Today, January 31, I refound the Varied Thrush at house on the SW side of Elk Lake, north of Zimmerman. He did not come to the feeders, but after some searching I found him resting, then preening in a conifer behind the front yard feeders.
I returned to 253rd for crossbills, saw-whet and solitaire. I did not find any of my three target birds. It was incredibly quiet. It seems like it's been a couple of weeks or more since anyone has reported seeing the Townsend's Solitaire. If anyone with an update could post, that would be appreciated. I talked to 3 birders who said that no one they talked to had seen or heard the Black-backed Woodpecker all day. I stopped to listen from the road, but did not go in. Thanks to Diana for showing me the bird yesterday. Linda Sparling ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
