I've also had a steady stream of Common Redpolls at my feeds for the past 3 weeks with flocks ranging from 10-60 birds. I have seen several possible Hoarys among them, but as Laura so aptly described, they move about too quickly for a positive ID. Redpolls on the tube feeds tend to linger longer, but all the Hoary candidates have been on the ground, silo feeder, and bushes.
Candace On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Laura Stenzler <l...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > The Redpoll feeding frenzy flock at our home on Hunt Hill Rd., east of > Ithaca, has grown to about 120 birds, as a conservative estimate. I still > haven't identified a Hoary among the birds - it's hard because they are > constantly flying up to the trees, then raining down again, then up again > before I can get a good look. It's a truly amazing sight. In addition to > covering the feeders, they are scattered all over the snow on the ground. > Laura > > Laura Stenzler > l...@cornell.edu > -- > > 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/ > > -- > > -- 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/ --
