[obol] Finding a Varied Thrush in the Portland area: not as easy as I thought!
- From: Janet Leavens <janet.leavens1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:09:44 -0400
Hi all,
My husband and I are here visiting the Portland area for the week (from
Central Florida). We've already visited the coast and have had lots of
luck, finding 9 lifers including Northern Shrike; White-tailed Kite and
Heerman's Gull.
However, we've had no luck whatsoever with Varied Thrush. According to
eBird, they seem to be all around us and have been reported from almost
every location we've birded. Yet, although we've seen other skulkers and
hard to see birds (Hermit Thrush, Pacific and Bewick's Wren, Brown Creeper)
we've yet to (knowingly) see or hear a Varied Thrush. So, can anyone give
us any tips? Are Varied Thrushes still singing (I suppose not)? Are they
calling? Are they only really active at one particular time of day? Do the
favor some specific habitat that we're missing? I have been assuming they'd
be found in well wooded areas like Hermit Thrushes, but maybe I'm wrong.
Does luck really have something to do with it -- as is some days you can
find 5 and others zero? Is there any particular spot that is really
reliable for the species?
Thanks in advance for any info!
Janet Leavens
Oviedo, FL
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