[EBB Sightings] another thrush

Varied Thrush visit my area every year, usually from October through March.
Their abundance varies (no pun intended) from year to year, and my
impression is that they are more common this year.  They were abundant the
winter of 1994 - 1995, and none were seen or heard the winter of 1995 -1996.
So it will be interesting to see if they show up next year.

Johan Langewis
Oakland


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phila Rogers" 
To: "audubon mt.diablo" 
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 7:52 PM
Subject: [EBB Sightings] another thrush


> Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:27:00 -0800 (PST)
> From: "Phila Rogers"   Add to Address BookAdd to
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> Subject: Varied Thrush
> To: "audubon mt.diablo" 
> Dear Birders:
> While the Hermit Thrush is one of the commoner and most preditable of
> the winter residents in my neighborhood (Berkeley Hills), the thrush I
> especially look forward to each fall to the elusive Varied Thrush.  I'm
> firstalerted to its presence by its distinctive voice -- a haunting,
> ethereal series of call notes, each delived on different pitch.
> My impression is that there are more Varied Thrushes than usual this
> year, at least in Tilden Park where I do most of my local birding.
> Yesterday afternoon, I watched several at the Botanical Garden, both in
> the lower branches of trees and feeding on the ground.  A male posed
> briefly on a rock in the late sun displayed his vivid red-orange
> breast, eyebrow, and wing bars before disappearing into the underbrush.
> Are other birders observing an abundance of these elegant thrushes in
> their areas?
> Phila Rogers
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