Wendy Paulson’s Birds of Barrington | Brown Thrasher This time of year I eagerly await the arrival of local nesting birds which have wintered elsewhere. One such returnee, a short-distance migrant, never fails to make me smile when I hear April 22, 2016 Birds of Barrington/Birds of Barrington Illinois/Causes & Giving/Citizens for Conservation/Nature & Wildlife/Things to Do/Wildlife