[EBB Sightings] Pine Siskins and Varied Thrushes

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I live in Danville, near the So. entrance to Mt. Diablo.  I rarely get  Pine 
Siskins at my feeders; occasionally one or two with years when I  see none.  
At the same time, I sometimes have Varied Thrushes but not  usually, and when I 
do get them it is much later in the year.  I have been  gone for the month of 
Oct. and am not aware of either bird yet, but a  neighbor brought me the 
bodies of two birds that hit her window, one today and  one Fri.  She had never 
seen the bird before and they turned out to be  two young male Varied Thrushes.  
I am wondering if with these two  eruptive species both being in the area if 
there is something about the food  supply or the weather that might be causing 
this.  Has anyone else seen  Varied Thrushes around an unusual area yet?
Bingham Gibbs

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