In December my son was sick for a week and we hung a bird feeder for something fun to do to stay occupied while he was stuck in bed (and because I'd been meaning to for a while anyways!). We are now up to 3 feeders and have photographed 10 different types including 4 pairs of cardinals (all in view at the same time), a pair of blue jays, a pair of nuthatches, a pair of downy woodpeckers, lots of chickadees, junco's and sparrows, some mourning doves and what I think are American goldfinch in their winter colours.
Our newest visitor is confusing me though. The only thing it matches in our bird book is a Varied Thrush but the book says they live on the west coast and are VERY rare in Ontario - about 10 sightings a year on average. But he has been here for over a week and I see him out the window a minimum of a dozen times a day.
We are brand new to this and depending only on our bird book and google for identification. Are we incredibly lucky or have I identified the wrong bird?
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I have probably over 50 more photos, but they are still on my camera. I can add more later if it will help.
