[Tweeters] Varied Thrushes Visit
Kellie Sagen
kelliekvinne at hotmail.com
Thu Dec 22 14:09:01 PST 2022
Joan, I call that chuck, chuck call the kiss-kiss call. LOL
They always show up in my backyard when it snows. I have 16 out there right now. That’s a new record for me. Their antics of chasing after each other, funny posturing, and swooping around is highly entertaining. I continually make the kiss-kiss and whistle calls. It gets them comfortable with me and brings them in closer. I had seven at one time feeding on the ground about 10 feet away. I’m sure my neighbors think I’m a kook.
I scattered some cracked corn under my hanging feeders the other day and all the birds are going nuts for it, especially the thrushes. At one point I had three gray squirrels, one Douglas squirrel, and one eastern, cottontail rabbit munching away with all the birds. Quite the sight.
Happy snow birding,
Kellie Sagen
Lake Stevens
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