[Tweeters] FOS Varied Trish

[Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters]

Point well taken about lack of siskins on your feeder Frank!

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


On Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM Stef Neis <stef at whidbey.com> wrote:


> We have had a pair of varied thrush here for about 2 weeks now.  They, a

> red-breasted sapsucker and other have been gleaning the last of the King

> apples from our tree here.  Now the pair are hanging out with the juncos

> and towhees by the feeder.

> Stef Neis

> Whidbey Island

> Sent from my iPad

>

> On Dec 26, 2025, at 11:47 PM, Hans-Joachim Feddern via Tweeters <

> tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>

> 

>

> 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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