Varied Thrush Seen Again, Muskegon County

[Richard Pedler]

Mich-Listers:

Feller DeWitt, John Walhout and I observed the previously reported 
Varied Thrush in the Montague area this morning at the Dykema residence 
(east of the woodlot).  The Hicks (west of the woodlot) have not seen 
the bird at their property for many days.

Be aware that except for a few seconds the thrush was not at the feeders 
but was perched quietly twenty feet up in one of the pines at the edge 
of the woodlot and the Dykema property.  We were unaware of its presence 
for at least ten minutes and would recommend to anyone searching for the 
bird that while they watch the feeders they pan their binoculars 
carefully through the branches of the trees in the woodlot.

In just ten minutes the Hicks property provided Common Redpolls and 
twelve other common winter species including four woodpeckers (Downy, 
Hairy, Red-bellied and Pileated).

- Ric Pedler
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