Yesterday I had a Varied Thrush pair arrive on my deck to eat seed that had
fallen from a feeder onto the snow.
Dottie Belknap
SW Portland (near Sylvan overpass)
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Mark J. Greenfield
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2017 12:29 PM
To: OBOL
Subject: [obol] Varied Thrush
I don’t think of the varied thrush as a seed eater, but since the big snowstorm
hit we’ve been observing one regularly, hanging out with the sparrows eating
millet scattered on the ground. Also, yesterday I briefly saw a hermit thrush
among the sparrows picking millet off the ground, but it left quickly and did
not return. I assume the varied thrush’s seed eating is because its usual food
sources are not available (although we have lots of snowberries available in
our yard). Any comments on this?
Mark J. Greenfield
14745 NW Gillihan Road
Portland, Oregon 97231
(503) 227-2979
markgreenfield@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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