[va-bird] Great Redpoll Invasion


Hi all,

In brief, redpolls (all Commons so far) are everywhere.  The Bodie-Pea Island 
CBC in northeastern North Carolina had about 170 -- every party reported 
them.  Even one redpoll is extremely rare here; most lifelong NC birders had 
only 
ever seen one before in the state.  Today's Back Bay CBC had over 70 birds, 
including a flock of 62 at False Cape State Park.  The Ocean City CBC had 
probably around 170 as well.  Reports reach as far north as southern New 
Jersey.  
Yesterday, four were at Sunset Beach (Northampton County), one was on the CBBT, 
and one was at Arlington, Custis Tomb.  Keep watching for them, especially 
after cool fronts, esp. on the coasts.  The Sunset Beach birds were feeding in 
the dunes on goldenrod.

Ned Brinkley
Cape Charles, VA
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