[Tweeters] FOS Varied Trish

[Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters]

Very interesting Chuq! Maybe the lack of snow kept them higher up, but with
the snowfall now, they are starting to move downhill. We are almost at sea
level and you are higher up and saw the thrushes earlier! We also get a
pair of Downy Woodpecker almost daily, Flickers daily and also a female
Townsend’s Warbler. Also loads of juncos, both chickadees (more
Chest-nutbackeds)RB Nuthatches and lots of House Finches. I do not have Fox
Sparrows, but have at least Half a dozen Golden-crowned Sparrows in the
neighborhood.

Good Birding!
Hans

*Hans Feddern*
Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA
thefedderns at gmail.com


On Fri, Dec 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM Chuq Von Rospach <chuqvr at gmail.com> wrote:


> On Dec 26, 2025 at 22:06:16, Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters <

> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>

>> I saw my first-of-season Varied Thrush this morning. It was loosely

>> associating with a flock of 20 + American Robins at the Dumas Bay

>> Centre/Knudzen Theater here in Federal Way. I was just thinking the other

>> day that I had not seen anyVaried Trush yet or seen any reported! I am also

>> wondering if about any Pine Siskin sightings ?

>>

>

> We live at about 500’ elevation above Silverdale on the way towards

> Seabeck on about 4 acres of mostly pine/cedar/hemlock. We’ve gotten varied

> thrush here every winter, usually run early-mid December. We saw our first

> one about ten days ago, and so far this winter we’ve only seen a single

> bird twice a few days apart. So from my view, they’re kind of around but by

> now we usually have 5-7 being skittish and trying not to be seen.

>

> Our annual fox sparrow showed up about the normal time (we actually have

> two!). The Robins have gone downhill, although one or two single birds

> might still be around, we normally lose them in November and don’t see them

> until they migrate uphill to announce that it’s spring. Overall, our bird

> population is about normal this winter (but no white-throated —we’ve seen

> them a couple of times but not every year). On the plus side, we have a

> female Downy at the feeders every day or two, to go with our Hairy, a few

> flickers and the local Pileated, so I’m not complaining. Lots of Juncos,

> chickadees (no chestnut this winter), spotted towhees and red-breasted

> nuthatches to keep the feeders busy.

>

> My wife told me the other day she saw what she believes is a leucistic

> black-capped at the feeder. I’m now keeping an eye out for it to confirm.

> Will hopefully get pictures.

>

> Chuq

>

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