American Robin (female) Nominate subspecies Turdus migratorius migratorius Lake Avalon, Orléans, Ontario 31 March 2010
American Robin (male) Nominate subspecies Turdus migratorius migratorius Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa, Ontario 31 March 2010
Varied Thrush (male) Ixoreus naevius Cold Creek Conservation Area, Nobleton, Ontario 21 February 2010 A visitor from the Pacific Northwest, a male varied thrush has been spending the winter in southern Ontario, enjoying a regular supply of whole corn from a local birder. Keeping with typical thrush behaviour, the varied thrush kept hidden in thickets and under spruce trees, rarely giving full glimpses of itself for more than a few seconds. I was fortunate enough to be positioned near a favourite feeding spot, and the varied thrush gave me a full-body view of himself before flying off into a nearby tangle of branches.