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Dec 26, 2025 at 22:06:16, Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div>
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<div>I saw my first-of-season Varied Thrush this morning. It was loosely associating with a flock of 20 + American Robins at the Dumas Bay Centre/Knudzen Theater here in Federal Way. I was just thinking the other day that I had not seen anyVaried Trush yet or seen any reported! I am also wondering if about any Pine Siskin sightings ?</div>
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We live at about 500’ elevation above Silverdale on the way towards Seabeck on about 4 acres of mostly pine/cedar/hemlock. We’ve gotten varied thrush here every winter, usually run early-mid December. We saw our first one about ten days ago, and so far this winter we’ve only seen a single bird twice a few days apart. So from my view, they’re kind of around but by now we usually have 5-7 being skittish and trying not to be seen. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Our annual fox sparrow showed up about the normal time (we actually have two!). The Robins have gone downhill, although one or two single birds might still be around, we normally lose them in November and don’t see them until they migrate uphill to announce that it’s spring. Overall, our bird population is about normal this winter (but no white-throated —we’ve seen them a couple of times but not every year). On the plus side, we have a female Downy at the feeders every day or two, to go with our Hairy, a few flickers and the local Pileated, so I’m not complaining. Lots of Juncos, chickadees (no chestnut this winter), spotted towhees and red-breasted nuthatches to keep the feeders busy.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">My wife told me the other day she saw what she believes is a leucistic black-capped at the feeder. I’m now keeping an eye out for it to confirm. Will hopefully get pictures. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Chuq</div><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(39,39,40);font-family:-apple-system,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div><br></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">---------------------------------------<br><br>Chuq Von Rospach (<a href="http://www.chuq.me" target="_blank">http://www.chuq.me</a>)</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Silverdale, Washington</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px">Birder, Nature and Wildlife Photographer<br><br>Email me at: <a href="mailto:chuqvr@gmail.com" target="_blank">chuqvr@gmail.com</a><br>Mastodon: @<a href="mailto:chuqvr@fosstodon.org" target="_blank">chuqvr@fosstodon.org</a><br><br>Stay Updated with what I'm doing: <a href="https://www.chuq.me/6fps/" target="_blank">https://www.chuq.me/6fps/</a><br>My latest e-book: <a href="https://www.chuq.me/ebooks" target="_blank">https://www.chuq.me/ebooks</a><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br>
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