[obol] Birdy today. Grosbeak was back.

[DJ Lauten and KACastelein]

Barely any around our yard this winter.  It has been a cold Nov and Dec, 
if you look, down on the south coast, we are about 10 degrees below 
normal most days and nites.  When this occurs, usually we have Varied 
Thrushes in our yard, at the feeder.  Not this year, and I don't hear 
that many in the woods either. 

Cheers
Dave Lauten
Bandon OR
deweysage at verizon.net


pamela johnston wrote:

>Here is another person wondering about the Varied Thrushes.
>
>At this point I have seen one (1) male thrush in my yard and one (1) on the 
>road early in the morning. Typically they feed along the road before the sun 
>gets very high. In early October I began hearing them calling in the 
>morning, but since migration ended their numbers are very low.
>
>Pamela Johnston,
>outside McMinnville
>
>  From: Mike
>  To: obol at lists.oregonstate.edu
>  Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:34 PM
>  Subject: [obol] Birdy today. Grosbeak was back.
>
>
>  I got another, even poorer, picture of the Grosbeak on my feeder after 
>being missing since my last post. Closer observation of the Grosbeak 
>suggests he is a little rough around the edges.
>  Also had flocks of Am. Robins, Cedar Waxwings and Bushtits (among others) 
>gleaning berries and suet.
>  This was the first sizable flock of Robins in my yard this year. The 
>Waxwings were also here about 2 -3 days ago.
>
>  Where are the Varied Thrushes?
>
>  Mike Higgins
>  Near Springfield High School
>
>
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