[cayugabirds-l] Another Hoary Redpoll

I was watching a single redpoll at our niger feeders late this morning, trying to figure out how they can easily and quickly extract the seeds through the wire mesh, when it occurred to me to check the field marks. Lo! Stubby bill, little side streaking, undertail markings like "D" in Sibley, p. 5

[cayugabirds-l] Evening Grosbeaks and more (pics)

Following Matt Young's reports of Evening Grosbeaks from Shackham Rd. on Saturday (thanks Matt!), I made the drive up to Morgan Hill State Forest last morning. And sure enough, the birds were exactly where he described. During the ~2 hours I was there, the feeders hosted ~20 EVENING GROSBEAKS a