Seldom do I post to lists out of my area, but I decided to share this because it represents a migration pattern over a larger area. FOS birds 3-23-2015 – Chipping Sparrows 3-24-2015 – one Brown Thrasher 3-25-2015 – one male Purple Finch + the Brown Thrasher Cecelia Mathis northwest corner of NC Sparta, Alleghany Co, NC Blue Ridge Mts. elevation = 2927 ft From: Roger mayhorn Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 12:12 AM To: bcbc/bird Subject: [bcbirdclub] FOS Brown Thrasher About an hour after I posted my FOS Chipping Sparrow sighting yesterday, saying that Brown Thrashers couldn't be far behind, Lynda saw this fellow or gal (see attached photo) eating at the suet block, so naturally I reached for my camera. Roger Mayhorn Compton Mt