Hi Obol, Ever since I heard a Varied Thrush in my yard on 9/26 I have been hearing a VATH off and on, particularly as part of the dawnsong. Today I heard one throughout the day and a few moments ago it finally showed itself. I'm glad it did because I was starting to think I was imagining the whole thing! Light was getting low so photos aren't sharp, but here are a couple: https://www.flickr.com/gp/canyoneagle/q1Li19/ Am also hearing a Western Screech Owl do the bouncing ball vocal right now...nice! Lori Markoff Eugene From: L Markoff [mailto:canyoneagle@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 7:22 AM To: 'obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: Varied Thrush, south Eugene Hi Obol, A Varied Thrush is singing in my yard this morning, a happy surprise! Last year my first observed date for VATH was 11/30. We moved here in June of last year, so I don't have enough history to know which date is more typical for VATH at this location. Lori Markoff Eugene