Hello all, Julie and I did a little birding and then snowshoeing today. In Scott on Glen Haven Rd were 40+ COMMON REDPOLLS and 6 PURPLE FINCHES ( a few nice males).
I talked to the person that lives at the Eaton Rd feeders Summerhill and he said he hadn't seen the flock of 30 Evening Grosbeaks in 10 days. I did however find 6 EVENING GROSBEAKS at the Hovel Chalet on Fillmore --this is just uphill from Eaton Rd. On Lake Como Rd at Fire Ln E there was a massive flock of 250+ COMMON REDPOLLS. In the 30 minutes I checked the flock I found 1 Immature ssp. exilipes HOARY REDPOLL, 1 possible Immature ssp. hornemanni Hoary Redpoll, and 2 good "GREATER" COMMON REDPOLLS. The possible hornemanni was noticeably large and the two Greater Commons also noticeably larger and darker than the other redpolls. The black bib was much more extensive on both Greater Common Redpolls. This flock is worth spending some time with. It's one of the most impressive redpoll flocks I've ever seen at a feeder station. I could have stayed all day, but needed to get going for some snowshoeing. cheers, Matt -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web LIVE – Free email based on Microsoft® Exchange technology - http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
