[texbirds] urban birds

From: jgstudio@xxxxxxx
To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 19:55:11 -0400 (EDT)

There is currently a non-chaseable Varied Thrush in an El Paso backyard. The 
owner of the house happened to have made the acquaintance of one of our avid 
birders and conservationists a few years ago at a local nesting site of 
White-tailed Kite which was published in a conservation newsletter sent out by 
one of our sanctuaries. This homeowner remembered where our birder worked and 
sent him some photos of the thrush and asked him about ID. The homeowner stated 
that the VATH had been present in his yard since February. A neighbor stated 
that she had seen this bird for two or three winters! She was aware that it was 
"different", but didn't know how to report it. A photo from this morning can be 
seen at <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/89595062@N02/13487761085"; 
title="DSC_0474 by jmgroves, on Flickr"><img 
src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5493/13487761085_f24931bac5.jpg"; 
width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0474"></a>
I bring this up because of the nature of the find. The more we get the public 
interested in what shows up in their yards, the more amazing finds we will 
have, even if they are not particularly accessible. Who knows what shows up in 
our neighbors yards. Food for thought.


John Groves
El Paso


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