Varied Thrush still present 1100 Dec 23 # 3218 Weimar Line
The gift of sighting this beautiful bird was made possible by gracious host Elmer Ewert who pointed out the best viewing opportunity in his driveway this morning, December 23 and advised me to wait, the bird would be back. Thank you. Indeed, when the Varied thrush appeared, my first impression was that it seemed to be dressed for a formal gala celebration, a larger golden creature with a dark necklace who seemed a bit out of place amongst smaller and darker junco, American tree sparrows and many frenetic chickadees feeding in the shelter of the trees. Also moving in and out of the feeding area were nuthatches, red bellied and downy woodpeckers and all the birds were vigilant and responded to Blue Jay warnings and American Crow calls in the area. Season's Greetings! Marilyn Ohler, Stratford Directions from Ken Burrell's post: Directions: exit the 401 at Hwy 8 north, take Hwy 85 north, towards Waterloo about 12km. Exit Northfield Road, and go west. Following Northfield, turn right (north) onto Weber street. Take Weber st. about a km and turn left onto Benjamin Road. Take Benjamin all the way to Kressler Road (~5km). At Kressler, turn left and take this to the first road (about 2km), which is Weimar Line. Turn right onto Weimar and the house is the 3rd on the left #3218. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
