The male Varied Thrush first reported on Wednesday 1-5-05 and then not seen for three days returned to my yard this Sunday afternoon at 12:30 and 1:30. It stayed about ten minutes each visit. It seems rather skittish and will flush into the spruce or pine trees bordering our yard. Our only crab apple tree is picked clean, but others within a block or two of us still hold fruit. Maybe this is where it has been. Mark Junghans 15351 Marmoset St. NW Ramsey MN 55303