[mou] Varied Thrush - Olmsted County
Bob Ekblad
ekblad@frontiernet.net
Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:27:15 -0600
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A male Varied Thrush showed up in my yard around noon today. I first
spotted it in the mowed grass area out in front of the house before it moved
to the end of a row of intermixed pine and spruce trees (nearest my house -
not the end out by the road) where it was feeding on the ground for a few
minutes. It disappeared for a while after it was chased off by some Blue
Jays but then showed up in the crab apple tree in my front yard and stayed
there for at least 20 minutes eating crab apples. It flew off to the tree
row again after that. I have watched but it has not come back into the
yard. They are notorious for hiding out in spruce/pine trees so I'm hoping
it is still hanging around and will be here for a while. To my knowledge it
hasn't been at the corn feeder that I have out near the end of the tree row.
Not only is this a really neat looking bird, it is also a new yard list bird
for me.
Also - while watching for the Varied Thrush to re-appear, I also spotted a
Northern Shrike (right near the corn feeder). They are a pretty rare find
in my yard.
Bob Ekblad
5737 Sherri Dr NW
Byron, MN 55920
Two miles due east of Oxbow Park in
Olmsted County in Southeast Minnesota
507-775-6949
ekblad@frontiernet.net
http://www.Birding-Minnesota.com
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A male Varied Thrush showed up in my yard around noon
today.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I first spotted it =
in the
mowed grass area out in front of the house before it moved to the end of =
a row
of intermixed pine and spruce trees (nearest my house – not the =
end out
by the road) where it was feeding on the ground for a few minutes.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It disappeared for a while =
after it was
chased off by some Blue Jays but then showed up in the crab apple tree =
in my
front yard and stayed there for at least 20 minutes eating crab =
apples.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It flew off to the tree row =
again after
that.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I have watched but =
it has not
come back into the yard.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span>They are
notorious for hiding out in spruce/pine trees so I’m hoping it is =
still hanging
around and will be here for a while.<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>To my knowledge it hasn’t been at the corn feeder that I =
have out
near the end of the tree row.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Not only is this a really neat looking bird, it is =
also a
new yard list bird for me.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Also – while watching for the Varied Thrush to =
re-appear,
I also spotted a Northern Shrike (right near the corn feeder).<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>They are a pretty rare find in =
my yard.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Bob =
Ekblad<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>5737 Sherri Dr =
NW<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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55920<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Two miles due east of Oxbow Park =
in<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Olmsted County in Southeast =
Minnesota<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>507-775-6949</span></font><span
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font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'><a =
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m</a></span></font><span
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