A large flock (I'd say 100+) Common Redpolls is now consorting with the even larger flock of Snow Buntings on Mt Pleasant. As of this morning they were foraging on the north side of Mt Pleasant Rd, from 8:30 until around 10:30 am they were in the field just east of the radio tower, but now have moved into the adjacent field toward the "sheep farm" in the valley west of the radio tower.
The redpolls are feeding on the same vegetation as the buntings (I think it is some alfalfa mixed in with grasses). I spent several hours there this morning shooting video footage of the flocks (...and am now looking for a business partner who simply loves editing video!!! I shot 8 GB of footage just now...somewhat overwhelming to think of editing all that) Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com -- 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/ --
