| Common Name | Varied Thrush |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Ixoreus naevius |
| Type of Report | Rare Species |
| Date of Observation | 12/06/2018 |
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| Number Observed | 1 |
| Reporting Observer's Name | Ruth Stewart |
| Mailing Address | 324 Morse Hill Rd E Dorset, VT 05253 United States Map It |
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| Date Completed | 12/10/2018 |
| Latitude of Observation (enter 0 if unable to provide) | 43.225304 |
| Longitude of Observation (enter 0 if unable to provide) | -73.01956 |
| Place Name | E Dorset |
| Township | VT |
| County | Bennington |
| Time of Day | 12:40 PM |
| Length of Time Observed | less than a minute |
| Maximum Estimated Distance from Bird (in feet) | 40' |
| Minimum Estimated Distance from Bird (in feet) | 40 |
| Noteworthy Weather Conditions | Overcast, 28degrees, dusting of snow on gd. |
| Optical Equipment Used for Observation | Naked eye. Immediately recognized as Varied Thrush so grabbed my Nikon Coolpix to take pictures instead of viewing with binos. Good thing I did as the bird stayed so, so briefly. |
| Observer’s Previous Acquaintance With This or Similar Species | Experienced birder. Seen many times in WA state when visiting family. |
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| Description of Habitat | Open lawn area in front of house with small circular garden and a large feeder at end area closest to house. |
| Behaviors Observed | Standing. Flew in, flew out. Sheer happenstance that I turned to look and bird was there. |
| Description of Vocalizations | none |
| Verbal Narrative & Description of Observation | I can monitor my feeder from my home office which I had been doing for 4 hrs prior to sighting the VATH. I saw a robin sized bird with distinctive orange markings on the ground near my feeder. Day's tally entered into ebird. |
| Relative Size & Shape | Robin size and shape. Photo is much more 'descriptive' than any written description. |
| Head | Dark head, orange eye line, orange throat |
| Feet & Bill | Dark, robin/thrush length bill, yellow legs |
| Upper Back | Dark |
| Lower Back & Rump | Dark. Too intent on getting a picture to rally notice. |
| Wings | Two rows of orange spots on dark wing - top row more spots, bottom row more an orange wing bar |
| Breast, Belly, Flanks, Under Tail Coverts | Orange throat, belly orange flowing into white |
| Tail | dark, medium length |
| IMPORTANT: What similar species were eliminated when making the identification and how was this bird different? | Didn't really need to eliminate anything but a robin due to orange markings |
| This report was written from notes taken: | Immediately After |
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