I stopped by the lab Thursday or Friday. I saw two large Redpolls( I can't remember how many Jay saw. One was much paler than the other. Feeding alongside a Goldfinch they were noticeably larger. Cool!
Ann Mitchell Sent from my IPhone On Feb 3, 2013, at 12:15 PM, Bill Mcaneny <[email protected]> wrote: > > We can't lay claim to a flock of 200. More like a private party of 6. One > is pale halfway up the back and noticeably fatter but it also appears to be > puffed up, perhaps like Laura's. I could not see under the rump. The flanks > appeared to have light striping and the face profile did not appear dished, > so I have to go with Common R. > > On another unsatisfactory note, there was a dead redpoll under the feeders > this a.m. The cleanliness gods are telling me some housekeeping may be in > order. > > BTW, I have seen only one report here of an increase in the Junco yard > count. We have had 10 to 12 consistently for the past 2 months. That is > twice our count from previous winters. Have others seen higher counts than > normal? > > Bill McAneny, T'burg > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Laura > Stenzler > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 9:35 AM > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Cc: K A Schat > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Lots of redpolls > > Hi all > We have a flock of around 200 Redpolls at our feeders thus morning, maybe > more. > They are very active, flying up every couple of minutes, then raining back > down to the feeders and the ground. I've noted at least one that appears to > be much larger than the rest, but I'm not sure if it is just more puffed up. > And one possible Hoary, but it does not sit still long enough to be sure, > yet. They are fascinating to watch! > Laura > > Laura Stenzler > [email protected] > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
