Varied Thrush, Montague, Muskegon County

[Richard Pedler]

Mich-listers:

This morning some Muskegon County Nature Club members confirmed for the 
owners of a home west of Montague that a bird which has been visiting 
their feeders the last few weeks is indeed a VARIED THRUSH (male). 

The address of the home is 6834 W. Old Channel Trail Road but be aware 
that numbers in Montague do not match numbers elewhere, so mapping 
software will not pinpoint this location.  Instead either give your 
mapping software this "fake address": 6200 Lamos, Montague, MI or follow 
these directions:

Entering downtown Montague from the south on Whitehall Road, take the 
left fork (up Dowling Street, not right on Ferry) about 500 feet and 
turn left onto Old Channel Trail (clearly marked as part of Michigan's 
Shoreline Trail).  Follow Old Channel Trail approximately 2.5 miles west 
to the 4-way stop at Lamos Road.  Turn left (south).  This stretch of 
road has both names: Lamos and Old Channel Trail.  Drive approximately 
3/4 mi. south almost to the right-bend in the road.  Just before the 
bend, turn left into the driveway.  The house and its unattached garage 
are green.

The homeowners ask that you please park by the garage door, walk east 
along the north wall of the garage and a little beyond until you have a 
clear view to your right (south) of the small plum tree directly behind 
their house among various feeders.

This morning the bird did not appear from 8:10-8:45, but thereafter for 
the next 25 minutes it was often in the plum tree or foraging on the 
ground beneath the tree.  The homeowners say the bird usually comes to 
the plum tree from the woods east of their property and has been a 
regular visitor at all hours of the day, but more frequently early in 
the morning and late in the evening.

- Ric Pedler
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