[mou-net] "Hastings" Varied Thrush

Hi All-- Buoyed by our finding the Snowy Owl, and Erika and I suffering from colds that leave us good for little but road-trips, we drove over and saw the "Hastings" Varied Thrush on Sunday. The bird was remarkably tame. I sat on the driveway and took my versions of this much-photographed indivi

[mou-net] Hastings Varied Thrush update and note from Richard

Richard just called the nature center to say that the Varied Thrush is still visiting his yard south of Hastings. He asked that I let you all know that his is sincerely grateful for the many LOVELY framed photos, gifts, etc., that he has received. However he says that the joy of seeing people ha

[mou-net] Hastings Varied Thrush - January 29, 2012 No Townsend's Solitaire at Carpenter Nature Center today.

Jon Swanson and I went down looking for the Varied Thrush near Hastings, MN and we were able to quickly find it.  It was present from when we arrived at 8:30AM till we left two hours later.  The home owner is so gracious, came out to talk with us and told us where to look for the bird.  Might be

[mou-net] Hastings' Varied thrush

...was still present at 1030 this morning. The homeowner/host is extremely gracious but does request visitors park on the street and walk in. He relates the best place to see the bird is from his front porch, watching the trees to the immediate south/southwest. Thomas P. Malone Attorney at

Re: [mou-net] Hastings Varied Thrush

; Steffen Minneapolis Minnesota tmal...@bgs.com (Via BlackBerry) - Original Message - From: Minnesota Birds To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Tue Jan 17 18:49:01 2012 Subject: [mou-net] Hastings Varied Thrush Thanks to Jim Otto for posting, Jen Vieth for relaying, and the homeowner Richard fo

[mou-net] Hastings Varied Thrush

Thanks to Jim Otto for posting, Jen Vieth for relaying, and the homeowner Richard for hosting. After a half-hour stakeout, I was able to enjoy this lovely bird foraging in the crab-apple tree. Mark Younghans ( please excuse any misspelling) and I managed to view the bird from across the driveway w