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Post by kastern on Jan 10, 2006 14:42:30 GMT -8
Are others finding that there aren't many Varied Thrush around this winter? Normally from late November to late March I can look out in my yard at any time and see at least one Varied Thrush with five or six being the norm. One memorable March day a few years ago when we had a heavy snow fall I had Twenty Eight of them in the yard and was raiding my freezer for every berry I could find. This year they started showing up in late November as per normal, but then completely disappeared. I saw one, one day last week and that was the first in ages and I haven't seen it again. It is so strange to not even hear them. I know last winter Project Feeder Watchers were reporting them in places they had never been before like in the Maritimes - I'm just wondering if any one has heard anything about them this year.
Kathy
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Post by Gord on Jan 11, 2006 8:19:39 GMT -8
Kathy
Id say it's been about average with maybe the low end of average. I got about what I usually get on the Christmas Bird Count, but might not be seeing as many in my travels.
I havnt heard any reports about low numbers or anything myself.
28 Thrushes!! That's a sighting! I can remember raiding the fridge and freezer during the cold weather when even the crows and flickers were coming right to the house when they usually keep their distance.
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Post by Gord on Feb 2, 2006 22:35:42 GMT -8
I saw over 15 varied thrushes together yesterday! Ive never seen that many at once. This was in Hatzic and they were along the road and in the underbrush. I think there were more, but couldnt see them all at once as they moved around.
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Post by kastern on Feb 3, 2006 11:27:30 GMT -8
The last week or so there have been more Varied Thrush over here. I saw 3 together at Eagle Point Park the other day and I've been seeing and hearing them here and there. Still nothing like I normally have in winter though, especially in my yard. Have also noticed an increase in Robins the last week or so, in fact the Varied Thrush and the Robins are often together. There must be a good feed supply out there still as the Pyracantha berries in my front yard and elsewhere in our complex and the Pink Pagoda Mountain Ash berries on my neighbour's tree are all still in tact, normally by the end of January they are all stripped bare.
At least there will be some berries left if we get our usual dump of snow in March like we have had the past few years.
Kathy
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