Texas Panhandle
Bird Nerd

While I was visiting my big brother, Steve Hart, in Lakewood, Colorado, he created a small birding sensation when he spotted a Varied Thrush in his backyard. Varied thrushes are a West Coast bird. They are almost unheard of in the Texas Panhandle and I've certainly never seen one. They also don't belong in Jefferson County, Colorado. But about once per year, a birder spots one bird in that area of the Denver metro. This year, that person was my brother, who enjoys watching bi