<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">We have had a pair here for a few weeks now. Winter 2022 we had a dozen who were enjoying the remaining apples on our trees until a Cooper’s hawk cleaned them out. Since then we only get a pair.<div>Stef Neis</div><div>Whidbey Island <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 11, 2026, at 6:54 PM, Chuq Von Rospach via Tweeters <tweeters@u.washington.edu> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Thought I’d share a quick update: here at 500’ above Silverdale I’m now reliably seeing Varied Thrush. There seem to be three individuals hanging about. Typical for a winter here is 4-5 (high is 7), and the group arrived a couple of weeks later than typical but they’re now here. Also, it’s not at all unusual for an individual or two to show up first and scope out the place before the others arrive, so this seems to now be a typical year shifted by a couple of weeks.<div><br></div><div dir="ltr">chuq</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><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></div></div>
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