[EBB Sightings] California Thrashers

Hi Phila and EBB birders,

At my house in a typical Livermore suburb, we had a California Thrasher
come and feed on seeds on the back yard patio on May 7, 2001.  I'm not
sure if it was a one-day event, but I have had no trace of thrashers here
before (dating to fall 1993) or since.  At the time, there was some open
pastureland about 200 meters from us, but the nearest thrasher habitat and
the nearest spot I have found thrashers is several miles away.  There is a
creek about 300 meters away, but I have not had any thrashers there.


Jaan

Jaan Lepson
Livermore, ALA



On Thu, June 11, 2009 8:31 am, Phila Rogers wrote:

> Dear Birders:
> Recently I've been paying special attention to California Thrashers
> hearing them sometimes in the upper reaches of Strawberry Canyon and in
> Tilden Park.
> In reading descriptions (Birds of North American online) and in early 20th
> century reports from Strawberry Canyon, mention is made of them coming
> into local gardens and even visiting feeders.
> Has anyone had thrashers in their gardens?  My sense is that they have
> pretty much retreated to "wild lands."
> -Phila Rogers
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Jaan Lepson

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