Just had a flock of redpolls and siskins land briefly in a tree in my
neighborhood, about 15-20 in total, mostly redpolls it sounded like. Filled the
feeders and hope they stick around!
Arvind PanjabiN. Slope of Milner Mtn5500’ Larimer CoWest of Fort Collins
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Common redpolls are still hanging around the Horsetooth area west of Fort
Collins. had a flock of 10 on monday in the park, and two at my feeders today.
Cassin's finches are also daily now, all of a sudden, and Gray-headed Juncos
are back on territory in the park, singing their clumsy version
Just had three redpolls stop in the yard briefly while I was filling the
feeders. Didn't get a good look at them before they flew off but their calls
were distinctive, somewhat reminiscent of pine siskins. Hopefully they will
return.
Arvind Panjabi
5700', across from horsetooth mtn park,
Hi everyone,
Dave Leatherman informs me that the trees the redpolls were feeding in
yesterday 10/31 are Water Birches, not willows. Water Birches have dark to
reddish bark. Thanks for your passion for getting it right, as always.
Mark Miller
Longmont, CO
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A recent genetic study at Cornell University finds little difference
between Hoary and Common Redpoll.
News at Audubon:
One Redpoll to Rule Them All | Audubon
https://www.audubon.org/news/one-redpoll-rule-them-all
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Birders,
I had a small flock of Common Redpoll at the house this morning when I put
out the feeders but I haven't seen them return yet.
Also, the White-throated Sparrow put in an appearance.
A flock of siskin have joined the goldfinches.
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Also had a flock of about 30 common redpolls in the yard along with the
rosy's
Scott Rashid
Estes Park
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For those tracking lateness of the redpoll invasion... had 5 males today,
along with 4 Cassin's finch (3m), 5-6
Pinyon jays, 2 pair of western bluebirds, and a pair of mountain bluebirds
(bb's checking boxes).
Also a flyby bald eagle and sharp-shinned hawk.
d
Davis - at 6,000 ft. NW
While biking and birding to work today the Redpolls were still present at
the Museum in smaller numbers. I counted 12 individuals with one Hoary
candidate in the mix. I also heard some Bohemian Waxwings along the bike
trail in Lee Martinez Park.
Rob Sparks
Old Town
Fort Collins
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This is a late post but also a coninuing post.
Redpolls have been visiting our feeders since February 2 and have been seen
almost everyday since. They were the first birds I saw at our feeders this
morning.
Peggy Wait
Douglas County
South of Chatfield Resevoir and north of Titan Road
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With 1 inch of snow, all of a sudden I have 25 Common Redpolls at my thistle
feeder.
Raymond Davis - at 6,000 ft. 4 miles NW of Lyons
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Hi all the Redpolls are still present at the Museum. I have seen 3 good
candidates for Hoary Redpoll today.
The large flock has been there since we first saw them on the CBC count in
Fort Collins on Dec. 15th. a total of 49 days.
good birding,
Rob Sparks
Old Town Fort Collins
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This morning I hopped on my bike to run some errands and 3 blocks away I
came across a flock of about 50 Common Redpolls at the Fort Collins City
Farm. They were flying north east and perched in White Poplar trees. I
proceeded to the Museum of Discovery and counted around 106 Common
Hi COBirders,
The redpoll flock continues at the Discovery Museum in Ft. Collins with over
100 birds there this morning.
I watched for about 1.5 hours today but did not see any likely candidates
for Hoary. A kestrel has figured out that the hunting is good at the feeders
and is hanging
On my bike ride to work I stopped by the Museum of Discovery and again
there was an abundance of Redpolls. My rough count was at 104 individuals.
I was able to observe 3 possible Hoary Redpolls 2 of which were perched
side by side among some Common Redpolls. I realize that this post may be
Hi all,
I went looking for redpolls in Kremmling today, hoping for a Hoary. All
the redpolls I saw were unmistakeably Commons. There were never more than
about 25 in one spot, but I suspect I may have seen 40-50 individuals
total. They were at the feeders at 911 Gore and 914 Eagle, right where
While biking to work I came across the Redpolls this morning (8am) perched
in trees covered in frost. I counted 90 Redpolls while they flew back and
forth between the trees and the feeders at the Museum of Discovery. I was
able to get great views of at least 2 possible Hoary Redpolls as
Hello COBIRDERS,
I have a small flock of (8 or so) Common Redpolls regulary visiting my
feeders in Wheat Ridge. This may be a shorter trip than going to Larimer
County, so birders may come by and park in front of the driveway (but not
in it please) and observe the birds from there. Best
Today, we picked through the redpoll hoards at Discovery Museum with
multiple other birders. In the morning, we had a pretty good Hoary
candidate, but the bonus for all in attendance was a flock of 35 Bohemian
Waxwings. They did a few laps around the area before settling into the
cottonwoods for
Alas,
I must question Nick's suggestions.
Do we really want to throw the baby out with the bath water? Yes,, redpolls are
hard to identify. Yes, there are some taxonomic questions, with some
authorities lumping all, and others splitting them into 5. As we struggle with
junco subspecies, and
Subject: [cobirds] Redpolls
Alas,
I must question Nick's suggestions.
Do we really want to throw the baby out with the bath water? Yes,, redpolls are
hard to identify. Yes, there are some taxonomic questions, with some
authorities lumping all, and others splitting them into 5. As we struggle
Hi All,
Just a note of interest, 1978 was also a very good redpoll year. We had flocks
of 100 at Tamarack Ranch, 97 on Pawnee and several lesser sized flocks (25 or
fewer) scattered around the state. I looked back at my old American Birds and
there were very few on CBCs that winter
Matt,
If you want some good Redpoll pics go to the feeders behind the Discovery
Museum in Ft Collins (Larimer). They have been there on a regular basis for
a couple weeks. This morning Cole and I had near 60 of them from around
7:30 to 9:30 am. They come in to the feeders and hang out pretty low
Hi all
Firstly: Season's Greetings and best wishes for a healthy and
wildlife-filled 2013
Great to be back in Colorado - on+off for the next 5 months.. hope to enjoy
your company soon at some great spot or another..
Also, I'm very much looking forward to joining the Aspen CBC this coming
Hi All,
As of yesterday morning there were Redpolls coming to the Discovery Museum's backyard feeders in Ft. Collins. They can be viewed from INSIDE the back glass doors or windows. While Jim Thompson and I were there a Brown Creeper flew erratically into the back door and took quite a few
Steamboat Springs hosted its CBC on Saturday Dec. 15th with challenging,
snowing conditions but set a new record of 47 species seen. Highlights were 46
Common redpolls, 30 Bohemian waxwings, 39 Brewer's blackbirds, 107 grey-capped
rosy finches, and western scrub jays. The rosy finches were
I haven't seen anyone post Redpolls in Berthoud yet, so I thought I would
just in case someone is putting dots on a map.
I put out a thistle feeder yesterday, and have 6 Redpolls hanging out less
than 24 hours later!
Happy Birding!
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My turn to chortle. I'm probably the last to see them but two very light
individuals turned up on our feeders yesterday. They were here for 5 minutes
and then gone again, to delight somebody else who has been heretofore
redpoll-less, I hope. But more importantly, I hope they turn up
Sunday Dec 9 a.m.3 snow; 15 degrees a first 4 Common Redpolls in backyard at
feeders and ground-feeding Bonnie BoexDillon
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Hi COBirders,
A pair of Common Redpolls arrived together for a brief visit at my thistle
feeder at about 8:45 this morning, and stayed for about 2 minutes.
They may be the same ones as yesterday (probably), although the male today
looked lighter in color than I remember from yesterday.
Steve
Two Common Redpolls appeared at my feeders this morning, the first this
season. A White Winged Junco has been at the feeders off and on for more
than a week along with all the usual juncos. I'm located south of Estes
Park in the Little Valley area at 8000 ft.
Enjoying some snow flurries this
At least 4 Common Redpolls were in a mixed flock of 40-50 House Finches and
American Goldfinches feeding in trees and thistle SE of the silo at the SW
corner of Baseline Res from 8:40 to 9:00 am this morning. Tundra Swans still
here, too.
Thomas Heinrich
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Boulder, CO
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Well, I was hoping this might happen and today two REDPOLLS, a male and a
female, showed up at my feeders in Green Mountain, Lakewood! My first clue
was a male at the water feature. I got so-so photos which I will soon post
to Flickr-WRShade3. I will let you know if they show up regularly.
Cobirds:
Several things of note:
Steve Frye's Wild Bird Center outing found about 40 common redpolls at
Baseline Reservoir this morning. Look for them feeding on the ground along
Cherryvale Road on the west side of the reservoir. As of 10:30 am they
were still there, feeding in
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Today 11/18 I went out to the Pawnee Grasslands. I drove up WCR 57 to WCR
100, and went west. About At 1.5 miles, I stopped and listened for
longspurs. It took a while, but I finally did get good fly-by looks at a
couple of Laplands. A Ferruginous Hawk flew north over WCR 100. I
2 Common Refpolls at Fawn Brook Inn. Very skittish.
Chuck Hundertmark
Lafayette
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Drove up to Lily Lake this morning to check for the redpolls.
Stopped briefly at what is left of Lake Estes (little variety):
Canada Goose 120
Mallard 126
Ring-billed Gull 1
Black-billed Magpie 1
American Crow 21
Common Raven 1
Lily Lake produced no redpolls in about 1.5 hours of looking.
I had the redpolls on the south side of the lake around 10 o'clock this morning
I counted anywhere from 28 to 30 Individuals.
Also at Allen's Park had 1 lone band tailed pigeon.
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Hi all,
Seven or eight Common Redpolls remained at Lily Lake, just south of Estes
Park, as of 8:30 this morning. They spent most of their time a couple
hundred yards south of the parking lot under construction, near the
lakeshore, but they were highly active and mobile and capable of
Todd Deininger
Longmont, C
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Yesterday's flock of 20+ Common Redpolls was still at Lily Lake in RMNP
around 11 this morning. They are feeding on the seeds of a large number of
2 foot tall annuals at the south end of the lake. If they aren't there
when you first arrive, hang around the area near the small bridge and watch
Hi All,
Judie Wright called me this afternoon to tell me of Redpolls at Lily Lake In
RMNP. I arrived there at 4:30 pm this afternoon to find 21 of the little gems
on the south side of the trail that goes around the lake. There is at least
one full adult male in the group and one bird that is
Sounds like northern birds are on the move. In addition to the two reports of
Redpolls on Cobirds today, I was informed about a small flock of Bohemian
Waxwings (seen by Cole Wild) in a remote section of the foothills west of
Loveland in Larimer County today. Keep your eyes (and ears) open,
While buying a Christmas tree at the corner lot in Franktown, we heard saw
two birds that we think, from sound (no binoculars, of course), were Common
Redpolls. They flew off NEly towards the post office, after having come from
the east; they seemed quite mobile.
Hugh Kingery
Franktown,
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