I can't get loose until Friday to go to Hastings. I would be grateful if anyone goes to see the thrush between now and then if they would post the results. I would dearly love to see this bird. Thanks.
Tom Malone
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Thomas P. Malone
Attorney at Law
Barna Guzy & Steffen
Minneapolis Minnesota
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Subject: [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
within the yard. looking south at the crab-apple. The bird first flew from
the east into the conifer beside the crab-apple, as though doing a safety
check before eating in the open. It fed on the fruit, then dropped to the
ground; hard to say if it was gleaning fallen fruit or looking for other
food in the leaf litter.
Linda Whyte
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