Hi, The Avon Lake Varied Thrush, is very cooperative and offers beautiful up close looks. The bird is in a condominium compound at 401 Bounty Way unit 166. The residents are very excited and helpful even coming out to direct attention to the bird when they spot it. The bird is feeding on malus fruit around the unit and occasionally looks through the needle litter of the various conifers. When not feeding it retreats to the tops of bare trees to the north (right when facing unit 166). While I was there the bird was by itself and not accompanying any American Robins. While a bit skitish to vehicles, it did not seem to mind the presence of birders in close proximity keeping their voices low. Haans ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]