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Varied Thrush, Cache Bay (Nipissing)

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Mon, May 11, 2026 12:11 AM

From: Renee Levesque reneelevesque91@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 19:16:02 -0400
Subject: Varied Thrush, Cache Bay

At about 1:30 pm, I saw a Varied Thrush at Cache Bay Wetlands along the
Tower Trail which skirts Lake Nipissing. (Tower Trail is reached from the
ballpark from where the tower is visible.) While looking at a couple of
Red-winged Blackbirds through my binoculars, I just happened to see the
thrush in the wet thickets on the right side of the trail from the tower,
just before the trail becomes a bit impassable because of water across
the trail. I mostly saw its dark head, brilliant orange eyebrow above its
black eye patch and its brilliant orange throat and neck before the dark
band. Because it was hidden in the thickets and low to the ground, I did
not see the rest of it beyond the black breast band.

Renee Levesque, North Bay

From: Renee Levesque <reneelevesque91@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 19:16:02 -0400 Subject: Varied Thrush, Cache Bay At about 1:30 pm, I saw a Varied Thrush at Cache Bay Wetlands along the Tower Trail which skirts Lake Nipissing. (Tower Trail is reached from the ballpark from where the tower is visible.) While looking at a couple of Red-winged Blackbirds through my binoculars, I just happened to see the thrush in the wet thickets on the right side of the trail from the tower, just before the trail becomes a bit impassable because of water across the trail. I mostly saw its dark head, brilliant orange eyebrow above its black eye patch and its brilliant orange throat and neck before the dark band. Because it was hidden in the thickets and low to the ground, I did not see the rest of it beyond the black breast band. Renee Levesque, North Bay

Renee Levesque

Mon, May 11, 2026 8:36 PM

Sorry, but the bird I saw was not a Varied Thrush but a Yellow-headed
Blackbird. Perhaps the light that day made the yellow seem more orange
than yellow.

Renee

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From: Renee Levesque reneelevesque91@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 19:16:02 -0400
Subject: Varied Thrush, Cache Bay

At about 1:30 pm, I saw a Varied Thrush at Cache Bay Wetlands along the
Tower Trail which skirts Lake Nipissing. (Tower Trail is reached from the
ballpark from where the tower is visible.) While looking at a couple of
Red-winged Blackbirds through my binoculars, I just happened to see the
thrush in the wet thickets on the right side of the trail from the tower,
just before the trail becomes a bit impassable because of water across
the trail. I mostly saw its dark head, brilliant orange eyebrow above its
black eye patch and its brilliant orange throat and neck before the dark
body. Because it was hidden in the thickets and low to the ground, I did
not see the rest of it.

Renee Levesque, North Bay

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Sorry, but the bird I saw was not a Varied Thrush but a Yellow-headed Blackbird. Perhaps the light that day made the yellow seem more orange than yellow. Renee ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: OFO Birds via birdnews <birdnews@ontbirds.ca> Date: Sun, May 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM Subject: [Birdnews]Varied Thrush, Cache Bay (Nipissing) To: <birdnews@ontbirds.ca> From: Renee Levesque <reneelevesque91@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 19:16:02 -0400 Subject: Varied Thrush, Cache Bay At about 1:30 pm, I saw a Varied Thrush at Cache Bay Wetlands along the Tower Trail which skirts Lake Nipissing. (Tower Trail is reached from the ballpark from where the tower is visible.) While looking at a couple of Red-winged Blackbirds through my binoculars, I just happened to see the thrush in the wet thickets on the right side of the trail from the tower, just before the trail becomes a bit impassable because of water across the trail. I mostly saw its dark head, brilliant orange eyebrow above its black eye patch and its brilliant orange throat and neck before the dark body. Because it was hidden in the thickets and low to the ground, I did not see the rest of it. Renee Levesque, North Bay -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: birdnews@ontbirds.ca. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at birdnews@ofo.ca. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.