Hello all, While eating our Thanksgiving dinner in Redwood Falls at about 4:00 this afternoon, my mother glanced out through the sliding glass door and said "Look at that robin." I noticed that the "robin" had an orange throat, orange supercilium, orange wing bars, and an incomplete dark V necklace. It was of course a varied thrush. This is a Minnesota first for me, and a very pleasant Thanksgiving Day surprise!
I grabbed my dad's point and shoot digital camera and managed to get one fairly decent picture. I can provide this to anyone who is interested. It's not great, but you can tell it's a varied thrush. My parents live on the north edge of Redwood Falls just above the Redwood River. Our backyard abuts the river valley. The bird was in the backyard in a small green ash tree. Happy Thanksgiving, Pat Patrick Beauzay Department of Entomology 217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58105 701-231-9491 [email protected] http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/entomology/ http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/tigerbeetles/index.htm
